GIS Specialist
Hill International is hiring a GIS Specialist in Houston, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Hill International.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, Arcgis Pro and Arcgis Enterprise Portal.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 242 other open roles at Hill International.
AI in this role
Develop geospatial datasets, perform spatial analysis, and automate GIS workflows using Python and ESRI tools.
Hill International is seeking a GIS Specialist in Houston, Texas
- Develop, maintain, and manage geospatial datasets, including feature classes, geodatabases, and spatial databases
- Perform spatial analysis to support planning, engineering, environmental, asset management, and operational needs
- Produce high-quality maps, web maps, dashboards, and geospatial reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Support GIS data governance, metadata standards, and quality control procedures
- Integrate GIS data with other systems such as CAD/BIM, asset management systems, and enterprise databases
- Collaborate with engineers, planners, project managers, and IT teams to support project workflows
- Automate GIS workflows using scripting tools (e.g., Python, Model Builder)
- Support data collection efforts, including field data collection and mobile GIS applications
- Provide technical support and guidance to GIS users across the organization
- Stay current with GIS technologies, tools, and industry best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, Geospatial Science, Urban Planning, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.
- Four (4) years of experience working with GIS platforms
- Proficiency with ESRI ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise Portal, Survey123, and related GIS tools
- Experience managing spatial data, geodatabases, and map services
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data visualization skills
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical audiences
Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.
How we rate this
GIS Specialist at Hill International rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- What's a project where you used Python hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Arcgis Pro in your day-to-day work.
- What are the limits of Arcgis Enterprise Portal that you've run into, and how did you work around them?
- What's a project where you used Survey123 hands-on?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Python, Arcgis Pro, Arcgis Enterprise Portal, and Survey123. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
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