What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Specialist position at The Diallo Group?
The Diallo Group (TDG) is seeking a GIS Specialist to support our federal planning and design practice from our Alexandria, Virginia office.
This position is ideal for a GIS professional who understands that GIS within a planning practice extends beyond map production. We are seeking someone capable of using geospatial information to support planning analysis, alternatives development, infrastructure assessments, facility planning, and client decision-making.
Responsibilities
Employment: Part-Time / Project-Based, with potential for increased hours based on workload
TDG is particularly interested in GIS professionals who enjoy working directly alongside planners and designers and can contribute analytically—not simply produce maps.
Important Notices
This position is ideal for a GIS professional who understands that GIS within a planning practice extends beyond map production. We are seeking someone capable of using geospatial information to support planning analysis, alternatives development, infrastructure assessments, facility planning, and client decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Develop GIS maps, exhibits, dashboards, databases, and analytical products supporting federal planning projects.
- Perform spatial analysis for land use, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, environmental constraints, development suitability, and planning alternatives.
- Support Area Development Plans, Installation Development Plans, facility programming, BFRs, DD Form 1391s, and other planning studies.
- Prepare existing-conditions, constraints, opportunities, alternatives, and preferred-development-plan exhibits.
- Manage and maintain project GIS databases and geospatial datasets.
- Coordinate GIS products with planners, engineers, architects, and landscape architects.
- Participate in planning charrettes and support real-time mapping and analysis when required.
- Produce high-quality graphics and maps for reports, presentations, and client briefings.
- Conduct QA/QC of spatial data and mapping deliverables.
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Planning, Urban Studies, Environmental Science, or a related discipline preferred.
- 3 years of professional GIS experience preferred.
- Experience working within an urban planning, master planning, architecture/engineering, or federal consulting environment strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Esri ArcGIS Pro and related GIS applications.
- Experience with spatial analysis, geodatabases, cartography, and data management.
- Federal or DoD project experience is highly desirable.
- Understanding of planning concepts and the ability to translate planning information into clear visual products.
- GIS certification is not required.
Employment: Part-Time / Project-Based, with potential for increased hours based on workload
TDG is particularly interested in GIS professionals who enjoy working directly alongside planners and designers and can contribute analytically—not simply produce maps.
Important Notices
- This position is contingent upon our company being awarded the contract with DOW.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.