GIS Specialist - Utility Operations
GIS Specialist - Utility Operations
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Description
Toth & Associates is seeking a GIS Specialist Utility Operations with extensive experience in NISC to support our GIS Field Services and client-facing teams. Candidates with prior hands-on experience or employment with NISC are strongly preferred. This role plays a critical part in supporting utility software systems used by internal staff and clients including NISC as well as platforms like Futura and Milsoft.
While the primary focus is on utility system support this position will also contribute to day-to-day GIS production tasks including mapping data editing and support for a variety of internal projects beyond utilities.
This is a great opportunity for someone who understands how utility systems integrate with GIS enjoys providing support across multiple teams and is open to participating in occasional field work when needed.
Key Responsibilities
Utility System Support
- Provide support for NISC and other utility GIS/staking platforms.
- Assist with configuration data conversion data entry and system troubleshooting.
- Help maintain alignment between staking data and GIS datasets.
- Support internal and client users with mapping staking and data-related issues.
GIS & Data Management
- Assist with ongoing GIS production work including mapping QA/QC and spatial analysis.
- Support company-wide GIS tasks beyond utilities as needed.
- Maintain and update utility-related datasets such as electric broadband and water systems.
- Work with the GIS team to coordinate updates and ensure spatial accuracy.
Cross-Team Support & Training
- Assist in onboarding and training GIS and field staff on NISC workflows.
- Help field and GIS staff troubleshoot common software or data issues.
- Contribute to internal documentation and improvement of processes involving utility software.
Qualifications
- Associates or Bachelors degree in GIS Surveying Engineering Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience working with NISC (MapWise iVUE staking modules).
- Familiarity with Futura Milsoft or other utility GIS platforms.
- Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Online and standard GIS workflows.
- Ability to support both technical GIS tasks and utility system needs.
- Effective communicator with experience supporting internal teams and end users.
Preferred
- Prior employment with NISC or work experience at a cooperative or utility organization utilizing NISC.
- Experience with data conversion or integration between GIS and utility systems.
- Understanding of electric distribution and fiber utility environments.
- Familiarity with scripting tools (e.g. Python SQL) for data processing or automation.
What Were Looking For
- A GIS professional with solid utility system experience particularly in NISC.
- Someone who can balance support-focused tasks with hands-on GIS work.
- A dependable detail-oriented contributor who can work across teams.
- A long-term team member who wants to help grow the companys utility GIS capabilities and is open to occasional field involvement.
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Eight paid holidays
- Company-paid medical and dental coverage with buy-up options
- Vision
- Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Supplemental life insurance available
- Short-term disability available
- FSA and HSA options
- 401(k) w/company matching and profit sharing
- Discretionary bonuses
- Education assistance
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
