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Senior Environmental GIS/Data Scientist

Tetra Tech Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

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$90 - $110/hr Part time Senior Analytics ArcGIS Enterprise

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Job Description

This part-time Senior Environmental GIS/Data Scientist role in Chicago, IL supports environmental GIS and data management engagements for federal, state, and commercial clients. The position serves as a subject-matter expert, providing high-level technical direction across geospatial and environmental database management, data analysis and reporting, surveying and 3D point cloud workflows, and static plus interactive web-based visualization solutions.

Role Responsibilities

Support environmental projects and task orders, including site investigations, regulatory compliance activities, and remedial actions.
Assist with management and administration of enterprise GIS environments.
Interpret environmental data, including performing complex geostatistical analyses such as spatial interpolation and raster algebra.
Develop data visualization products, including static outputs and interactive web-based solutions with a focus on Esri applications.
Support development and maintenance of environment data management workflows, including data architecture and workflow design.
Support field data collection activities, including surveying and 3D point cloud data acquisition and processing.
Communicate with project clients, vendors, and subcontractors to coordinate technical deliverables.
Support development and implementation of environmental plans and procedures.
Develop and/or deliver training, planning, and preparedness efforts under federal and state contracts.
Contribute to emergency preparedness and response and disaster recovery activities, with potential support within an incident management structure or as a technical subject matter resource.
Prepare technical report deliverables, including data evaluation, interpretation, and presentation.
Mentor junior staff.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
Minimum of 15 years of experience.
Extensive experience with Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Enterprise components, including Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Datastore, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, and ArcGIS Spatiotemporal Datastore.
Extensive experience developing data visualization products, including static products using ArcGIS Pro or similar software and interactive web-based products using ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS.
Experience designing and/or evaluating environmental data management workflows, including use of common environmental software and underlying applications (Scribe, EQuIS, SQL Server).
Detailed knowledge of surveying techniques and technology, including the collection and processing of 3D point cloud datasets.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal). Must be highly motivated, customer focused, and able to work effectively in a team environment.
Pass a criminal background check.
Drive on a regular basis; pass a motor vehicle record background check; maintain a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Technologies

ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Online
Portal for ArcGIS
ArcGIS Server
ArcGIS Datastore
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server
ArcGIS Spatiotemporal Datastore
Esri
Scribe
EQuIS
SQL Server

Preferred Qualifications

OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER and 8-Hour refresher certifications.

Physical Requirements

Be able to walk around project sites in all types of terrain and be physically able to carry up to 35 pounds of equipment.
Be able to complete medical monitoring program requirements.

Work Environment

Responsibilities may include project site visits and field work up to approximately 10%, which could include overnight travel.
Outdoor site work may occur in the U.S. across all seasons, including peak summer and winter conditions.
This part-time position requires approximately 10% travel.
Most work will be performed on a hybrid schedule with office and remote work flexibility.
Work will occur during standard work hours, with potential for occasional emergency response support during nights and weekends.
Driving may be required on an occasional basis, subject to passing a motor vehicle record background check and maintaining a valid driver’s license with a good driving record.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay rate: $90 to $110 per hour, depending on education, experience, skills, and location.
Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
Merit-based financial rewards.
Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
Collaborative team atmosphere valuing employee contributions.
Learning and development opportunities for professional growth.
Basic core medical plan.
401k retirement plan.

Additional Information

Health and safety are emphasized across all work, including compliance with applicable health and safety practices and protocols, along with any public health orders and regulations mandated by local, state, provincial, federal, and international authorities as well as client and project requirements.

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2mo ago

Environmental Data Scientist

Lynker Corporation Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO

2mo ago Closed

$75k - $105k/yr Full time Climate Data Data Analysis Data Architecture

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 5, 2026).

Job Description

Lynker Corporation is hiring an Environmental Data Scientist in Boulder, CO (onsite) to build reproducible environmental and geospatial data products that support operational weather forecasts.

Responsibilities

Organize, catalog, and structure heterogeneous environmental and geospatial datasets using consistent metadata and controlled vocabularies, including clear provenance for repeatable combinations.
Contribute to defining how rules and analytical logic are represented, versioned, and evaluated against layered datasets, with traceable analytical lineage from inputs to results.
Specify analytical inputs and outputs (data, results, and metadata), define schemas for them, and define how those schemas evolve over time.
Apply environmental and hydrologic domain knowledge to determine how data is weighted, interpreted, and encoded into rules.
Develop checks, test cases, and validation logic to ensure rules produce correct, explainable, and consistent outcomes.
Document data schemas, analytical logic, and data sources; collaborate across Science, Engineering, and Platform teams to keep the system understandable, accessible, and maintainable.

Requirements

Master’s degree in environmental science or a related field (environmental science, ecosystem science, water resources, hydrology, earth science, environmental data science), or a Bachelor’s plus 2 years applying data science to environmental problems, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Strong environmental and data science background, including the ability to reason about how environmental evidence should be represented and combined.
Proficiency in a data science language such as R or Python for data wrangling, analysis, and modeling.
Working knowledge of geospatial data science, including experience with GIS tooling and spatial datasets (e.g., R, ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Engine).
Comfort with structural thinking about data schemas, inputs, and outputs, and translating domain logic into clear, testable rules.
Strong technical and scientific writing skills.

Technologies

R, Python
ArcGIS, QGIS
Google Earth Engine
GIS tooling
USGS, NOAA, PRISM

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Healthcare covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
Personal Time Off (PTO) policy plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and accident insurance
Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
Employee Referral Program
Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Ideal Background

Experience designing data schemas, structured formats, or APIs, and defining inputs and outputs for downstream consumers.
Familiarity with rules-based or decision-support systems and approaches for making logic transparent and explainable.
Experience integrating multiple public and agency data sources (e.g., USGS, NOAA, PRISM) for watershed or environmental analysis.
Exposure to machine learning or statistical modeling applied to environmental data.
Track record of scientific writing, publication, or open-source contribution.
Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.

Location: Boulder, CO (onsite)

Experience: 2+ years

Salary: USD 75,000 - 105,000 per year

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