Employer: New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI)

Location: New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM

Application deadline: none listed (still posted as of January 12, 2023)

Full position description and application instructions

Summary:

The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator has a focus on developing forestry and wildfire mapping applications. This position will support NMFWRI and our SWERI partners on a multi-year, national Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) GIS project by compiling and managing national geospatial data for federally funded fuels treatment projects and wildfires occurring across jurisdictions.

Duties include:

• Managing project budgets and timelines and assemble reports and materials needed for grant reporting.
• Traveling to meet with federal and state partners on behalf of NMFWRI and our partners.
• Collaborating effectively with a diverse team to ensure data sharing, integration, publishing, and quality of spatial databases.
• Leading development of ESRI Geodatabases and interactive web tools to support project needs.
• And more…