Battelle Memorial Institute
Geospatial Web Developer
Battelle Memorial Institute, Albany, Oregon, United States, 97321
Battelle delivers when others can’t. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients—whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional and motivated
Geospatial Web Developer
to work alongside world class engineers and researchers supporting the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown WV or Albany, OR up to 20% hybrid. This work will involve a multi-disciplinary, scientific, and technically oriented national laboratory team, with participation alongside other data scientists, engineers, geologists, and computer scientists that produces technological solutions for America’s energy challenges.
The successful candidate will conduct high-impact geospatial research focused on environmental and social justice related to carbon management and energy infrastructure.
Environmental and Social Justice – Current environmental and social justice efforts are focused on gathering publicly available data and developing dynamic geospatial databases to inform carbon management and energy infrastructure decisions.
What this opportunity supporting NETL uniquely provides you:
Working on applied, cutting-edge projects with global impact while being mentored by the nation’s leading energy scientists and engineers.
Real-world experience supplemented with technical development and discussions that provide unique insight into the broad range of mission critical engineering and scientific disciplines NETL leverages to support national energy research and policy development.
Access to world-class, customized facilities and computational assets specific to high impact energy research, technology generation, and product development.
Support proposal development focused on expanding industry and scientific partnerships and developing new technical opportunities for NETL with federal guidance.
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing applications, dashboards, sites, and experiences in an enterprise environment.
Design and implementation of professional geospatial applications using ESRI suite of packages and open-source technologies.
Development of GIS-centric web applications, customized web maps, and out of the box web applications.
Development of ArcGIS tools and geoprocessing services using Python and ArcPy.
Configure and create GIS web maps using ArcGIS Online or ESRI suite of software including Web App Builder and Experience Builder.
Write programs/scripts using Python and ArcPy or R to automate GIS processes and workflows.
Configure branch versioning, deploying and maintaining a multiuser geodatabase using SQL server or relational database management system.
Perform GIS technical support for users of GIS applications.
Assist with the integration of GIS and other third-party applications.
Agile Software Development and open-source technologies.
Work with team to support the identification, acquisition, processing, and integration of non-spatial and spatial data using Geographic Information System (GIS) software and Python scripting.
Support quality assurance and control of geospatial data products and associated metadata prior to public release following FAIR Principles.
Support scientific, spatial, and statistical analytics, as well as utilize appropriate artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to support energy research.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including geologists, geographers, chemists, computer scientists, environmental scientists, and other researchers to assist each other in accomplishing project related tasks.
Build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients.
Assist in the writing of results, and data interpretations for publications in high quality, scientific peer-reviewed journals, and technical reports.
Develop and present results for oral presentations to staff, stakeholders, and at professional conferences.
Provide weekly and monthly technical updates to research team members and project management.
Provide leadership and expertise on projects including delegation to team members and communication of project milestone status to management.
Key Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Geographical Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science or related field with 3+ years relevant work experience programming in Python for non-spatial and spatial data acquisition, processing, and analytics
Experience in using C, C#, ASP.Net, Java, C++ or similar high-level languages and tools.
Experience working with HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, ESRI API for JavaScript (4X)
Competent in non-spatial and spatial data management, handling, and analytics using GIS software, PostgreSQL, and Python libraries (e.g., ArcPy, gdal, pandas).
Advanced Python skills with ability to program new scripts and modify existing scripts.
Expert in ESRI products (i.e., ArcGIS Pro, ArcEnterprise).
Experience using ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online including but not limited to administration and configuration.
Experience working with RESTful API’s, JavaScript framework or Angular, jQuery, GIT
Has a basic understanding of energy infrastructure (e.g., wells, pipelines).
Experience identifying, acquiring, and processing credible data (including tabular and spatial data) and metadata from online sources.
Experience collaborating on a dynamic team.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Geographical Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science or related field with 2+ years relevant work experience programming in Python for non-spatial and spatial data acquisition, processing, and analytics
Experience working with oil and gas well data, associated back-end database management and front-end display
Experienced in data analysis, report development, scientific writing, and presentation of results.
Experience in communicating science to a range of audiences (e.g., academic conference, technical audience, or high-level management).
Leadership skills coordinating multiple teams and projects.
Experience working for a U.S. national laboratory or as a research site-support contractor.
Benefits: Live an Extraordinary Life
We care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.
Balance life through a compressed work schedule
: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
Take time to recharge
: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
Prioritize wellness
: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
Better together
: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
Build your financial future
: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
Advance your education
: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
Flexible work arrangements
: You have options for where you work and when you work.
A Work Environment Where You Succeed
For brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity’s most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.
You will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:
Apply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects
Receive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery
Collaborate with world-class experts in an inclusive environment
Nurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders
Give back to and improve our communities
Vaccinations & Safety Protocols
Battelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients’ requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).
Battelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle.
The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members.
No statement herein is intended to imply any authorities to commit Battelle unless special written permission is granted by Battelle's Legal Department.
For more information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional and motivated
Geospatial Web Developer
to work alongside world class engineers and researchers supporting the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown WV or Albany, OR up to 20% hybrid. This work will involve a multi-disciplinary, scientific, and technically oriented national laboratory team, with participation alongside other data scientists, engineers, geologists, and computer scientists that produces technological solutions for America’s energy challenges.
The successful candidate will conduct high-impact geospatial research focused on environmental and social justice related to carbon management and energy infrastructure.
Environmental and Social Justice – Current environmental and social justice efforts are focused on gathering publicly available data and developing dynamic geospatial databases to inform carbon management and energy infrastructure decisions.
What this opportunity supporting NETL uniquely provides you:
Working on applied, cutting-edge projects with global impact while being mentored by the nation’s leading energy scientists and engineers.
Real-world experience supplemented with technical development and discussions that provide unique insight into the broad range of mission critical engineering and scientific disciplines NETL leverages to support national energy research and policy development.
Access to world-class, customized facilities and computational assets specific to high impact energy research, technology generation, and product development.
Support proposal development focused on expanding industry and scientific partnerships and developing new technical opportunities for NETL with federal guidance.
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing applications, dashboards, sites, and experiences in an enterprise environment.
Design and implementation of professional geospatial applications using ESRI suite of packages and open-source technologies.
Development of GIS-centric web applications, customized web maps, and out of the box web applications.
Development of ArcGIS tools and geoprocessing services using Python and ArcPy.
Configure and create GIS web maps using ArcGIS Online or ESRI suite of software including Web App Builder and Experience Builder.
Write programs/scripts using Python and ArcPy or R to automate GIS processes and workflows.
Configure branch versioning, deploying and maintaining a multiuser geodatabase using SQL server or relational database management system.
Perform GIS technical support for users of GIS applications.
Assist with the integration of GIS and other third-party applications.
Agile Software Development and open-source technologies.
Work with team to support the identification, acquisition, processing, and integration of non-spatial and spatial data using Geographic Information System (GIS) software and Python scripting.
Support quality assurance and control of geospatial data products and associated metadata prior to public release following FAIR Principles.
Support scientific, spatial, and statistical analytics, as well as utilize appropriate artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to support energy research.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including geologists, geographers, chemists, computer scientists, environmental scientists, and other researchers to assist each other in accomplishing project related tasks.
Build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients.
Assist in the writing of results, and data interpretations for publications in high quality, scientific peer-reviewed journals, and technical reports.
Develop and present results for oral presentations to staff, stakeholders, and at professional conferences.
Provide weekly and monthly technical updates to research team members and project management.
Provide leadership and expertise on projects including delegation to team members and communication of project milestone status to management.
Key Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Geographical Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science or related field with 3+ years relevant work experience programming in Python for non-spatial and spatial data acquisition, processing, and analytics
Experience in using C, C#, ASP.Net, Java, C++ or similar high-level languages and tools.
Experience working with HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, ESRI API for JavaScript (4X)
Competent in non-spatial and spatial data management, handling, and analytics using GIS software, PostgreSQL, and Python libraries (e.g., ArcPy, gdal, pandas).
Advanced Python skills with ability to program new scripts and modify existing scripts.
Expert in ESRI products (i.e., ArcGIS Pro, ArcEnterprise).
Experience using ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online including but not limited to administration and configuration.
Experience working with RESTful API’s, JavaScript framework or Angular, jQuery, GIT
Has a basic understanding of energy infrastructure (e.g., wells, pipelines).
Experience identifying, acquiring, and processing credible data (including tabular and spatial data) and metadata from online sources.
Experience collaborating on a dynamic team.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Geographical Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science or related field with 2+ years relevant work experience programming in Python for non-spatial and spatial data acquisition, processing, and analytics
Experience working with oil and gas well data, associated back-end database management and front-end display
Experienced in data analysis, report development, scientific writing, and presentation of results.
Experience in communicating science to a range of audiences (e.g., academic conference, technical audience, or high-level management).
Leadership skills coordinating multiple teams and projects.
Experience working for a U.S. national laboratory or as a research site-support contractor.
Benefits: Live an Extraordinary Life
We care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.
Balance life through a compressed work schedule
: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
Take time to recharge
: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
Prioritize wellness
: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
Better together
: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
Build your financial future
: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
Advance your education
: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
Flexible work arrangements
: You have options for where you work and when you work.
A Work Environment Where You Succeed
For brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity’s most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.
You will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:
Apply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects
Receive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery
Collaborate with world-class experts in an inclusive environment
Nurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders
Give back to and improve our communities
Vaccinations & Safety Protocols
Battelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients’ requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).
Battelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle.
The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members.
No statement herein is intended to imply any authorities to commit Battelle unless special written permission is granted by Battelle's Legal Department.
For more information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers