Data Scientist - Geographic Information Systems 1,2, Senior

Requisition ID: 18869

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

Works collaboratively with peers, business partners and management to extract knowledge and insights from high volume, high dimensional geographic data to investigate complex business problems through a range of location-based data preparation, modeling, analysis, mapping, and visualization techniques. Proficient in core data science skills, geospatial techniques, can manage a complex workload, and possessing the ability to effectively communicate findings.

What You'll Do

• Consult with business partners to identify potential geospatial and/or data science projects, understand project needs, and identify project requirements.[MR1] 
• Analyze data sources, gathering and transforming data into formats that are useful for analytics.
• Utilize ESRI desktop, enterprise, and web applications to enhance geospatial analysis and data visualization.
• Design cartographic products and data visualizations consisting of maps, web maps, charts, and dashboards.
• Apply data science techniques, leveraging tools such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Dataiku, machine learning, and deep learning to analyze, interpret, and present geospatial data.
• Support projects involving satellite imagery, aerial photos, and 3D data (like LiDAR), helping to extract useful information and insights.
• Utilize existing models that help predict outcomes or optimize processes, using a mix of geospatial analysis, statistics, and machine learning. May also build and document new models.
• Communicate results via presentations, documentation, roadshows, and visualizations.
• Manage and document departmental/corporate computer files and data libraries. Creates and maintains metadata for GIS features.
• Research and pilot innovative ideas, testing and evaluating new technologies.
• May require occasional work with outside consultants and agencies.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage personal workload, consistently meeting deadlines for both individual and collaborative projects.
• A strong understanding of geospatial data and spatial analysis and the ability to communicate complex data in a simplified manner. 
• Ability to create compelling and informative maps, charts, and dashboards to effectively communicate insights derived from geospatial data and analyses. 
• Programming proficiency in Python and/or R.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
• Discretion in working with corporate proprietary and confidential information used in environmental work, legal cases, water rights adjudication, and facility infrastructure as related to federal and state regulatory requirements (i.e. FERC, Homeland Security).
• GIS Certified Professional (GISP) preferred.

Experience

• For a Level 1 (Associate), a minimum of no previous years of experience to two years related experience is required (if no degree, four-six years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling four-six years). • For a Level 2 (Journey), a minimum of two years of experience to four years related experience is required (if no degree, six-eight years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling six-eight years). • For a Level 3 (Senior), a minimum of five years of related experience is required (if no degree, nine years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling nine years).

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

 

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

 

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

 

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.