GIS Specialist

• Supports KaMin’s growth by coordinating the implementation of short to long-term strategies for land, timber, and natural resource spatial data management, in accordance with KaMin’s environmental and natural resource management principles.
• Structures, analyzes and maintains land, timber, and mineral data, by:
• Utilizing and analyzing department data using a GIS based program.
• Maintaining several dashboards to translate department data to other members.
• Create individual data profiles for each property assigned.
• Maintain the inflow and outflow of department data into a database.
• Identifying and entering all pertinent department data into a designated database.
• Ensure recorded data is accurate and up to date.
• Pertinent data to include but not be limited to: Property locations, property ownership, mineral agreements, timber agreements, dill core data, lab testing, hauling, asset valuation, mineral reserves, and lease information.
• Assists with maintenance of non-essential property activities and related data management (e.g. employee hunting club, academic field trips, etc.).
• Assist mineral resource acquisitions using specific and detailed data analysis.
• Participate in quality, safety, environmental, other human resource, production, and management programs as required for the safe, efficient, and quality oriented performance of assigned duties and activities.
• Pursue Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunities and training; and assist with other CI projects.
• Promotes KaMin’s vision, principles and desired culture, and builds a high-performance organization by developing competencies of staff and by creating a work environment that fosters motivation.

• Bachelor’s degree in geographic information science, geosciences, data analytics, or other Data Sciences.
• Associate level experience in GIS, database management, and/or spatial data management.
• Demonstrate computer analysis skills (GIS, AutoCAD, Carlson Mining Software, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Azure Sql, Sql Server etc.).
• Strong technical comprehension and competence
• Effective written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage different and often conflicting objectives, projects, or activities.
• Ability and desire to seek and obtain either: professional GIS license, higher education degree, or continuing education credits.

Working Conditions:

• Works 90% of time in an office setting and 10% in the mining or forest field.
• Occasional to frequent travel to other plant sites or properties along the Georgia Fall Line area., Required
• Proficiency with tools such as GIS software, AutoCAD, SQL databases, Microsoft Office applications, and related technologies
• Two years of experience with GIS, database management, and spatial data analysis., Preferred
• Bachelors or better in Geological Science or related field