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# GIS Data Administrator

- **Company:** Fervo Energy
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, ArcGIS (Software), Information Systems, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Spatial Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Metadata, Microsoft SQL Server, PostGIS, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Management of Software Versions, Pandas, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9722ff43a765773a

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
 * 4+ years of professional experience in GIS data management, geodatabase administration, or spatial data engineering.
 * Expert proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal geodatabase administration.
 * Hands-on experience with enterprise relational spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS or SQL Server Spatial).
 * Demonstrated experience building and maintaining automated spatial data pipelines using Python., * Experience with Western U.S. federal and state land data sources (BLM, USFS, state trust land offices, county assessors).
 * Familiarity with FME or similar ETL platforms.
 * Background in energy, natural resources, environmental consulting, or land development.

## Description

The GIS Data Administrator owns the integrity, architecture, and governance of Fervo's enterprise geodatabase and spatial data ecosystem. This role sits on the data infrastructure side of Fervo's GIS program, administering the geodatabase, building data pipelines, and maintaining the authoritative land status, project boundary, and operational spatial datasets that GIS analysis, applications, and field operations all depend on. The GIS Data Administrator works closely with the GIS Developer and GIS team to ensure that data is accurate, well-organized, and reliably accessible across the organization., Enterprise Geodatabase Administration

 * Design, build, and administer Fervo's enterprise geodatabase environment (ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal and ArcGIS Online), including schema design, version management, replica management, and database maintenance.
 * Define and enforce geodatabase data models, feature class schemas, relationship classes, domains, and topology rules.
 * Manage geodatabase versioning workflows to support concurrent editing by GIS analysts, developers, and field data collection systems.

Data Pipelines & Integration

 * Develop and maintain ETL pipelines to ingest, validate, and publish spatial and tabular data from land, engineering, permitting, and operational sources into the enterprise geodatabase.
 * Build automated data update workflows using Python (ArcPy, arcgis module, pandas) and FME or similar integration tools.
 * Integrate authoritative external data sources including BLM LR2000, state GIS portals, county assessors, USGS, and FEMA.

Data Governance & Quality Control

 * Establish and enforce spatial data standards, metadata conventions, naming schemas, and coordinate reference system policies.
 * Develop and implement automated data validation rules and QA/QC workflows.
 * Maintain authoritative GIS datasets for land status, federal and state ownership, lease areas, project boundaries, well locations, infrastructure, and operational features across the Western U.S.