GIS/Cartographic Specialist

https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/jobs?j=2025-07-09-12-48-17-906753-ksx

GIS/Cartographic Specialist

Information Technology Specialist I

State Parks – Headquarters

Closes On: 07/19/2025

Hiring Range: $20.00 – $24.00 per hour

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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth.

Virginia’s award-winning state park system, a division of DCR, boasts an incredible and diverse array of natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources including parks in the mountains, on the ocean, on the Chesapeake Bay, on 8 major rivers, on 4 major lakes, 4 rail trails, 3 battlefield sites, and 32 sites listed on the National Historic Registry. Our parks encompass over 75,000 acres, offering campsites, cabins, trails, shorelines, lakes and ponds, international dark sky sites, and over 20,000 educational programs and workshops each year.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is hiring! Join us in preserving what people care about most – access to the outdoors, natural habitats, open spaces, clean water, and safe infrastructure.

This position will utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to maintain geospatial data related to Virginia State Parks with a primary focus on the creation of maps to enhance the visitor experience and operational efficiency for staff. This position not only uses technical GIS skills, but also design, an understanding of cartographic principles, and knowledge of environmental sciences. In this position, you will:

Cartographic and GIS Duties:

• Redesign and create park maps for print and web
• Assist the GIS Manager with ad-hoc GIS map creation
• Assist the GIS Manager with geospatial analysis tasks
• Work with park staff for mapping needs
• Conduct field surveys for geospatial data collection

Resource Management Team Support:

• Opportunities to assist field staff across the state with ecological and cultural needs, i.e., prescribed burns
• Participates in occasional daily and overnight travel for field work and trainings.
• Assist with management of various datasets as needed

DCR’s Mission is to conserve the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural resources of the Commonwealth. We invite you to learn more about DCR’s efforts to CONSERVE.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency with cartography and graphic design
• Demonstrated of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills and abilities, including familiarity with ESRI software such as or equivalent to ArcPro, Field Maps and ArcGIS Online
• Proven ability to develop and produce ArcGIS Maps, ArcGIS StoryMaps, utilize ArcGIS HUB or equivalent, as it relates to resource management.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent products.
• Experience with field surveys for data collection
• Valid Driver’s License required.

Additional Considerations

• Background in Environmental Sciences; with basic knowledge of natural or cultural resources management.
• Basic knowledge of working with SQL databases.
• Ability to assist with some basic graphic design tasks (non-mapping related)