There are > 12+ current job announcements posted!
See also the ADDITIONAL RESOURCES section at the bottom, including a supplemental listing of 17 cos./orgs. and other helpful information for job seekers ...
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GIS WEB DEVELOPER
ATA SERVICES, INC. (USGS Contractor)
LAKEWOOD, CO

We are looking for an on-site full-time contract Web Developer professional with 3 to 5 years of experience with specific emphasis on Geographic Information System (GIS) support located in Lakewood, Colorado. The selected candidate will be an ATA Services, Inc. employee working on-site at USGS.

Responsibilities will include designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining web pages and portals, and accompanying web services for both internet and intranet applications in support of USGS programs and activities.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain web mapping viewers and services for data access, viewing, and data download. Duties would include developing, recommending, and implementing effective, efficient, innovative, and timely solutions to support USGS web development needs and serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to USGS internal and external customers on issues regarding web software development. Strict adherence to USGS’s goal of developing a long-term plan for “web service” web content management including standards and guidelines based on ease of maintenance, content approvals, automated posting, and other technology-enabled benefits will be required.

Required Knowledge and Skills:
· Web Development Technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Ajax, XML, XSL, Perl, Tomcat, and Dojo)
· Web Design Software
· Map Services (ArcIMS, KML, WMS, WFS)
· Web-based viewer technologies (Google Earth, Google Maps, ESRI JavaScript API, Web Services)
· Microsoft .NET
· Oracle Databases, SQL
· ESRI (ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server)

Qualified candidates must possess strong written and oral communication skills.
Bachelor degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science or related discipline is required.
Minimal travel is expected for this position.
The successful candidate must be able to obtain or already have an active federal security clearance in line with all USGS requirements.

Interested candidates should send resumes and salary requirements to kknowles@ataservices.net by Friday, March 12, 2010.
EOE

(posted Mar. 4)

GIS DEVELOPERS
ATA SERVICES, INC. (USGS Contractor)
LAKEWOOD, CO

We are looking for two on-site full-time GIS Developers with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
This is a contract position located in Lakewood, Colorado.

Responsibilities will include design, develop, test, implement, and maintain software applications and programs/scripts/tools supporting a wide variety of USGS/NGTOC applications and programs, such as The National Map. Build new custom applications to automate procedures and specialized tasks. Diagnose problems associated with GIS programs, scripts, tools, procedures, systems, and applications. Develop, recommend, and implement effective, efficient, innovative, and timely solutions to support customer GIS development needs. Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to internal and external customers on issues regarding GIS development as well as associated hardware, software, procedures, and associated geospatial data.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide technical analyses and consultation in the area of geospatial data development, applications, integration, and analysis.

Required Knowledge and Skills
· ESRI suite of products (ArcGIS Desktop, ArcSDE, ArcObjects, ModelBuilder)
· Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008, .NET, C#, VB, VB6
· XML: schema definition, data validation, transmission, manipulation, querying and using as a data source
· Oracle Databases, SQL

Desired Knowledge and Skills
· Oracle RDBMS
· ESRI (ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, JTX)
· ESRI versioning and replication
· Component Object Model (COM)
· Map Services (KML, WMS, WFS, GML)
· Web-based viewer technologies (Google Earth/Maps, ESRI JavaScript API, Web Services)
· Perl, Python
· Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) methods and practices
· Terrago suite of products
· USGS-specific data formats (NHD, NED, Best Practices, DRG)
· GIS concepts, such as dynamic segmentation and linear referencing

Qualified candidates must possess strong written and oral communication skills. Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, GIS, Geography or related discipline is required. Minimal travel is expected for this position. The successful candidate must be able to obtain or already have an active federal security clearance in line with all USGS requirements.

Interested candidates should send resumes and salary requirements to kknowles@ataservices.net by March 18, 2010. EOE

(posted Mar. 11)

GIS DATA MANAGER / GEOLOGIST
ATA SERVICES, INC. (USGS Contractor)
LAKEWOOD, CO

We are looking for a full-time, on-site contract Data Management Professional/Geologist to provide and complete data management, programming, development, GIS, web application/development, and geologic information services in support of a new 2-years cooperative Coal Reserves Project funded by NETL/DOE. The position requires expertise on: (1) Oracle back-end database development; (2) data conversion from LAS and data loading for coal reserves assessments and publications; (3) geospatial data inventories, quality assurance, and FGDC documentation; (4) documentation of data management; (5) ArcGIS data processing and ArcScene applications; (6) web applications and development; and (6) strong geological background.

Duties:
Two major groups of tasks are defined for:
(A) Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, and
(B) North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins in Alaska.

A. Powder River Basin
Task to assemble, create, and manage coal/coalbed methane stratigraphic and geophysical log data from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the BLM in Casper, Wyoming, and in Montana and assimilate previously established data from the National Coal Resource Assessment in order to construct an interactive database manager through geographic locations, depths, elevations, and tops and bottoms of coal beds and zones in the Powder River Basin by Dec. 30, 2009. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to program and develop various schemes of correlations of coal beds and zones identified in the database using coalbed methane, oil, gas, and coal stratigraphic and geophysical logs connecting known to unknown beds from established regional cross sections basinwide in the Powder River Basin by Feb. 28, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to generate relational coal-bed and coal-zone surfaces from established correlations in the Powder River Basin in order to prepare spatial parameters (for example, 7.5-minute quadrangle map, Townships, Counties, etc.) for querying and calculating/estimating coal reserves/resources basinwide by April 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to assist and provide polygon coverages and shape files of thickness, overburden, and reliability (distance between wells) categories of individual coal beds and zones in order to calculate economic coal reserves and uneconomic coal resources in the Powder River Basin by May 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to finalize coal database in order to prepare (e.g., Compliant and make Accessibility checkers) for web applications and online publications by June 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

B. North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins
Task to initiate, collect, create, and manage data and metadata from digital files (LAS) and original hard copies of geophysical logs from oil and gas wells, coal drillholes, and from measured stratigraphic sections of outcrops of coal boreholes in coal-bearing formations in the North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins by June 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to construct from Task 2.5 and to develop and test schemes for an interactive and user-friendly database manager through geographic locations, depths, elevations, and tops and bottoms of coal beds and zones in the North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins by Aug. 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to program and develop various schemes of correlations of coal beds and zones identified in the database using oil, gas, and coal stratigraphic and geophysical logs and measured stratigraphic sections connecting known to unknown beds from established regional cross sections basinwide in the North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins by Oct. 30, 2010. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to generate relational coal-bed and coal-zone surfaces from established correlations in the North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins in order to prepare spatial parameters (for example, 15-minute quadrangle map, township maps, Federal Preserves, Boroughs, etc.) for querying Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to assist and provide polygon coverages and shape files of thickness, overburden, and reliability (distance between wells) categories of individual coal beds and zones in order to calculate economic coal reserves and uneconomic coal resources in the North Slope and Cook Inlet Basins by Feb. 28, 2011. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Task to finalize coal database in order to prepare (e.g., Compliant and make Accessibility checkers) for web applications and online publications by April30, 2011. Upon completion of each report, USGS personnel will examine the data files and associated inventory to ensure that they are accurate. Contractor will make adjustments as needed.

Requirements:
· Undergraduate degree or certification in GIS/Land Use from an accredited University with a strong background in geology and knowledge in land use and earth sciences.

· Experience and expertise with geologically-based energy resource data and assessment (coal, oil and gas, and coalbed methane) data processing, and methodology are required.

· Expertise in using the IHS Petroleum Information databases is also required to produce digital geologic maps and geologic cross section, and geophysical products.

· Familiarity with GIS layers including ¼ mile cells, coal and petroleum assessment units and other geological and geophysical log data assets from coal basins in Rocky Mountains region and Alaska including the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, and Bureau of Land Management assets.

· Expertise and proficiency with Oracle back-end database development with strong skills in SQL and PL/SQL package development and scripting as well as development of database schemes that are editable for multiple users.

· Experience in developing systems where Access 2007 is employed as a front-end client and .Net framework. Knowledge or experience with HTML, Java Script, XML, and web services is desirable.

· Familiarity and proficiency with other software applications including MS Excel, IHS Petra and/or Geographics, ESRI’s ArcGIS 9.2 - 9.3 application software, geodatabases, ArcScene, ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, is beneficial.

· Knowledge of data management processes (inventories, workflow, and archives), web service (Web 2.0, Service Oriented Architectures, REST, SOAP, AJAX) and product development and applications (J2EE, Java Web Applications, Eclipse, Javascript, HTML and CSS, Flex and Silverlight, XML) and all XML suite (XSLT, XPointer, etc), and Adobe Illustrator in also crucial in order to complete tasks and develop compatible, web-accessible products.

Please apply by sending your resume and salary requirements to kknowles@ataservices.net by Friday, March 19, 2010. EOE

JAVA DEVELOPER (Mid-level)

REDZONE SOFTWARE
BOULDER, CO

RedZone Software (www.redzonesoftware.com), a provider of real-time public safety services,
has a contract-to-hire opening in Boulder, CO for a mid level Java developer.
The successful candidate will be a quality-conscious, analytical thinker with a primary commitment to client success.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential as clear documentation and instructions on are expected
on all assigned projects.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Professional GIS experience with a working knowledge of common geospatial data formats
5+ years software development experience in all of the following:
- REST and SOAP web service implementations
- Tomcat and Java servlets

- Database programming with SQL/PSQL
- Schema design and optimization
- Eclipse, Hibernate and Subversion environments

DESIRED SKILLS:
- Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS
- Experience with Geoserver
- Web development skills
- Familiarity with GWT
- Email programming and administration
- Linux server administration

No Phone Calls!
Please submit resume, hourly rates, relevant experience and cover letter by e-mail to the address below.
Clark Woodward
RedZone Software
cwoodward@redzonesoftware.com

WATER RESOURCES MANAGER
CITY OF GREELEY
GREELEY, CO

The City of Greeley Water Resources Division is seeking a water professional to fill a position in Greeley. The City is looking for new staff who is committed to protecting and securing the water for a growing, dynamic community. If you are innovative, enjoy challenges and are seeking a position with significant responsibility, come see what Greeley has to offer.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Director of Water Resources, the Water Resource Manager is responsible to oversee the operation, defense, and planning of Greeley’s raw water supplies. Responsible for coordination of all major water resource efforts, including implementation of the Water Master Plan which includes water acquisition, gravel pit reservoir development, and non-potable system extension. Responsible for supervising the legal and water engineering defense of the City’s $500 million water rights portfolio. Manages professional and technical personnel and specialized consultants in performing complex, highly specialized studies, including operational analysis, strategic planning, water rights analysis, and raw water supply analysis. Represents the City’s interests in critical negotiations with ditch companies, agricultural business, developers, neighboring municipalities, and other entities throughout the region. Direct supervisor of approximately seven employees.

Requirements:
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Water Resources or other technical degree;
• Knowledge of Colorado Water Law (water rights and administration);
• 5+ years of experience in water resources planning and administration (Colorado preferred) or equivalent combination of education and experience,
• Water resource planning and management experience for a municipal water system desired;
• Experience with water rights in the Poudre and Big Thompson River basins desired;
• Experience in contract development and management;
• Experience in water purchase negotiations;
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in using Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other software.

Full job announcements are available at www.greeleygov.com/hr
City of Greeley Water Resources Division
1100 10th Street, Suite 300
Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 350-9811

  (posted Mar. 2)

DESIGN ARCHITECT III
MERRICK & COMPANY
LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO

Merrick & Company is seeking a LEED Accredited Design Architect for our Los Alamos, NM office.

We are a full service Engineering, Architectural, Design-Build, and Geo-Spatial Information Services, Survey and mapping company with over 480 highly motivated employee owners. Located in Aurora, CO since 1955, we have offices in Los Alamos and Albuquerque, NM, as well as Atlanta and Duluth, GA, Oak Ridge, TN, San Antonio, TX and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We provide engineering expertise to government agencies, industrial and commercial clients.

Please check our website at www.merrick.com for additional opportunities.

INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
SENIOR LiDAR ANALYST
SANBORN
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

GIS ANALYST
SANBORN
FORT COLLINS, CO

See http://www.sanborn.com --> Careers for details and to application instructions.

Sarah Bass
Human Resources Director
Sanborn
1935 Jamboree Drive
Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
719.264.5506 Phone
719.623.0074 Fax

(updated Mar. 5)

At Jeppesen, we believe in a balance between personal growth and professional development. We hire the best to grow our company’s future.
Visit our website to learn more about Jeppesen’s pioneering spirit, and to apply for our open positions.

For details, see http://careers.jeppesen.com/careers.asp

(updated Mar. 5)

CUSTOMER SUPPORT REP (GOVERNMENT)
GEOSPATIAL ANALYST
PRODUCT QUALITY ANALYST
SYSTEMS ENGINEER (SENIOR)
GEOEYE
THORNTON, CO

For details and to apply, see http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/careers/Job_Search_And_Career_Fairs.aspx

(updated Mar. 5)

CAD DESIGNER IV (Carlsbad, NM)
DESIGN ENGINEER III (Grand Junction)
TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR III (Carlsbad, NM)
SM STOLLER
BROOMFIELD, CO

Visit the Stoller website http://www.stoller.com/stoller2/opportunities.php for more information on these and other positions.

(updated Mar. 5)

See http://www.digitalglobe.com/index.php/19/Careers for details on these and other open positions.

(updated Mar. 5)

For descriptions of each position, go to http://www.ittvis.com/Company/Careers.aspx

What we do:
ITT VIS creates superior software products that help professionals across industries access, analyze and share all types of data imagery.

(updated Mar. 5)

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Ten Things to Do When Looking for a Job, from Forbes Magazine:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/29/jobs-interviews-resume-leadership-careers-basics.html?partner=yahoofpappsf%20%20

Professional Development information from Cary and Associates:
http://www.caryandassociates.com/marketing_tools/professional_development.html

Helpful Suggestions from Ken Turnbull, founder of Rocky Mtn. Rogues network:
On Reading and Asking Questions:
I often exchange emails or talk to the younger set on advice for getting a job. I try to focus on having candidates TALK LESS of their own skills, talents, and wonderfulness... and LISTEN MORE to answers to their "intelligent and insightful" questions they ASK potential employers. This enables the job seeker to understand the problem(s) to be solved. The task is to package yourself on-the-fly, to be "part of the solution the employer is seeking". (They already have lots of "wonderful people"... and they still have problems.)
Impressing employers can be more easily done by "quality of questions", rather than by "I am wonderful because ..." statements.
(Trust me on this one!)
And don't forget to read, read, read -- every day.
("Avid reader" always looks good on a resume and the investment of time will be well worth it.)
On Business Cards:
I have used VistaPrint in the past; they are free (except for shipping) and they are good.
I recommend you print your "individual" business card, unaffiliated with any company, and carry them with you.
Whereas handing out a resume can be rude and creates the wrong impression, a simple business cards says "I know the process."
A b-card is NOT a piece of promotional sales literature; it is a convenient means to convey your contact information (KISS).
But, you can use it to expand or narrow the responses you receive.
If your title is really "President," no one will talk to you; make it "Principal" or "Partner" or "Owner;" this opens the door.
If you specialize in one function, state what it is: "Technical Writer or Web Developer," etc.; this qualifies people.
If you are a generalist, provide a definition: "Regional Marketing Manager or Branch Manager;" this means you are approachable.
Avoid "Consultant," as it is often synonymous with "unemployed."
If you want to generate conversation, use "Entrepreneur" or "ROGUE;" it invites the question.
But, if you don't have your response path practiced and polished ... don't do this!
Ken Turnbull (303)790-7070 ken@kenturnbull.com

GeoSearch, Inc. Website for Job Seekers and Employers:
http://www.geosearch.com
We specialize in GIS, GPS, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and related sciences.
We have the largest geospatial resume database available. Take advantage of our network today!

Geospatial Careers website is at http://www.geospatialcareers.net
This website is for students and others interested in learning about careers in geospatial technologies.
It is sponsored by the NH Space Grant Consortium in partnership with NH GRANIT and the
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

GIS Job Finder Website:
http://www.gis-job-finder.com/

GIS Data Depot Website:
http://careers.geocomm.com/

Job Search site searcher:
http://www.indeed.com/intl/en/about.html
Indeed.com is a job search engine searcher (Uber-Searcher?) so you can enter your keyword(s) in one place
and it will scour the internet to find those jobs on at least all the popular job finding engines and a few esoteric ones as well...
You state What [GIS] and Where [optional] and then you get an email summarizing what has been found.

Rocky Mtn. Information Management Association:

Education and networking opportunities for IT professionals.
http://www.rmima.org/index.htm

US Govt. Jobs Website:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

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Non-specific Listing of Employers:
The following companies frequently have openings in the aerospace, GIS, GPS, software
programming, IT, engineering, remote sensing, and related geotechnologies.
Check their web sites, listed below, for current openings and position descriptions.

BALL AEROSPACE
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit the web site for further details: http://www.ballaerospace.com/p2car.html
Also contact Ken Turnbull at ken@kenturnbull.com for application advice.

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
DENVER, COLORADO
Go to http://www.denvergov.org/jump_employment.asp for a access to a variety of listings.

COLORADO SPACE COALITION
List of CO Space Related Companies - http://spacecolorado.org/about-us/members.html

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (CIRES)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit http://cires.colorado.edu/jobs.html for listings (mostly research assistant positions).

DIGITALGLOBE
LONGMONT, COLORADO
Job details are at http://www.digitalglobe.com. Navigate to "About Us" and "Careers"

GEOEYE (a merger of Orbimage and Space Imaging)
THORNTON, COLORADO
Visit the web site for complete details: http://www.geoeye.com/corporate/jobs.htm

ITT VISUAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (formerly RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC. or RSI)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See http://www.ittvis.com/Company/Careers.aspx

JEPPESEN
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Go to the careers section of the Jeppesen web site at http://www.jeppesen.com.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & LITTLETON, COLORADO
Visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com and click on "Careers"

MERRICK & COMPANY
AURORA, COLORADO
Point your web browser to http://www.merrick.com and click on "Career Center"

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & FT. COLLINS, COLORADO
Go to http://careers.northropgrumman.com/ExternalHorizonsWeb/getCareerHome.do

PIXXURES, INC.
ARVADA, COLORADO
Visit http://www.pixxures.com for current job listings.

PREMIER DATA SERVICES
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Visit Premier Data's web site for more information on these and other openings:
http://www.premierdata.com/company/index.html

RAYTHEON

Go to http://www.rayjobs.com

SANBORN MAP CO.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
For descriptions, go to http://www.sanborn.com/about_sanborn/careers.htm

URS CORPORATION
DENVER, COLORADO
See http://www.urscorp.com/careers/jobops/index.html for more information.

VEXCEL CORPORATION (Now owned by Microsoft Corp.)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See the web sites for job descriptions: http://www.vexcel.com, http://www.microsoft.com

(Supplemental list updated Aug. 21, 2009)

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** Clarification of what it means to have current federal employment "status":

"Applications will be accepted from any qualified individual with current career or career-conditional status, those with reinstatement eligibility, and those eligible under special programs, including Veterans Readjustment Appointment (VRA) eligibles for GS-11/WG-11 (or equivalent), 30% or more compensable disabled veterans, handicapped authority eligibles, and Peace Corps eligibles. Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service may apply. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or nondisqualifying physical or mental handicap."

(Excerpted from federal employment application materials.)

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