GIS Specialist III

JSI invites you to join our team as a GIS Specialist III on our Engineering team in our Charlotte, NC office, where you'll play a critical role in advancing broadband and telecommunications initiatives that expand connectivity and drive digital inclusion - while advancing your career within a mission-driven, growth-focused organization.

About the Company:

JSI is a leading full-service consulting firm specializing in broadband solutions. For over 60 years, we have provided independent communications service providers with expert financial, engineering, management, operational, regulatory, and strategic guidance. Our extensive industry knowledge and proven track record of success have empowered clients to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. With over 1,000 clients nationwide and a powerful presence in markets such as Florida, Texas, Maryland, and Alaska, JSI empowers rural and regional broadband providers to expand, evolve, and excel in a rapidly shifting digital world.

Position Overview:

As a GIS Specialist III, you will carry senior GIS work across large-scale fiber projects: feature schema and geodatabase design, design-standard alignment, data migration, and production deliverables from permitting through construction and lifecycle. You will work in an Esri environment that is moving from hosted feature layers toward enterprise geodatabase practices, including versioning, attribute rules, and automated workflows. The role calls for someone who already understands OSP across design, permitting, and construction, and who can turn that process knowledge into durable layers, attributes, topology, and publish-ready products. You will also raise the work of GIS Specialist I and II staff on both design-focused QC and production packages.

Responsibilities

• Design, update, and govern GIS feature layer schemas ensuring design guidelines remain compatible with domains, attributes, topology, and attribute rules across clients and project types.
• Apply versioning and enterprise geodatabase practices to editing workflows, database structure, automation, and the use of hosted and enterprise layers together.
• Plan and execute spatial data migrations between schemas, hosted layers, and enterprise environments, with QC that preserves geometry, attributes, and relationships.
• Perform and review design-side GIS work: feature data QC, spatial analysis, and checks that geometry and attributes meet design standards and topological rules.
• Produce and review production deliverables, including permitting maps and prints, construction plans, portal project packages, and dashboards that satisfy internal teams and external parties.
• Work with OSP management, design, permitting, construction, and clients to resolve high-impact GIS issues on active, time-sensitive projects.
• Set QC/QA expectations for geometric accuracy, attribute integrity, and compliance, and guide GIS Specialist I and II staff so design QC, publishing, and project packages can proceed with sound technical judgment.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geo Design, Engineering, or a related field with 6+ years of GIS experience, including 3+ years in telecom or utility OSP.
• Hands-on design or stewardship of feature schemas, geodatabases, or comparable spatial data models, including data migration between schemas or systems.
• Proficiency in the Esri ecosystem (ArcGIS Pro and feature services), Python and SQL, integrating GIS data with external design, permitting, or asset systems, and managing spatial data in large relational databases.
• Working knowledge of OSP design standards across more than one context, and of how those standards map to layers, attributes, topology, and QC.
• Experience with OSP production products such as permitting exhibits, construction plans, portal packages, or dashboards, and demonstrated judgment to prioritize schema, migration, and deliverable work across concurrent projects and coach other GIS staff through standards and review.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in GIS or Engineering, with 8+ years of GIS and 5+ years of OSP experience is preferred.
• Experience with enterprise geodatabase design, versioning, and attribute rules; PostgreSQL/PostGIS or similar enterprise spatial database experience.
• Familiarity with automation or AI-assisted geospatial workflows.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive salary + performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
• Generous PTO and travel support.
• Ongoing professional development and educational opportunities.

To learn more about JSI, visit us at jsitel.com.