ESP Associates has an immediate need for a Geospatial/GIS Office Technician to join the corporate office in Fort Mill, SC (South Charlotte). This is a temporary position with an anticipated duration through December 2025. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to gain experience supporting a well-established Engineering, Surveying and Planning firm.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the production of products derived from aerial Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) and imagery systems.
• Production of aerial lidar point cloud deliverables and derivative products, as well as quality control reviews of internal and external deliverables. 
• Evaluate, edit, and collect building structures utilizing aerial orthoimagery and aerial lidar.

Qualifications: 

• Associate degree or higher in Geography, Geospatial Technology, GIS, or related field is preferred
• Background in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and/or geography is desired
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, ESRI ArcMap.
• Must be goal-oriented with the ability to meet assigned deadlines
• Must be willing to work over-time as required to meet deadlines
• Ability to work closely with peers and managers to achieve established goals
• Ability to work in a high-stress environment with time limitations
• Applicants are expected to be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work well in a team environment.
• Must be available/willing to cross-train in other disciplines (i.e., survey), which can include working outdoors. 
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.  

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 258 on the 2022 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2022 ranking of 43.