GIS Specialist

As a GIS specialist at Terraformation, you will play a central role in the delivery of rigorous, audit-ready carbon projects across our international restoration portfolio. You will translate complex geospatial data into compliant carbon project documentation, beautiful cartographic reports, and robust geospatial workflows that meet the highest standards of the voluntary carbon market. Your work will directly support validated carbon projects, ensuring our geodata, methodologies, and deliverables are defensible, traceable, and implementation-ready.

Requirements

• Develop and maintain audit-ready geospatial datasets and documentation in support of carbon project validation and verification
• Produce high-quality cartographic outputs and map products for carbon project reports, monitoring plans, and stakeholder presentations
• Perform land suitability assessments of new projects using remote sensing, including drone and LiDAR inputs
• Develop, document, and maintain automated spatial analysis workflows in Python (or R) and Google Earth Engine for forest monitoring, eligibility assessments, and performance tracking
• Maintain, organize, analyze, and visualize data using ArcGIS Pro - including advanced symbology and layout tools for print-ready cartographic outputs
• Collaborate with and make recommendations to our team of scientists and project managers to ensure geospatial deliverables meet methodology requirements
• Work with partners to map their projects, including drone mapping support when needed
• Draft and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for recurring GIS workflows, ensuring reproducibility and consistency across projects and team members
• Support field teams with data necessary, occasional site visits may be required

Benefits

• Salary: $70,000 - $90,000
• Plus equity and benefits