What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Conversion Specialist position at Meridian Cooperative?
Description
Are you ready to apply your GIS expertise to make a real impact in the utility industry? Futura Systems is looking for a GIS Conversion Specialist to join our dynamic team of innovators who are passionate about transforming geospatial data into smarter, safer, and more efficient electric utility solutions.
Futura Systems, a subsidiary of Meridian Cooperative, provides enterprise utility GIS solutions to hundreds of electric membership cooperatives, electric municipal systems, and other utility providers across the United States. We excel at employing the ArcGIS foundation to develop mapping, staking, and outage management tools that deliver powerful, user-friendly functionality. We are home to a diverse group of developers, analysts, implementers, a dedicated support team, and much more. We are always looking for talented and energetic people to add to our team!
What You’ll Do
As a GIS Conversion Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in building custom, high-performance GIS databases using Esri’s ArcGIS technologies. You'll manage and transform complex spatial data, ensuring seamless data migration and system integration for our utility clients. From designing schemas to troubleshooting data anomalies, your work directly supports the integrity and performance of electrical network models across the country.
You’ll Be
We were formed in 1976 by a group of Electric Membership Cooperatives with a vision for a single enterprise solution provider to serve data processing, IT, and operational needs to cooperatives, public utility districts, and municipal utilities. Through carefully curated acquisitions and partnerships, Meridian Cooperative has unified multiple leading-edge companies under its umbrella to truly execute that vision. Today, the Meridian Suite serves over 500 utilities across the country with industry-leading enterprise software solutions.
Are you ready to apply your GIS expertise to make a real impact in the utility industry? Futura Systems is looking for a GIS Conversion Specialist to join our dynamic team of innovators who are passionate about transforming geospatial data into smarter, safer, and more efficient electric utility solutions.
Futura Systems, a subsidiary of Meridian Cooperative, provides enterprise utility GIS solutions to hundreds of electric membership cooperatives, electric municipal systems, and other utility providers across the United States. We excel at employing the ArcGIS foundation to develop mapping, staking, and outage management tools that deliver powerful, user-friendly functionality. We are home to a diverse group of developers, analysts, implementers, a dedicated support team, and much more. We are always looking for talented and energetic people to add to our team!
What You’ll Do
As a GIS Conversion Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in building custom, high-performance GIS databases using Esri’s ArcGIS technologies. You'll manage and transform complex spatial data, ensuring seamless data migration and system integration for our utility clients. From designing schemas to troubleshooting data anomalies, your work directly supports the integrity and performance of electrical network models across the country.
You’ll Be
- Migrating, modeling, and managing enterprise-level GIS databases.
- Designing smart workflows that power Electric operations and utility systems like Outage Management, Staking, and Engineering Analysis.
- Collaborating directly with customers to understand data models and tailor conversion strategies.
- Leveraging tools like Python scripting and ArcGIS geoprocessing to ensure accurate, scalable migrations.
- Creating maps, visualizations, and data that light the way for future-facing utility infrastructure.
- 6 years of relevant GIS experience, preferably in utility or energy sectors.
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Deep knowledge of ArcGIS, Python, and electric utility data models.
- Strong experience with data conversion, integrity checks, and spatial database design.
- Ability to work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
- Passion for solving complex problems and a drive to innovate using the latest GIS tools and technologies.
- Milsoft systems integration (OMS, Staking, etc.)
- Utility Network rules and trace creation.
- Developing automated migration scripts and validation tools.
- Representing GIS solutions at conferences or client demos.
- Outstanding Medical/Dental/Vision
- Education/Training Reimbursement
- On-Site Education Courses
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health/Wellness Reimbursement
- Excellent Life and AD&D insurance
- Paid Time Off: Eligible to begin accrual from date of hire; accrual amount based on years of service. Beginning accrual rate equivalent to 22 days per year. 10 holidays which include the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve. Up to 240 hours of PTO can roll over to the following year.
- Volunteer Time: 8 hours per year
- Retirement: Robust 401K. Following one year of eligible service, the Company contributes in two ways: (1) match of 100% of each dollar you contribute on the first five percent (5%) of eligible compensation, and (2) Employer basic contribution of 4% of base salary (with increases in basic contribution percentage based on years of service). Employees are 100% vested in Company funded contributions from the date they enter the plan.
We were formed in 1976 by a group of Electric Membership Cooperatives with a vision for a single enterprise solution provider to serve data processing, IT, and operational needs to cooperatives, public utility districts, and municipal utilities. Through carefully curated acquisitions and partnerships, Meridian Cooperative has unified multiple leading-edge companies under its umbrella to truly execute that vision. Today, the Meridian Suite serves over 500 utilities across the country with industry-leading enterprise software solutions.
