Consulting GIS Specialist (Service Center Manager & Application Developer) (Onsite) at Geospatial Consulting Group International (geocgi)
Sacramento, CA
$120,000–$150,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Sacramento, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior GIS role embedded at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's California Great Basin region, combining service center management with hands-on application development. The position oversees enterprise GIS infrastructure, supervises technical staff, and builds web mapping applications, dashboards, and automation tools supporting water resources, environmental, and engineering programs. It suits an experienced GIS professional with a background in both team leadership and development using Esri platforms, JavaScript, and Python.
Senior level · 10+ years · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 1–4
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $113,420 (middle half $78,397–$155,179). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
This role is a genuine hybrid of GIS enterprise management, application development, and team leadership. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used because GIS Specialist/Manager is a recognized distinct occupation not cleanly captured by Software Developers (15-1252) or Systems Analysts (15-1211), though 15-1252 is a reasonable runner-up given the significant application development duties.
The DOI PIV credential and National Agency Check (NAC) are background investigation requirements, not a formal US security clearance level (Confidential/Secret/TS), so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree… or equivalent professional experience may be considered,' so no hard degree gate is set.
The 5+ years of GIS team leadership experience is a stated requirement but is a role-level gate, not tied to a named technology, so it is captured in the overall years minimum (10+ years overall) rather than as a separate skill.
Preferred skills (ArcGIS Server, .NET stack, hydrologic modeling platforms such as CALSIM/DHI, remote sensing, GPS, Field Maps, GISP/Esri certifications) are listed under the explicit 'preferred' section of the posting.
The hydrologic/environmental modeling platforms (CALSIM, DHI) are listed as preferred context for GIS integration experience; they are not GIS tools themselves and are omitted from the skills list as they name domain models rather than GIS technologies the candidate is expected to operate.
jQuery and Dojo are listed as interchangeable alternatives in the preferred section ('jQuery, Dojo, or similar').
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): ArcGIS API for Python.
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