Forest Geospatial Analyst

At The Westervelt Company, we are stewards of the land. We believe in sustainable management, conservation and protection of our natural resources. We are committed to our core values of ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, providing the highest quality products and services for our customers, and developing long-lasting relationships in the communities where we live and work.

The Westervelt Company is committed to sustainability, with over 600,000 acres of forest land under management in the US South.

We are searching for an experienced Forest Geospatial Analyst at our Headquarters facility in Tuscaloosa, AL.

The Forest Geospatial Analyst position will work in the Land Information Services group in the Forest Resources Division focusing on supporting the management of forest resources on company lands using geospatial tools and techniques. This position will aid in sharing, creating and managing largely geospatial forest data in internal and 3rd-party systems stored within enterprise databases and file systems.

General Duties:

• Create and manage company forest management data depicting current forest conditions (e.g. stand bound, inventory, etc.) and past/future activities.
• Create and manage custom automated geospatial data tools written primarily in Python as well as other programming languages.
• Create and share custom map products (hardcopy and digital) with stakeholders.
• Grow divisional use of online and mobile geospatial tools for improved efficiencies.
• Perform analyses on remotely sensed data (e.g. imagery, LiDAR, etc.).
• Manage ESRI licenses and software installs on stakeholder PCs.
• Continuously improve processes and provide training and support to ensure the effective deployment and use of forest management data and tools.
• Support The Westervelt Company's conformance with certification requirements and support management systems that enable the advancement of stewardship efforts.
• Work on special geospatial-oriented projects as requested.