GIS Analyst

The Dolese Promise is built on a foundation of integrity driven by our passion for quality, safety, and reliability. We are one of Oklahoma's most respected employee-owned companies because of our people and our values. We strongly believe in positively impacting our communities through our products, our actions, and our financial support.

Being a part of the Dolese team affords a unique opportunity to join an organization that rewards its owners through profit sharing. Our employees are one of our most important resources, which is why we promise to deliver.

Dolese Delivers:

• Stable Foundation
• Treat with Respect
• Safe Environments
• Employee Focus

JOB SUMMARY

Grow your career with a company built on Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, and Stewardship. As a GIS Analyst at Dolese, you will support Engineering, Exploration, and Land Management activities by maintaining geographic information systems (GIS), spatial databases, and technical mapping resources. This role manages exploration, survey, and land-related data, produces maps, drawings, and spatial analyses, and provides technical information that supports reserve evaluation, mine planning, permitting, land management, and business development activities across Oklahoma and Texas. The GIS Analyst works closely with Engineering, Exploration, and Operations teams to improve data quality, enhance decision-making, and support long-term resource development initiatives.

WHY JOIN US      

We are people, building communities from the ground up. For our employees, we are focused on building careers. Joining our team means:

• Stability & Legacy: Be part of a company with more than a century of success, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to our employees.
• Growth Opportunities: Expand your expertise in GIS, AutoCAD, survey data integration, and geospatial analysis while supporting engineering, exploration, land management, and resource development initiatives.
• Impactful Work: Deliver accurate geospatial information and analysis that supports reserve evaluation, resource development, permitting, land management, and informed business decisions across operations.
• Supportive Culture: Our employees support one another and our customers through our service values: Champion Kindness, Incite Enthusiasm, Build Relationships, and Provide Innovative Solutions. We value collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Maintain GIS databases, enterprise geospatial content, spatial records, and mapping resources that support engineering, exploration, land management, and operational activities.
• Maintain and validate survey, land, permit, and related geospatial data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and accessibility.
• Maintain and analyze exploration and drill hole data to support reserve evaluation, resource development, and long-term mine planning activities.
• Process and integrate survey data into GIS and related technical systems to support engineering, exploration, permitting, and operational activities.
• Develop maps, AutoCAD drawings, and other technical deliverables using spatial and survey data to support engineering and land management initiatives.
• Support exploration and resource development activities through spatial analysis, technical reporting, and GIS-based decision support.
• Support land management, permitting, and regulatory activities through mapping, spatial analysis, and maintenance of land-related records and datasets.
• Conduct GIS analysis to support property evaluations, site selection activities, land acquisition efforts, and business development initiatives.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations that communicate technical information to operational, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain GIS standards, documentation, and data management practices to support consistency and accuracy across Engineering Services activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Exploration, Survey, Land Management, and Operations teams to identify GIS and mapping needs, enhance data quality, and support informed decision-making.
• Maintain regular, reliable attendance at the worksite or assigned work location.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geoscience, Civil Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Science, or related field required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in GIS, mine planning, survey data processing, engineering drafting, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Esri ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online required.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD required, with experience producing site plans, plats, topographic drawings, or engineering drawings from survey data preferred.
• Experience managing exploration drill data and producing subsurface maps or reserve analysis preferred.
• Experience processing and integrating survey data (total station, GPS/GNSS, or drone survey) into GIS or CAD platforms preferred.
• Familiarity with the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and legal land descriptions used in Oklahoma and Texas preferred.
• Experience with Carlson Mining Software, Carlson Survey, or similar mine planning and survey platforms preferred.
• Experience in the aggregate, quarry, mining, or construction materials industry strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Esri extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Business Analyst) preferred.
• Ability to maintain and enhance established enterprise geodatabases and publish feature services for internal users.
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, projections, datums, and common spatial data formats (geodatabase, shapefile, KML, GeoJSON, DWG/DXF).
• Working knowledge of SQL for spatial queries and attribute management.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD with the ability to develop engineering and site drawings from survey data and field measurements.
• Ability to process and integrate survey data into GIS and AutoCAD workflows.
• Ability to manage and spatially analyze exploration drill hole data.
• Ability to support reserve evaluation by producing subsurface cross-sections, material-quality maps, and volume analyses from drill data.
• Familiarity with aggregate gradation analysis, reserve classification, and mine planning concepts preferred.
• Ability to perform spatial suitability analyses, drive-time/service area analysis, and other GIS-based evaluations supporting property assessment and site-selection activities.
• Familiarity with publicly available data sources including USGS, county assessor portals, OCC GIS, Texas RRC, ODEQ, TCEQ, FEMA, and U.S. Census datasets.
• Ability to produce clear, professional maps, drawings, and spatial reports for non-technical audiences including executives and landowners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to management and non-technical users.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail when managing large volumes of land, lease, exploration, and survey records.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Ability to occasionally travel to quarry and plant locations in Oklahoma and Texas for site visits and field coordination.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as project demands require.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional lifting appropriate to field or office equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to perform primarily sedentary work with prolonged computer use.
• Ability to travel to field locations.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders.
• Ability to balance, bend from the trunk, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects.
• Ability to tolerate outdoor conditions during site visits.
• Ability to occasionally walk on uneven quarry or plant surfaces.

EEO Statement:

We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, marital or protected veteran status. Dolese provides 'reasonable accommodations' to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application process please contact the Human Resources Director.