Job Description

WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric generation and distribution and natural gas delivery holding companies, with the operational expertise and financial resources to serve the Midwest’s energy needs safely, reliably and responsibly.

Our subsidiaries focus on reliable service, customer satisfaction and shareholder value. Together, we provide energy services to more than 4.5 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. Our combined assets allow operating efficiencies across 70,600 miles of electric distribution lines, 50,700 miles of natural gas distribution and transmission lines, and 7,100 megawatts of reliable power plant capacity.

Our family of companies is committed to delivering world-class reliability and the very best customer care anywhere. Customers are the heart of our business, and we work every day to help grow and support communities where we provide vital energy services. As a Fortune 500 company, we value and develop our employees who are making a difference in a mission that matters.

We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a GIS Specialist (Electric) in our Milwaukee, Wisconsin location.

Job Responsibilities

The GIS Specialist (Electric) performs the following duties:

• Creating and maintaining detailed GIS maps of the existing land base and electric distribution system through the use of computerized Geographic Information System (GIS) type technology. The maps provide a complete systematic inventory of the equipment and lines that make up the WE distribution facilities.
• Process facility work orders into the GIS database as well as correct, check and edit existing GIS data for integrity and quality.
• Contribute to some specialized map projects.
• Performs other miscellaneous tasks as required or assigned.

Minimum Experience Required

Applicant must have one of the following:

• Minimum of two years of GIS work experience in the past five years OR 
• One year of GIS work experience within the past five years plus four completed courses in GIS technology from an accredited post-secondary vocational school or college, completed within the past five years OR
• Have a certificate in GIS Technology or completed equivalent coursework (six courses in GIS technology) from an accredited post-secondary vocational school or college, earned/completed within the past five years.

Official transcripts are required and should be submitted at the time of your application. If you do not have your transcripts, please take the necessary steps to be able to provide them prior to being scheduled for any testing.

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