Senior Geospatial Analyst

ENEC Operations; Barakah; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

ENEC Operations seeks a geospatial leader to develop and manage the Barakah Geospatial Strategy, systems, and databases, supporting GIS applications and Barakah urban development aligned with stakeholder frameworks.

You will collaborate with internal enterprise functions and external consultants to ensure effective spatial data integration, security compliance, and informed decision-making for master planning and infrastructure projects at Barakah.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Geospatial Sciences or equivalent.
• 7–15 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with government systems and regulatory bodies in Abu Dhabi or the UAE.

Responsibilities

• Drive the formulation and implementation of the Geospatial Strategy to support Barakah Master Planning and Site Infrastructure Development projects.
• Provide high-level consultation on geospatial and master planning topics for decision support at strategic and operational levels.
• Manage the GIS, CAD, Remote Sensing and BIM data lifecycle, data integration and dissemination to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with ICT, DCRM and external vendors to ensure alignment of spatial data and tools with ICT systems and security regulations.
• Perform geospatial production and analysis to support master planning and site infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Geospatial awareness

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or Geospatial Sciences or equivalent

Tools

GIS

CAD

BIM

Remote Sensing

Job description

To develop and efficiently manage the Barakah Geospatial Strategy, system and databases, support ENEC program GIS applications, and to participate in Barakah Urban development and implementation aligned with the stakeholder framework to support various functions within the Barakah site in cooperation with other concerned Enterprise functions.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Drive the formulation and implementation of the Geospatial Strategy of the Organization, by planning, implementing, and supporting Geospatial methodologies and operational plans, to support all current and future Barakah Master Planning and Site Infrastructure Development Projects.
• Act at a strategic level (offering high level consultation and advice for decision making support on Geospatial and Master Planning topics), operational level (planning and implementation of projects and processes) and technical level (production and support), as required.

Geospatial Information Management

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Manage the Urban Development and Infrastructure data cycle in the organization (GIS, CAD, Remote Sensing, BIM, others), from data collection, to data filtering, storage, management, data integration, data analysis and information dissemination to stakeholders (Company Departments and Senior Management), for project management and decision support.
• Act as a Geospatial Focal point between Company Stakeholders (including ICT and DCRM), external Consultants and Software Vendors (for GIS and CAD support) and ensure full integration of spatial data, models, software and work methodologies with existing ICT systems and technical and security regulations.

Geospatial Analysis and Production

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Perform Geospatial Production and Analysis using GIS, CAD, BIM and Remote Sensing tools and methodologies, to support all Master Planning and Site Infrastructure Development projects and initiatives (including geospatial data collection, management and analysis, advanced geospatial analysis, map, drawings and sketches production

Support of Urban Development and Infrastructure Planning

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Offer technical support, consultation, and advice, on Urban Development and Infrastructure Planning, Projects and Initiatives, on digital data integration, geospatial current and future tools and methodologies, and align these with the operational and strategic goals of the Organization.
• Ensure proper alignment at a technical and at an operational (planning) level, between current and future Site Infrastructure projects and initiatives, and the Site Master Planning - Urban Planning scope and projects and initiatives and advise Barakah Projects Development Manager on the Strategic aspects of this alignment (issues and parameters).

Geospatial Systems Management and Integration

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Ensure full integration of spatial data (GIS, BIM, Remote Sensing and others), data models, software and Geospatial work methodologies with existing ICT systems and technical and security regulations and align all geospatial projects and processes with Information Security requirements.
• Oversee and approve all processes related to software and hardware used by the Section members - software subscriptions and licenses (in coordination with the GIS Specialist and ICT), software and data acquisitions and hardware maintenance.
• Recommend to Barakah Projects Development Manager new acquisitions and upgrades (software, hardware, data) to improve the Section’s efficiency and effectiveness and to better achieve organizational goals.

Documentation, Procedures and Processes

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Develop procedures, spatial data models and data processing methodologies to ensure spatial data quality and proper data integration within the organization and enable the transformation of existing and new collected data to useful information for future projects, allowing long-term organizational learning.
• Participate in the development and preparation of Geospatial System related documents such as implementation plans, policies, procedures, proposals and reports in order to ensure that the latest updated information pertaining to the GIS system is available for reference.

Health and Safety, Security, and Business Continuity

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• All individuals take personal responsibility for safety; follow company HSE policies, procedures and instructions; avoid complacency and continuously challenge existing conditions and activities to identify discrepancies that might result in error or in appropriate action; report any situation that could present a hazard; not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided at the workplace in the interest of health, safety, welfare or protection or management of the environment.
• Follow all relevant Security policies, processes, procedures and instructions to ensure security compliance in all aspects of work, by applying them on self, others and Corporate assets.
• Follow all relevant Business Continuity and Resilience requirements for compliance with, and adherence to, policies, procedures and instructions related to the effective planning for, and response to, incidents or business disruptions to continue critical business processes and activities with minimal adverse impact.

Education Qualification and Experience -

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Geospatial Sciences or equivalent. / Civil Engineering, GIS, Information Systems or equivalent.
• 7~15 years
• Experience working with government systems and regulatory bodies in Abu Dhabi or the UAE.