GIS Analyst

Acciona Construcción S/A; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking a GIS professional to manage spatial data for a Melbourne transmission project. You will maintain GIS datasets, produce maps and analyses, and support project teams across design, land access, environment, and construction.

You will connect survey, design and environmental data, automate workflows, and help with monthly reporting and asset handover, while advancing digital engineering within a collaborative, inclusive team.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in GIS, geospatial, planning or surveying.
• Experience with ArcGIS, QGIS and ArcGIS Online or equivalent.
• Data governance and metadata skills with clear communication.
• Ability to automate workflows with FME, Python or Arcade.

Responsibilities

• Manage project GIS datasets, keeping data accurate, consistent and version controlled.
• Produce maps and spatial analysis for project teams and stakeholder engagement.
• Support landholder liaison and property access planning with spatial mapping.
• Align GIS data with project information systems and the common data environment.
• Identify spatial risks and support compliance with approvals and environmental conditions.
• Contribute GIS inputs to monthly reports, audits and asset handover.
• Improve GIS processes and data quality, and advise multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

GIS expertise

Data governance

Automation scripting

Asset handover experience

Education

GIS/geospatial degree

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

ArcGIS Online

FME

Python

Arcade

Job description

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

Job Description

Manage spatial data on a transmission project, automate your workflows and build your digital engineering career with ACCIONA in our Melbourne office.

Benefits

• Manage the spatial data that drives engineering and construction
• Work across the full project lifecycle, from design to handover
• Grow with mentoring programs and education and training support

Project Information

ACCIONA is delivering a transmission project, and its teams rely on accurate spatial data to plan, build and hand over. Engineering, land access, environment and construction all draw on the same geospatial information. This role sits in the project office in Metro Melbourne and keeps that information reliable, traceable and ready for decisions. It also supports approvals and risk management.

About the Opportunity

You will report to the Lead, Digital Engineering and manage the project's GIS datasets. Your maps and analysis will guide engineering, landholder liaison, environment, construction and project controls teams. You will connect survey, design and environmental data, produce clear outputs for technical and non-technical audiences, and improve GIS processes through automation. You will also feed spatial inputs into monthly reporting and prepare data for asset handover. The role gives you a view of a transmission project across every discipline and from planning through to handover.

Key accountabilities for the position will be:

• Manage project GIS datasets, keeping data accurate, consistent and version controlled
• Produce maps and spatial analysis for project teams and stakeholder engagement
• Support landholder liaison and property access planning with spatial mapping
• Align GIS data with project information systems and the common data environment
• Identify spatial risks and support compliance with approvals and environmental conditions
• Contribute GIS inputs to monthly reports, audits and asset handover
• Improve GIS processes and data quality, and advise multidisciplinary project teams

Required Skills and Competencies

• Tertiary qualification in GIS, geospatial, planning or surveying
• Experience with ArcGIS, QGIS and ArcGIS Online or equivalent
• Data governance and metadata skills with clear communication
• Ability to automate workflows with FME, Python or Arcade
• Desirable: linear infrastructure and asset handover experience

Location and conditions

This is a regional role and includes the provision to be based at camp as required.

Why join us?

At ACCIONA, we offer a dynamic and challenging work environment where our employees can grow and develop their careers. We provide opportunities for professional development, and our team members are encouraged to bring new ideas and approaches to their work. Our company is dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusiveness and respect where every employee feels valued and supported.

ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in Australia, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies. Since establishing a presence in Australia in 2002, ACCIONA has made significant investments in local opportunities and project development. ACCIONA employs more than 3,000 people in its renewable energy, infrastructure and water projects across Australia & New Zealand.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote equality and diversity. Indigenous Australians and candidates from minority groups are encouraged to apply.