GIS Specialist

Jobtailor; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a hands-on LiDAR/GIS specialist to process aerial LiDAR and point cloud data for utility infrastructure projects in Sydney. You will classify features, extract assets such as poles, conductors and vegetation, and ensure data quality across large spatial datasets.

A 1–4 year background in LiDAR, basic GIS skills, and experience with TerraSolid, TerraScan, PLS‑CADD or MicroStation are desired. You’ll support engineers with asset modeling and clearance analyses.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of LiDAR/point cloud processing experience.
• Hands-on experience with point cloud classification and QA/QC.
• Experience with 3D spatial data and basic GIS knowledge.
• Experience with feature extraction from LiDAR data.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify data-quality issues.
• Experience with utility, power infrastructure data is nice to have.
• Experience with aerial LiDAR is nice to have.
• Experience with conductors, poles/towers, vegetation, and ground classes is nice to have.
• Experience with PLS-CADD, TerraSolid/TerraScan, or MicroStation is nice to have.
• Experience with utility asset modeling or powerline mapping is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Process, classify, and validate aerial LiDAR and point cloud data.
• Extract and model utility assets including lines, poles, towers, vegetation, and ground features.
• Analyze large-scale spatial and 3D datasets for infrastructure projects.
• Identify and address data-quality issues in datasets.

Skills

LiDAR Processing

Point Cloud Classification

3D Spatial Data Analysis

GIS Knowledge

Utility Asset Modeling

Data Quality Assurance

Feature Extraction

Attention to Detail

Tools

PLS-CADD

TerraSolid

TerraScan

MicroStation

Job description

• Process, classify, and validate aerial LiDAR and point cloud data
• Extract and model utility assets, including power lines, conductors, poles, towers, vegetation, and ground features
• Analyze large-scale spatial and 3D datasets for infrastructure and utility projects
• Identify and address data-quality issues
• Work on GIS and LiDAR projects for utility and power infrastructure

Requirements

• 1–4 years of experience with LiDAR / point cloud processing
• Hands‑on experience with point cloud classification and QA/QC
• Experience working with 3D spatial data
• Experience with feature extraction from LiDAR data
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify data-quality issues
• Basic/intermediate GIS knowledge
• Experience with utility, power transmission, or distribution data (Nice to Have)
• Experience with aerial LiDAR (Nice to Have)
• Experience working with conductors, poles/towers, vegetation, and ground classes (Nice to Have)
• Understanding of conductor/catenary modeling and clearance analysis (Nice to Have)
• Experience with PLS-CADD, TerraSolid/TerraScan, or MicroStation (Nice to Have)
• Experience with utility asset modeling or powerline mapping (Nice to Have)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in processing and analyzing aerial LiDAR and point cloud data, with a strong focus on feature extraction and data quality assurance. Proficient in GIS applications related to utility and power infrastructure projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• LiDAR Processing
• Point Cloud Classification
• 3D Spatial Data Analysis
• GIS Knowledge
• Utility Asset Modeling

Hard Skills

• LiDAR Processing
• Point Cloud Classification
• 3D Spatial Data Analysis
• Feature Extraction
• Data Quality Assurance

Soft Skills

• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Utility Infrastructure
• Power Transmission
• Power Distribution
• Aerial LiDAR
• Conductor Modeling

Tools & Technologies

• PLS-CADD
• TerraSolid
• TerraScan
• MicroStation