GIS Team Lead - Spatial Data & AI-Enabled Infrastructure

Aeco; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Australia is seeking a GIS Team Lead to elevate spatial capabilities across major Perth infrastructure and consulting projects. You will lead a high-performing GIS team, shape strategy, and blend GIS, CAD and BIM to drive better decisions and project outcomes.

You will develop 3D geospatial environments, coordinate with Digital Delivery, BIM, CAD, and platform leads, and guide automation, data workflows, and data governance to meet client expectations with on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Deep ESRI expertise with Desktop, Enterprise, Portal/Server and ArcGIS Online.
• Field Maps, Survey123 and Experience Builder deployed online/offline.
• Strong spatial data management, analysis, cartography, and visualization skills.
• Hands-on automation using FME and Python; explore AI-enabled spatial intelligence.
• Ability to translate complex spatial concepts for non-spatial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Perth GIS team: coach, allocate workload, set priorities, and foster a high-performance, inclusive culture.
• Implement regional initiatives and GIS strategy with national counterparts.
• Shape GIS bidding strategy to improve efficiency, consistency, and win rates; support BD.
• Develop 3D geospatial environments for decision support and multidisciplinary designs.
• Coordinate with Digital Delivery, BIM, CAD, and platform leads to enable interoperable workflows.
• Lead project GIS functions to align automation, data workflows, and client expectations.
• Deploy and support field data capture (Field Maps, Survey123, Experience Builder) in connected/offline environments.
• Manage GIS projects end-to-end to deliver on time, on budget, and to required quality.
• Uphold data governance, QA/QC and assurance across spatial/aspatial information.

Skills

ESRI expertise

Field Maps

Survey123

Experience Builder

Automation with FME

Python

Spatial data visualization

Data governance

Storytelling

Education

GIS degree or related discipline

Tools

Revizto

ProjectWise

ACC

12d Synergy

CAD/BIM tools

Job description

AECOM in Australia is seeking a GIS Team Lead to elevate spatial capabilities across major Perth infrastructure and consulting projects. You will lead a high-performing GIS team, shape strategy, and blend GIS, CAD and BIM to drive better decisions and project outcomes.

You will develop 3D geospatial environments, coordinate with Digital Delivery, BIM, CAD, and platform leads, and guide automation, data workflows, and data governance to meet client expectations with on-time delivery.