Spatial Analyst: GIS & Visuals for Environmental Impact

Accent Environmental Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accent Environmental Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based environmental consultancy, is seeking a Spatial Analyst to deliver spatial analysis, GIS and visual communication across projects in Australia and beyond. You will produce spatial data, maps and figures for reports and help advance GIS capabilities with new tools and methods.

You'll work closely with the Lead Spatial Analyst, supporting senior and junior staff, building client-ready outputs, and contributing spatial input to proposals and tenders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in GIS, spatial science or related discipline.
• 2-5 years' GIS/spatial analysis experience, preferably in environmental consulting or planning.
• Strong QGIS and/or ArcGIS skills; solid geospatial principles and cartographic design.
• Good written and verbal communication; able to explain spatial findings to non-technical audiences.
• Desirable exposure to spatial databases (e.g. PostGIS) and scripting for GIS (Python, ModelBuilder).
• Desirable experience with remote sensing, drone data, 3D visualization tools and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and quality-checking spatial data across projects (satellite imagery, cadastral data, environmental datasets, client files).
• Producing maps, figures, and spatial analyses for environmental and social impact assessments and related work.
• Assisting with spatial modelling and analysis (constraints mapping, viewshed, site suitability).
• Building and maintaining GIS workflows, spatial databases, and mapping templates.
• Supporting senior and junior staff to build GIS knowledge and skills.
• Contributing spatial input to proposals and tenders.

Skills

QGIS

ArcGIS

Geospatial concepts

Cartographic design

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor degree in GIS

Tools

PostGIS

ModelBuilder

Job description

Accent Environmental Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based environmental consultancy, is seeking a Spatial Analyst to deliver spatial analysis, GIS and visual communication across projects in Australia and beyond. You will produce spatial data, maps and figures for reports and help advance GIS capabilities with new tools and methods.

You'll work closely with the Lead Spatial Analyst, supporting senior and junior staff, building client-ready outputs, and contributing spatial input to proposals and tenders.