Remote Sensing Specialist

Hatfield Consultants; Bogor; Hybrid; USD 73.000 - 105.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in environmental services seeks a Remote Sensing Specialist to provide technical expertise addressing diverse environmental challenges. This role involves project management, development of innovative remote sensing solutions, and maintaining client relations within a collaborative team. A candidate with advanced qualifications and experience in the field will thrive in this hybrid position with travel opportunities.

Benefits

Friendly work culture

Biweekly Earned Days Off program

Matching group retirement plan

Competitive vacation and special leave

Professional development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience developing remote sensing solutions.
• Proven project management experience in technical projects.
• Experience in geospatial image processing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multi-year remote sensing projects through effective planning.
• Develop and implement solutions to analyze remote sensing data.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Education

Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Geography, GIS, Forestry, Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics

Tools

Python

GDAL

rasterio

xarray

geopandas

numpy

Job description

About Hatfield

Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

Hatfield’s Remote Sensing and Geomatics Group develops remote sensing solutions for our clients to tackle challenges like forest monitoring and assessment, ecosystem disturbance and restoration, wetland identification and management, coastal habitat assessment, and biodiversity management. Example projects include developing open tools for ecosystem restoration and monitoring and AI-based detection of North Atlantic Right Whales.

We’re seeking a Remote Sensing Specialist with strong project management experience to join our team to provide technical and management expertise to address a wide range of environmental and societal challenges. Ideally, this hybrid position will be based in one of our Canadian offices, however, we are also open to this person being fully remote. Travel opportunities may arise to support projects throughout Canada and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Project management: deliver multi-year and collaborative remote sensing projects through effective planning (scope, objectives, and detailed work plans), managing resources, time and budget, and multiple dependencies.
• Conceptualize, develop, and implement robust, innovative solutions to analyze remote sensing data.
• Lead and/or support proposal development activities as part of external bid processes and business development efforts.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships and expectations and effectively work on multidisciplinary teams and projects.
• Maintain strong client relations.
• Assess, interpret, and synthesize information as a lead author of technical reports.
• Provide technical leadership to other remote sensing staff on project teams.

Education and Experience

• Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Geography, GIS, Forestry, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or equivalent.
• Proven project management experience on small to large sized technical projects.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience developing remote sensing solutions (willing to consider differing combinations of education/experience).
• Geospatial image processing using Python and relevant libraries (e.g., GDAL, rasterio, xarray, geopandas, numpy).
• Business development and/or marketing experience (identify potential leads, organize sales presentations, meetings, and marketing strategies).
• Technical report and proposal writing.

Other Assets/Skills

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with high propensity for teamwork.
• Ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Knowledge of different project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Scrum)
• Ability to analyze complex scopes of work and simplify them to develop solutions.
• A passion to advance environmental management through applied remote sensing technologies and analytics.
• Experience working on Canadian Space Agency or European Space Agency funded projects.
• An ability/interest to work internationally, with international development organizations.
• Ability to liaise with various stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Machine learning for automated data analysis (e.g. Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Convolutional Neural Networks).

What's In It For You?

• Friendly and down-to-earth work culture
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Biweekly Earned Days Off program
• Matching group retirement plan
• Competitive vacation and special leave
• Professional development and training opportunities

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email:[e-mail] . Please indicate “Remote Sensing Specialist” in your subject line. Clearly describe your project management experience in your cover letter or resume.

Participation in an online skills-based assessment may be required as part of the recruitment process.

Salary range: $73,000 – $105,000. We extend an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.

Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.