Managing Consultant GIS Specialist (mapping survey123 WebApp)

Growth For Impact; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth For Impact seeks a senior GIS lead to design, implement, and oversee large-scale GIS projects across capital delivery, site investigation, and due diligence. You will provide advanced geospatial analysis, remote sensing, and web GIS development to support client needs.

You will develop and maintain ArcGIS Online/Server environments, manage geodatabases, and automate workflows with Python and ArcPy. You will mentor 2–4 GIS professionals and contribute to proposals and strategy.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geoinformatics, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Geology, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in geospatial or environmental consulting.
• Expertise with ArcGIS platform and related tools; ability to automate GIS workflows with ArcPy and APIs.
• Proficiency in GIS application development using Python, JavaScript, .NET/C#.
• Experience in spatial data management, geodatabases, and performance optimization.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and spatial query languages.
• Experience building web mapping and APIs for data access and sharing.
• Knowledge of GeoAI applications and ESRI pretrained models.
• Strong geoprocessing, spatial statistics, coordinate systems, and cartography for submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and oversight of large-scale GIS projects across sectors.
• Provide advanced geospatial analysis and mapping including remote sensing and site selection.
• Develop and maintain enterprise GIS systems (ArcGIS Online/Server, SQL geodatabases).
• Author Python and ModelBuilder tools for geoprocessing automation and APIs.
• Ensure technical quality and innovation in deliverables and stakeholder communication.
• Serve as a trusted technical expert to project stakeholders and drive solutions.
• Support proposal development, technical presentations, and strategic planning.
• Mentor and coach junior GIS staff; lead a team of 2–4 professionals.
• Promote GIS excellence through conferences, publications, and client events.
• Drive GIS workflow innovation and apply commercial acumen for budgeting and risk management.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Project leadership

Client communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Master’s degree in Geoinformatics/Environmental Sciences/Geology

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcPy

Python

JavaScript

SQL

ModelBuilder

Geodatabases

Web mapping APIs

Job description

ROLE

• Lead the design, implementation, and oversight of large-scale GIS projects across capital project delivery, site investigation, remediation, and due diligence.
• Provide advanced geospatial analysis and mapping, including remote sensing, permitting related tabular impacts and summaries, site-selection, routing, and Web GIS Application Development.
• Develop and maintain enterprise GIS systems, including ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, and SQL geodatabases.
• Author and maintain Python and ModelBuilder tools for geoprocessing automation and building and integrating web mapping and APIs.
• Ensure technical quality and innovation in deliverables, applying structured thinking and effective communication.
• Serve as a trusted technical expert to project stakeholders and delivering impactful solutions.
• Support proposal development, technical presentations, and strategic project planning.
• Identify opportunities to evolve GIS services in alignment with client needs and sustainability goals.
• Mentor and coach junior GIS staff, fostering technical growth and inclusive collaboration.
• Lead or influence a team of 2–4 GIS professionals, providing guidance and feedback.
• Actively participate in technical communities and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Promote ERM’s technical excellence through participation in conferences, publications, and client events.
• Drive innovation in GIS workflows, tools, and service offerings.
• Apply commercial acumen to support project budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in Geoinformatics, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in Geospatial or environmental consulting.
• Expertise and implement solutions using the ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, develop custom tools, add-inns and scripts to automate GIS workflows using ArcPy and other APIs.
• Knowledge of GIS Application Development using programming languages and framework such as Python, JavaScript, .NET, C#.
• Experience in spatial data management, spatial queries and analysis – design, create and management of geodatabases and other spatial data stores ensuring data integrity, quality and performance.
• Knowledge of developing and optimising spatial queries using SQL and other spatial query languages.
• Practical experience in building and integrating web mapping and APIs to facilitate data access and sharing.
• Knowledge and experience on GeoAI applications, especially ESRI’s pretrained models and the AI model training process for tailored solutions and needs.
• Strong skills in geoprocessing, spatial statistics, projections/coordinate systems, symbology, labelling, and data visualization and publication‑quality cartography for regulatory submittals and client presentations.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver high-quality, client-focused solutions.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.