Marine GIS Engineer for Subsea Cable Projects

Nexans; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans in Oslo, Norway, seeks a Geographical Information System (GIS) Engineer to join the Marine Installation/Marine Engineering function. You will own the GIS engineering scope for marine cable projects and coordinate data management, analysis, and reporting.

The role requires experience with GIS tools, data management, and collaboration with survey, marine, operations, and project teams to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient offshore operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with GIS tools and data management, ideally in marine, offshore, energy or infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with survey data, route definition and marine operations is a strong advantage.
• Ability to work closely with engineers, operations teams and suppliers to translate project needs into robust GIS solutions.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in all work.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary, international teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the GIS engineering scope in marine cable projects, ensuring data is correctly managed and shared.
• Set up GIS projects with robust data structures and publish data for other disciplines and external users.
• Support survey and GIS-related documentation, including technical specs and as-built data.
• Coordinate with survey engineers, marine engineers, operations managers and client representatives.
• Follow up subcontracted GIS-related work and ensure data completeness and quality.
• Contribute to risk assessments and participate in client meetings presenting GIS information.

Skills

GIS

Data management

Marine operations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

Nexans in Oslo, Norway, seeks a Geographical Information System (GIS) Engineer to join the Marine Installation/Marine Engineering function. You will own the GIS engineering scope for marine cable projects and coordinate data management, analysis, and reporting.

The role requires experience with GIS tools, data management, and collaboration with survey, marine, operations, and project teams to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient offshore operations.