Senior GIS Specialist

Beca; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Beca Digital is seeking a senior GIS leader to drive the delivery of geospatial services across data capture, analysis, modelling, cartography, and app development. You will act as a job or project manager, coordinating stakeholders and mentoring junior staff to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

You will build client relationships, contribute to business development, and help grow Beca’s geospatial capabilities across projects and industries.

Qualifications

• Significant experience applying GIS principles to deliver practical outcomes for clients.
• Experience managing, processing and analysing geospatial data with Esri tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of GIS services across data, analytics, modelling, cartography and application development.
• Translate client problems into practical geospatial solutions and manage project progress.

Skills

Geospatial leadership

Client relationships

Project delivery

Mentoring juniors

Communication

GIS strategy

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Pro

FME

Job description

• Key Geospatial leadership role, supporting the delivery of practical GIS solutions for Beca and our clients
• Broad and varied client-facing role, leading GIS project delivery across data, analytics, modelling, cartography and application configuration
• Make a real-world difference through digital and geospatial projects that enhance our communities, cities and regions

Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

You will have a senior role leading the delivery of GIS services across a diverse portfolio of geospatial and digital projects, acting as a job or project manager to plan, coordinate and deliver quality outcomes for clients. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will translate business challenges into practical geospatial solutions, while providing clear communication on project progress, risks and decisions.

You will build strong client relationships, contribute to business development, and identify opportunities to grow our GIS services. As a senior member of the team, you will mentor junior staff and help develop geospatial capability across the business. You will enjoy being the person who others come to for guidance and advice, with the ability to build out a clients’ understanding of how a geospatial approach can add value to a project.

Using your expertise in GIS principles and spatial technologies, you will deliver solutions across data capture, analysis, modelling, cartography and application development. Applying your project delivery, scoping, problem solving and creative skills to develop geospatial methodologies and integrate these into digital platforms, will be a key aspect of the role. Experience with ESRI technologies (ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro) and FME will be highly regarded.

This is a 12-month fixed-term role providing parental leave cover. While we are advertising for a full-time role, we also welcome part-time expressions of interest.

Ko wai koe | About you

You will be someone who enjoys combining your project delivery skills with your technical subject matter expertise to make things happen for clients. You will bring strong geospatial capability, a consulting mindset, and the confidence to lead project delivery while building trusted relationships with clients, project teams and internal stakeholders.

You will enjoy variety, with the ability to work across different projects, industries and disciplines, and you will be comfortable moving between project management, client conversations, technical delivery, , and team mentorship. You will be curious, collaborative and practical in your approach, with the ability to ask the right questions, understand client problems, and shape solutions that are efficient, achievable and aligned to project outcomes.

Role

At Beca Digital, we encourage diversity of thought to help develop and deliver creative solutions that solve our clients’ problems and support complex project delivery. We encourage applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to consider this role, including those who bring some of the following:

• Significant experience applying GIS principles and practices to deliver practical outcomes for clients
• Experience managing, processing and analysing geospatial data, and presenting insights using Esri tools such as ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Pro
• Experience scoping, planning and delivering GIS projects, including data capture, data maintenance, data analysis, modelling, cartography or application development
• Ability to translate client problems into practical and efficient geospatial solutions
• Experience acting as a job manager, project manager or technical lead on client engagements
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship skills, with the ability to support business development and contribute to repeat business opportunities
• Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting junior team members, with the ability to delegate work and guide project outcomes
• Excellent communication, presentation, networking and consulting skills, with the ability to engage confidently with technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with FME, analytics and reporting, or integrating GIS into wider digital solutions would be advantageous
• A tertiary qualification and experience in a consulting environment would be beneficial

A Career With Beca Will Provide You With

• A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work.
• Flexible working arrangements to balance your personal / family commitments.
• Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across the Asia Pacific.
• A highly supportive environment of sharing and collaboration.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.