Principal GIS Specialist

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LuxMed medical package

additional life insurance

holiday allowance

multisport card co-financing

My Benefit cafeteria system

psychological care

Job summary

Jacobs Global Design Center in Krakow is expanding the GIS Team and seeking a Principal GIS Specialist to lead geospatial solutions and large-scale project delivery. You will drive project outcomes, mentor colleagues, and engage with clients and internal teams using ESRI, QGIS, and FME across Web GIS and data management.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years delivering GIS projects, strong communication skills, and a global outlook for collaborating with international delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience delivering geospatial solutions and GIS projects for internal and external clients.
• Proven track record delivering projects to scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Experience promoting and selling GIS capabilities to internal and external clients.
• Advanced English language proficiency.

Skills

Geospatial leadership

Client engagement

Communication & collaboration

Team mentoring

Bid/proposal writing

Tools

ESRI Desktop & Enterprise

QGIS

FME

Python

SQL

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we deliver projects that truly make a difference - from smart manufacturing and sustainable water systems to modern infrastructure and cutting-edge technologies. Our solutions support the development of cities, industries, and innovation, addressing today’s challenges both locally and globally. Currently, within our Global Design Center with office in Krakow, we are expanding the GIS Team and are looking for experienced professionals for the position of Principal GIS Specialist.

Job Qualifications

• Passion for and extensive experience in leading large-scale GIS project delivery, including project costing, resource planning, and people leadership.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with external and internal clients, framework managers, and sales teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with experience working in multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Strong technical knowledge of ESRI products and other GIS platforms.
• Understanding of complementary technologies such as CAD software, FME, programming languages, and software development practices.
• A proactive mindset, bringing innovative geospatial ideas and challenging established ways of working.
• Experience in engineering, environmental, or utilities sectors is advantageous but not essential.

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum 10 years of experience developing geospatial solutions and delivering GIS projects for internal and external clients.
• Proven track record of delivering projects to agreed scope, schedule, quality, and budget requirements.
• Experience promoting and selling GIS capabilities to internal and external clients.
• Expert user of GIS software, including ESRI Desktop and Enterprise platforms, QGIS, and FME.
• Strong data management expertise, including Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), geodatabases, and management of data throughout the project lifecycle.
• Advanced analytical, numerical, and data management skills, including Python, SQL, MS Excel, and FME.
• Experience in Web GIS, including development of web maps, web applications (ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, ArcGIS Online, or similar platforms), and mobile data collection solutions.
• Ability to lead and coordinate large projects, manage teams, and contribute to bid preparation and proposal writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Global mindset with experience collaborating across cultures and working remotely with international delivery teams.
• Advanced English language proficiency.

We offer

• Full-time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualifications
• The possibility to work in the office or in a hybrid model
• "Short Fridays" (Monday – Thursday 8.5h, Friday 6h),
• Benefits package (LuxMed medical package, additional life insurance, holiday allowance, multisport card co-financing, My Benefit cafeteria system, psychological care),
• Learn more about our benefits and work culture here

We believe that by being inclusive, we bring ourselves closer together and foster greater creativity. We welcome people as they are. Learn more here .

Join us and build your career in an international environment, alongside people who are passionate about shaping the future.