Senior GIS Specialist

Aecom2; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Aecom2 is seeking a Senior GIS Specialist in Centurion to lead GIS design, analysis and delivery across Environmental, Transportation, Water and Buildings & Places projects. You will work with Project Managers, engineers and planners to translate requirements into practical geospatial solutions.

You will develop and maintain geodatabases, deliver high-quality maps and dashboards, and drive automation using FME, Python and ModelBuilder.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with ESRI stack across desktop, web and mobile.
• Strong data management, QA/QC and governance capabilities.
• Ability to translate requirements into GIS solutions across sectors.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain project-specific geodatabases and schemas.
• Perform advanced spatial analyses for planning and decision making.
• Produce maps, web maps, dashboards and data products.
• Develop web GIS solutions using ArcGIS Online/Enterprise and Experience Builder.
• Integrate GIS with CAD/BIM, APIs and field data platforms.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop scripts/tools (FME, Python).
• Mentor GIS teammates and contribute to standards.

Skills

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

Spatial analysis

Geodatabase design

Data management

Map production

3D GIS

Remote sensing

Python/ArcPy

Tools

FME

Python

ModelBuilder

ArcGIS Experience Builder

Survey123

Field Maps

PostGIS

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

Here is what you will be doing: As a Senior GIS Specialist, you will apply your expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial data management, spatial analysis and geospatial technologies to support a diverse portfolio of projects across the design, engineering and construction industry. Working across business lines like Environmental, Transportation, Water, and Buildings & Places, you will provide technical GIS support throughout the project lifecycle, from project setup and data acquisition through to analysis, design support, visualisation, final delivery and quality management. Leveraging the Esri technology stack across desktop, enterprise, web and mobile environments, together with ETL and data interoperability tools, such as FME, you will lead the development of high-quality geospatial data and solutions that support technical design, planning, decision-making and project delivery. Working closely with Project Managers, GIS Leads, engineers, environmental specialists, planners, designers and other technical disciplines, you will translate project requirements into practical geospatial solutions and contribute to successful project delivery. Experience working on projects outside South Africa would be advantageous. This position will be based in Centurion, South Africa, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Design & Implementation

• Design and maintain project-specific spatial databases and geodatabases, ensuring data integrity and appropriate schema design.
• Perform advanced spatial analysis to support project planning, design and decision-making, including suitability, spatial, network, proximity, terrain and multi-criteria analyses.
• Produce high-quality maps, spatial data products, web maps, applications and dashboards for internal and external clients.
• Develop web-based GIS solutions using ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, ArcGIS Experience Builder and ArcGIS Dashboards as well as field support tools ie. ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123
• Integrate GIS with other project technologies, including CAD, BIM, engineering design systems, APIs and field data platforms.

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

• Identify opportunities to automate GIS processes and improve project delivery efficiency.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using FME, Python/ArcPy, ModelBuilder and other appropriate technologies.
• Use Arcade and other configuration and scripting languages to enhance GIS applications and workflows.

Data Management, Quality & Governance

• Establish and maintain GIS data management, metadata and documentation standards.
• Ensure the quality, accuracy and consistency of spatial datasets and project deliverables.
• Undertake GIS QA/QC and support technical quality reviews in accordance with internal and client requirements.

Collaboration & Consulting

• Translate project and client requirements into practical GIS solutions, technical approaches and delivery plans.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other GIS team members.
• Contribute to the development of GIS capabilities, standards, workflows and best practices across the business.

Experience supporting projects within one or more of the following sectors is highly desirable:

• Environmental: Environmental Impact Assessments, environmental planning, permitting, ecological assessments, natural resources, climate resilience, renewable energy and environmental constraints analysis.
• Transportation: Roads, rail, airports, public transport, transport planning, network analysis, corridor studies, route selection and transportation infrastructure.
• Water: Water resources, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, catchment analysis, flood risk, pipelines and hydraulic infrastructure.
• Buildings & Places: Master planning, urban development, property, precinct planning, infrastructure planning, site analysis and multidisciplinary building projects.
• Other infrastructure and engineering sectors: Mining, energy, utilities, oil & gas, telecommunications, data centres and other major infrastructure projects.

Experience across multiple sectors and within international project environments is advantageous.

Technical Skills & Technology

Essential

• ArcGIS Pro
• ArcGIS Online and/or ArcGIS Enterprise
• Spatial analysis and geoprocessing
• Geodatabase design and management
• GIS data management and QA/QC
• Map production and spatial visualisation
• 3D GIS, visualisation and viewshed analysis
• Remote sensing, LiDAR and raster analysis

Desirable

• FME Form and/or FME Flow and other ETL technologies
• Python / ArcPy and ModelBuilder
• Arcade
• SQL and relational databases
• ArcGIS Experience Builder / Web Experience and Dashboards
• ArcGIS Survey123 and Field Maps
• Integration of GIS with CAD/BIM environments
• APIs and web services
• Cloud and enterprise GIS architectures
• Open-source geospatial technologies such as QGIS, GeoPandas and GDAL
• Spatial databases such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS
• Data visualisation and business intelligence technologies, such as PowerBI or Tableau