Senior GIS Specialist

AECOM
South Africa
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Mentoring","Stakeholder collaboration"]

Apply GIS and spatial data expertise to support projects across environmental, transportation, water, and buildings. Deliver technical GIS support throughout the project lifecycle, including spatial database/geodatabase design, advanced spatial analysis, map and dashboard production, and development of web/mobile GIS solutions using the Esri stack. Improve efficiency via automation (FME, Python/ArcPy, ModelBuilder, Arcade) and ensure GIS data governance, metadata, and QA/QC while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering and planning teams.

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Senior GIS Specialist

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Job Summary

Apply GIS and spatial data expertise to support projects across environmental, transportation, water, and buildings. Deliver technical GIS support throughout the project lifecycle, including spatial database/geodatabase design, advanced spatial analysis, map and dashboard production, and development of web/mobile GIS solutions using the Esri stack. Improve efficiency via automation (FME, Python/ArcPy, ModelBuilder, Arcade) and ensure GIS data governance, metadata, and QA/QC while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering and planning teams.
Location: South Africa
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and maintain project-specific spatial databases and geodatabases, ensuring data integrity and appropriate schema design.
  • •Perform advanced spatial analysis (e.g., suitability, spatial, network, proximity, terrain, multi-criteria) to support planning and decision-making.
  • •Produce maps, spatial data products, web maps, applications, and dashboards for internal and external clients.
  • •Develop web-based GIS solutions using ArcGIS Online/Enterprise, Experience Builder, Dashboards, plus field support tools (ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123).
  • •Establish GIS data management, metadata/documentation standards, and perform GIS QA/QC in line with internal and client requirements.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsurancePaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Surveying, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Urban and Regional Planning, or a related discipline.
  • •6+ years of professional GIS experience, preferably in engineering, design, construction, or environmental consultancy.
  • •Ability to independently manage and deliver technical GIS work packages with limited supervision.
  • •Strong understanding of GIS principles, spatial data management, coordinate reference systems, and spatial analysis.
  • •Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proficiency in English (written and verbal).
Experience:6+ yearsGISEngineeringDesignConstructionEnvironmental consultancy
Education:
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsMentoringStakeholder collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Geographic Information Systems (GIS)ArcGIS ProArcGIS OnlineArcGIS EnterpriseArcGIS Experience BuilderArcGIS DashboardsArcGIS Field MapsSurvey123FMEPythonArcPyModelBuilderArcadeSpatial analysisGeoprocessingRemote sensingLiDARQGISGeoPandasGDAL

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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