Senior GIS Specialist

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

Apply GIS, spatial data management, and spatial analysis to support engineering, design, and construction projects across sectors including Environmental, Transportation, Water, and Buildings & Places. Deliver project setup through analysis, map and dashboard production, and quality-managed geospatial deliverables. Lead development of high-quality geospatial data and web GIS solutions using ArcGIS (Online/Enterprise) and ETL/interoperability tools like FME, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to translate requirements into practical solutions.

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Senior GIS Specialist

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Job Summary

Apply GIS, spatial data management, and spatial analysis to support engineering, design, and construction projects across sectors including Environmental, Transportation, Water, and Buildings & Places. Deliver project setup through analysis, map and dashboard production, and quality-managed geospatial deliverables. Lead development of high-quality geospatial data and web GIS solutions using ArcGIS (Online/Enterprise) and ETL/interoperability tools like FME, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to translate requirements into practical solutions.
Location: South Africa
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
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 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, ArcGIS Dashboards, and field support tools such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123.
  • •Use FME and scripting/configuration (Python/ArcPy, ModelBuilder, Arcade) to automate GIS workflows, manage GIS QA/QC, and integrate GIS with CAD/BIM, APIs, and field data platforms.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsEquity

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, delivering GIS work packages with limited supervision.
  • •Strong understanding of GIS principles, spatial data management, coordinate reference systems, and spatial analysis.
  • •Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
  • •Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into practical GIS solutions; proficiency in English (written and verbal).
Experience:6+ years
Education:
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsMentoringIndependent delivery
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ArcGIS ProArcGIS OnlineArcGIS EnterpriseArcGIS Experience BuilderArcGIS DashboardsArcGIS Field MapsSurvey123FMEPythonArcPyModelBuilderArcadeSQLPostgreSQLPostGISPowerBITableauQGISGeoPandasGDAL

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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