GIS Specialist

Job Description

Core GIS Responsibilities

• Lead GIS activities and maintain project databases, geodatabases, layers, metadata, and data standards.
• Collect, process, validate, analyze, and visualize spatial data.
• Integrate survey, CAD, BIM, GPS, satellite, drone, and field data into GIS platforms.
• Maintain accurate and traceable spatial information using approved coordinate systems.
• Develop maps, dashboards, reports, technical presentations, and other GIS visualization products.
• Support automated GIS workflows, data quality processes, and technical guidance for junior staff.

Airport and Infrastructure

• Maintain GIS datasets for airport terminals, airfields, runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, utilities, drainage, and external infrastructure.
• Identify spatial conflicts between proposed works, existing assets, utilities, and project interfaces.
• Support construction access, logistics, work zones, temporary facilities, and phased construction through GIS analysis.
• Coordinate airport utility and airside or landside asset information.

Data Management and Analysis

• Manage vector, raster, imagery, terrain, infrastructure, and asset datasets, including imports, exports, editing, and transformation.
• Establish validation rules and quality-control procedures for GIS data.
• Perform spatial analysis of proximity, connectivity, accessibility, utility corridors, interfaces, site constraints, and construction progress.
• Coordinate GIS data exchanges with consultants, contractors, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain data inventories, issue logs, backups, approvals, and traceability.

Survey, Engineering, and Handover

• Coordinate with Survey teams on control, coordinates, benchmarks, topographical surveys, as-built surveys, and field observations.
• Coordinate with civil, utilities, roads, drainage, structural, MEP, BIM, and other engineering disciplines.
• Support GIS-based asset registers and integration with CAFM, IWMS, EAM, or other asset management platforms.
• Verify final as-built GIS information and prepare complete handover datasets and documentation.

Required Qualifications

• A relevant bachelor's degree in GIS, Geomatics, Surveying, Geography, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline is required.
• At least 8 years of relevant GIS or geospatial information management experience is required.
• Major infrastructure, airport, transportation, utilities, or multidisciplinary construction project experience is required.
• Advanced proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, or an equivalent GIS platform is required.
• Strong knowledge of geodatabases, spatial analysis, data management, visualization, coordinate systems, and georeferencing is required.
• GIS integration with BIM, survey, asset management, and common data environments is required.

Additional Qualifications

• CAD and engineering data integration, including AutoCAD or Civil 3D, is highly desirable.
• Underground utilities and infrastructure GIS experience is preferred.
• Airport or airfield GIS and asset information experience is highly desirable.
• Python, FME, SQL, or related GIS automation knowledge is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills are required.