GIS Specialist

Job Title: Geospatial Information System (GIS) Specialist

A. Project Description:

• We are serving in capacity of Program Management Office (PMO) consultant for one of our PIF clients
• The program is a major urban refurbishment in Riyadh, featured by a densely populated and highly built-up area
• The program is primarily a “brownfield” development and includes a significant number of heritage structures having historic value
• Our PMO team is collocated with our client and functioning under a unified team framework.
• We are under a multi-year agreement with extension possibility

B. Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geomatics, or closely related field (required).

• Urban Planning background is preferred.

C. Years’ Experience

• Minimum 10+ years’ hands-on experience working with GIS in an urban development / master planning / infrastructure context.

• Experience on large multidisciplinary master planning or urban regeneration projects, preferably within KSA / GCC.

H. Key Knowledge Factors

• Strong experience with ArcGIS software and major geomatic and GIS applications (e.g., Desktop, Online, geoprocessing tools, dashboards).

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and BIM environments is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in:

  • Geospatial database design and management

  • Importing and updating data from multiple sources/formats (CAD, shapefiles, imagery, spreadsheets, web services)

  • Verifying and maintaining accuracy and completeness of attribute information

  • Cadastral and parcel management, including land use, ownership and boundary data

  • Spatial analysis and production of customized maps, reports and dashboards for decision-making

D. Team Management Responsibilities, if required

• Provide GIS technical guidance to planners, engineers and junior GIS/technical staff within the PMO.

• Coordinate GIS data requirements and outputs with other disciplines (e.g., urban planning, infrastructure, landscape, transport).

• Support development of common GIS standards, symbology and data structures across the programme.

E. Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Develop, maintain and update the central GIS geodatabase for the project, ensuring data integrity, consistency and security.

• Import, clean and integrate geospatial data from multiple sources (survey, CAD drawings, satellite imagery, authority datasets).

• Manage cadastral and parcel information, including land use, ownership, boundaries, and easements, in support of planning and land management activities.

• Conduct spatial analyses (e.g. buffers, overlays, proximity and density analyses) to support master planning, infrastructure routing, public realm and mobility studies.

• Produce high-quality thematic maps, plans and GIS-based dashboards for PMO and client presentations and reports.

• Collaborate with planners, engineers and data teams to define GIS requirements, data standards and workflows.

• Regularly review and validate datasets to identify and correct errors, gaps or inconsistencies.

• Support integration of GIS outputs with other tools (e.g. BIM models, analytical dashboards) where applicable.

F. Key Deliverables

• Maintenance of a central, structured GIS geodatabase for the project area with documented schemas and metadata.

• Up-to-date cadastral and land-use layers (parcels, ownership, easements, zoning, key assets).

• Series of thematic maps and figures (e.g. land use, density, infrastructure, constraints, opportunities) for planning and reporting.

• GIS-based spatial analysis outputs and dashboards to support decision-making and performance monitoring.

• Regular data quality and integrity reports, including logs of updates and corrections.

• GIS standards and basic user guidance (symbology, layer naming, data handling protocols) for use across the programme.

• GIS system integration visualizations.