Title:  Senior GIS Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About our TEK Engineering Management and Digital Delivery team

TEK’s Engineering Management and Digital Delivery team can assist and support our projects as they transition into digital practice and respond to client requirements.

Our team has multi-disciplinary experience in the implementation and application of Digital Engineering (DE), whilst our connection to local and global markets means our team is at the forefront of DE delivery. We provide cross-sector support at various stages from early planning through to delivery to help project teams navigate the adoption of DE.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior GIS Manager to join our TEK (Technology, Engineering and Knowledge) division based in Sydney . The role will see you leading and coordinating GIS Management activities and providing specialist GIS solutions for some of the nation’s most iconic projects, at precontract and delivery phase. 

Your key tasks will include (but not be limited to):

• Plan and control the delivery of GIS for precontract and delivery phase projects.
• Establish and implement GIS workflows and processes that support tender and project objectives.
• Responsible for the management of project GIS data for all disciplines.
• Provide support to Design and Construction teams using GIS applications and tools. 
• Perform spatial data management and data analysis activities where required.
• Administer ArcGIS Enterprise, Geodatabases and Geocortex applications. 
• Develop high value use cases including the documentation of processes, applicability, and value proposition to projects. 
• Participate in a Digital Engineering Community of Practice (COP) including introducing and up-skilling project resources and the adoption of innovation practices.
• Provide training support through coaching and sharing of knowledge. 

About You

We are looking for a self-starter who strives to go above and beyond to support the business with effective GIS solutions. To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary Degree (Bachelor level) in Built Environment, Survey, Mapping, GIS, Science, Information Technology (IT).
• Solid GIS experience in the Engineering Consulting or Construction industry on large multi discipline projects.
• Experience in the following: ArcGIS, Geocortex, FME.
• Previous experience mentoring junior GIS team members.
• Exposure to major multi-discipline engineering and construction delivery.
• Exposure to working within the pre-contracts environment on multiple tenders at once.

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success. 

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority. 

What’s in it for you 

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits. 

We offer: 

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options. 
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing. 
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities. 
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities. 
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.