Graduate / Junior GIS Analyst

About the role

KBR's Infrastructure Solutions business is seeking a Graduate / Junior GIS Analyst to join its GIS team supporting major infrastructure projects across Australia and the wider APAC region. The role sits in a collaborative team of spatial professionals, working alongside GIS specialists, engineers and other technical disciplines, with training and mentoring provided.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, manage, analyse and present spatial data for multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Produce maps, spatial analysis and GIS deliverables mainly with Esri technologies, with opportunities to use QGIS, FME and other tools.
• Support office and field GIS workflows, including mobile GIS and field hardware for data capture, validation and processing.
• Help project teams choose the right technologies and workflows for data capture, processing, analysis, management and visualisation.
• Support ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, including preparing and publishing spatial data, web maps and applications.
• Develop Python and GIS automation skills to improve workflow efficiency and repeatability.
• Collaborate with engineering and other technical disciplines, and with KBR's visualisation specialists on integrated spatial, 3D and visualisation workflows.
• Deliver work to agreed project, quality and HSE requirements, and contribute ideas and knowledge to the GIS team.

Required profile

• Undergraduate degree in GIS, Spatial Science, Geomatics, Geography, Engineering or another relevant discipline with a strong GIS or spatial component.
• Graduate-level experience up to about 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a practical, curious approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a project team and manage assigned tasks.

Required skills

• Practical experience with ArcGIS Pro and a sound understanding of core GIS concepts, spatial data, coordinate systems and data management.
• An interest in Python scripting and automation; existing exposure is highly regarded.
• Advantageous but not essential: QGIS, FME, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, field GIS, mobile data capture, CAD/BIM, 3D GIS or visualisation.

What we offer

• Industry-leading salaries reviewed annually, with salary packaging and novated leases.
• Additional 8 hours of time off every 4 weeks, paid parental leave and end-of-trip facilities.
• Flexible work arrangements, life/health insurance discounts and paid professional membership fees.
• On-the-job mentoring, technical learning, knowledge sharing and attendance at industry events.