Senior GIS Specialist

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead and manage all GIS technical deliverables across multiple projects, ensuring timely, high-quality outputs
• ▹Oversee the full GIS workflow, from data acquisition and processing to final integration into immersive environments
• ▹Maintain standardised data structures, schemas, naming conventions, and metadata protocols for geospatial datasets
• ▹Develop, implement, and enforce best-practice GIS data management policies
• ▹Perform advanced geospatial data processing, cleaning, transformation, and quality assurance using ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar platforms
• ▹Prepare and optimise GIS datasets (vector, raster, elevation/DEM, 3D features, and attribute data) for ingestion into Unreal Engine
• ▹Use Unreal Engine tools and plugins (e.g. ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine) to import, geo-reference, and integrate GIS data into real-time 3D environments
• ▹Collaborate closely with Unreal Engine developers, 3D artists, and visualisation teams to troubleshoot geospatial integration issues
• ▹Ensure geospatial accuracy and coordinate reference system alignment when translating GIS data into Unreal Engine scenes
• ▹Manage version control, backups, and archiving of GIS datasets
• ▹Document GIS processes, data pipelines, and Unreal Engine ingestion workflows
• ▹Identify and implement opportunities to automate GIS-to-Unreal data pipelines
• ▹Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior GIS team members
• ▹Research and source GIS datasets to support world-building teams

Requirements

• ▹Proven senior-level experience in GIS data management, processing, and analysis
• ▹Deep proficiency with ArcGIS, QGIS, or comparable GIS platforms
• ▹Hands-on experience integrating GIS data into Unreal Engine, including the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine or similar plugins
• ▹Strong understanding of coordinate reference systems, projections, and geospatial accuracy requirements

Soft skills

About the company

Imerza is a global digital twin consultancy partnering with developers, architects, and brands to visualize complex information and data across the development lifecycle. Imerza is part of Together Group, a collective of creative and marketing agencies including Noe & Associates, Visualisation One, Purple, Construct, Folk at Purple, HotPot China, and North Six.