Senior GIS Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee all GIS technical deliverables across various projects, ensuring outputs are timely and of high quality, in line with client expectations and company standards.

• Supervise the entire GIS workflow, from data acquisition and processing to final integration into immersive environments.

• Maintain strict compliance with standardized data structures, schemas, naming conventions, and metadata protocols for all geospatial datasets.

• Develop, implement, and uphold best-practice GIS data management policies to guarantee consistency, accuracy, and scalability.

• Conduct advanced geospatial data processing, cleaning, transformation, and quality assurance utilizing ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar platforms.

• Prepare and optimize GIS datasets (vector, raster, elevation/DEM, 3D features, and attribute data) for integration into Unreal Engine.

• Employ 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 and digital twins.

• Collaborate closely with Unreal Engine developers, 3D artists, and visualization teams to resolve geospatial integration issues (coordinate systems, scale, precision, performance optimization).

• Ensure geospatial accuracy, coordinate reference system alignment, and visual fidelity when converting GIS data into Unreal Engine scenes.

• Manage version control, backups, and archiving of GIS datasets to facilitate project iteration and long-term asset reuse.

• Document GIS processes, data pipelines, and Unreal Engine ingestion workflows to promote knowledge sharing and onboarding within the team.

• Identify and implement opportunities to automate GIS-to-Unreal data pipelines to enhance efficiency on large-scale projects.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior GIS team members regarding data standards, Unreal integration techniques, and project-specific requirements.

• Research and procure GIS datasets to support world-building teams.

• Stay updated with advancements in GIS technologies, game-engine geospatial tools, and emerging best practices for immersive digital twin development.

⛳️ Requirements

• **Required:**

• Proven senior-level experience in GIS data management, processing, and analysis.

• Deep expertise with ArcGIS, QGIS, or similar GIS platforms.

• Practical experience integrating GIS data into Unreal Engine, including knowledge of the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine or analogous geospatial game-engine plugins.

• Strong understanding of coordinate reference systems, projections, and requirements for geospatial accuracy.

• Experience in preparing and optimizing vector, raster, DEM/elevation, and 3D feature datasets for real-time 3D environments.

• Capability to develop and enforce data standards, schemas, and documentation across teams.

• Experience with pipeline automation and scripting (Python or similar) for GIS data workflows.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, comfortable working cross-functionally with 3D artists, developers, and project managers.

• Experience in managing and mentoring junior team members.

**Nice to Have:**

• Background in real estate, architecture, urban planning, or related property development sectors.

• Familiarity with digital twin platforms and immersive visualization pipelines.

• Experience with game engines beyond Unreal Engine (e.g., Unity).

• Knowledge of BIM data and its integration with GIS environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• A globally distributed, collaborative team at the forefront of immersive technology.

• Exposure to high-profile, visionary real estate and placemaking projects on a global scale.

• The chance to influence GIS best practices and create scalable workflows within an innovative, rapidly growing consultancy.

• Flexible, remote-first working environment.