Senior Geospatial Consultant

• One of Australias largest employee-owned environmental consultancies
• Flexible work arrangements and excellent employee benefits
• Additional Benefit of a #ME Day (Paid day off once a month)

About Umwelt

Umwelt is an Australian owned environmental consultancy operating for over 30 years with 9 offices nationwide. We are a team of vibrant professionals with experience across a range of sectors including renewables infrastructure defence regulation and policy resources and the urban development sector.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Geospatial Consultant to join our Spatial & Visualisation team.

About the Role:

Were looking for a Senior Geospatial Consultant who enjoys solving real world problems. This role is hands on and solution focused working with clients to design optimise and automate digital workflows that actually get used.

As a Senior Geospatial Consultant you will play a key role in delivering high quality digital solutions that support our social and environmental projects. You will provide expert geospatial insights contribute to building a strong and sustainable pipeline of work and develop spatially enabled solutions that enhance decision making improve operational efficiency and support ongoing business growth. You will play a key role in mentoring and developing emerging talent fostering strong technical capability critical thinking and best-practice approaches across the team.

If you enjoy translating spatial complexity into elegant scalable solutions youll feel right at home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design build and optimise digital workflows
• Develop and maintain automated spatial processes using FME Python or similar automation tools
• Solve real-world problems using the Esri ecosystem
• Ability to understand requirements and design fit-for-purpose digital solutions
• Demonstrated expertise in database design and development with a strong understanding of spatial and tabular data structures supporting end-to-end workflows from field data capture through to analysis reporting and long-term data management
• Implement and enforce Geospatial data standards and best practices (naming conventions templates QA processes documentation)
• Analyse existing spatial workflows and identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation
• Work directly with clients to understand requirements and deliver practical solution oriented outcomes
• Communicate clearly with internal teams and external stakeholders translating technical concepts into actionable insights
• Contribute to continuous improvement of our spatial tools templates and methodologies
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members actively sharing knowledge and helping shape the capability and thinking of the next generation of spatial professionals

About You:

• Degree qualified in Geography Environmental Science GIS or a related field
• Strong technical skills across the Esri platform (ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Online Enterprise etc)
• Experience with automation FME Python or equivalent (the tool matters less than the solution oriented thinking)
• Demonstrated technical expertise in database design and development including relational and spatial data modelling SQL and spatial SQL and the management of ecological and environmental datasets across field GIS and analytical workflows
• Proven experience creating maintaining and optimising GIS workflows
• Hands on experience applying data standards and best practices (naming conventions templates QA/QC metadata)
• Clear confident written and verbal communication skills
• Previous consulting experience or experience working directly with clients and stakeholder

Nice to have:

• Experience or strong interest in PowerBi and data visualisation
• Exposure to or curiosity about AI / Machine Learning in a spatial or data context
• Experience or interest in data systems integrations or spatial data architecture

What We offer:

Our people are our number one asset and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow. As part of our team you will be offered:

• A role collaborating with experienced professionals to support your growth and development
• Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers
• Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance
• Opportunities to work nationally across diverse and technically challenging projects
• #MeDays: an Umwelt wellbeing initiative offering staff one extra paid day off for 12 months of the year
• Generous additional hours policy and working away from home benefits
• Opportunities to join Umwelts Employee Share Plan (ESP)
• A workplace culture of learning and personal development with a mix of in house and externally hosted training opportunities offered as well as mentorship
• Established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives and hands on training
• A competitive salary based on skills and experience

Diversity and Inclusion

At Umwelt we are committed to fostering a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are all responsible in creating a diverse inclusive and accountable culture where employees of all backgrounds and lifestyles feel a sense of belonging mutual respect and kindness.

The Umwelt team are privileged to collaborate closely with Indigenous communities across the nation and we actively pursue the goals outlined in our Reconciliation Action Plan. We believe that a diverse and inclusive environment not only enriches our workplace culture but also drives innovation and excellence in all that we do. Join us in our mission to create a supportive and equitable workplace where everyones unique perspectives and contributions are valued.

Join the Umwelt Team

If you believe you meet the criteria for this opportunity please apply via SEEK. Your application should include a cover letter addressing how you meet the above criteria and your resume outlining your previous experience.

If you would like additional assistance through the recruitment process please reach out to our friendly HR team at

To be eligible for this position you must have legal work rights to work in Australia.