GIS Specialist

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Project Overview:

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company will provide executive project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,50 km2 (10,200 sq. mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.” NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and companies will come to research, incubate, and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways.

Job Summary:

Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist’s primary responsibilities is to include the provision of GIS assist to the project team in alignment with client and Bechtel GIS strategy on the project. The role requires an in-depth understanding of how GIS technology (ESRI) can be leveraged to attain project objectives, and the ability to work across functions/disciplines to enable BIM/GIS use-cases.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop maps using ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap to convey geospatial information to construction, logistics, safety and other project stakeholders in a PMC environment.
• Coordinate with the project departments to develop end-user solutions, including needs analysis, requirements definition, application and database design, data models, application programming, quality control, user training, acceptance testing, and system rollout.
• Managing GIS and inter-operability with other BIM/CAD tools (i.e., Revit, Civil3D, 2D CAD, etc.) to maximize GIS value-proposition throughout the project lifecycle
• Assist the development of technical approaches and methodologies for assisting cross-functional process improvement by developing process maps, information input/output requirements and execution plans for the required tasks
• Setup and configuration control of the project GIS system per project Exchange Information Requirements,
• Assist field geo data collection, workflows and forms using survey 123, progress tracking using Drones/ Lidar per for the approved use-cases
• Integrate multiple data sources accessible thru the GIS portal
• Use GIS data for reporting, dashboarding and trending
• Use GIS solutions to enable project sustainability initiatives including developing story maps, stakeholder engagement
• Perform Quality Assurance Checks on suppliers to ensure supply chain deliverables meet client GIS requirement per the EIR

Education and Experience Requirements:

• M.S. in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of GIS experience.
• Developing and implementing GIS work processes and procedures
• Using GIS and related applications such as ArcGIS suite, GlobalMapper, FME, Geographic Calculator, MicroStation, and AutoCAD
• Using and implementing GIS web services
• Deploying web-based GIS and GIS On-Line solutions
• Customizing and automating GIS tasks using scripting and programming
• System administration of GIS and related software and training of GIS users
• Understanding and awareness of the technology and toolsets required for information production
• particularly within the BIM and GIS technical domain
• Willingness and ability to work single camp status in Saudi Arabia

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (oral and written).
• Proactive, supportive, questioning, challenging and result driven.
• Hard working and motivated with high self-initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, changing priorities and work with ambiguity.
• Help others and receive help from others in achieving goals.
• Acknowledge and value contribution from other team members.
• Assist the creation of a work environment, assisted by leadership, which fosters liberal , trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

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