Background

At Digby Wells Environmental, our work contributes to meaningful environmental and social outcomes. We partner with clients across diverse sectors and geographies to solve complex challenges and support responsible, sustainable development. We are looking for an Environmental GIS Specialist who can turn spatial data into clear, reliable insights that strengthen environmental decision-making. You will work alongside passionate and capable colleagues, contribute to multidisciplinary projects and grow through exposure to varied technical challenges, locations and client contexts.

The Opportunity

As an Environmental GIS Specialist, you will provide high-quality geospatial analysis, mapping and data-management support across environmental and social projects. You will work closely with environmental specialists, project teams and clients to ensure spatial information is accurate, accessible and translated into practical project insights. This role offers the opportunity to apply your GIS expertise to work that has real impact while continuing to build your technical, consulting and project experience.

What you will do

• Produce accurate, professional maps and spatial outputs for environmental assessments, technical reports, proposals and client presentations.
• Undertake spatial analysis to support environmental screening, constraints mapping, impact assessment, site selection and decision-making.
• Source, capture, clean, validate, manage and maintain spatial datasets.
• Develop and manage geodatabases, metadata and consistent spatial-data structures.
• Interpret environmental, social and project data and communicate the findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support fieldwork planning, spatial data collection and the integration of field data into GIS platforms.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control of maps, data and spatial analyses.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams to define GIS requirements and deliver outputs within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Apply relevant GIS standards, coordinate systems, templates and document-control requirements.
• Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, estimates and the continuous improvement of GIS tools, processes and capabilities.
• Keep up to date with developments in geospatial technology and identify practical opportunities to improve project delivery.

Requirements

What you will bring

• A relevant tertiary qualification in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 3 – 6 years’ relevant GIS experience, preferably in environmental consulting, mining, or natural-resource projects.
• Strong proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and/or QGIS and sound knowledge of spatial databases and data-management principles.
• Experience in spatial analysis, cartography, map production and geospatial quality assurance.
• An understanding of coordinate reference systems, projections, metadata and spatial-data standards.
• The ability to interpret technical information and present complex spatial findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within project deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to work across disciplines, offices and cultures.
• Experience in remote sensing, web GIS, field-data applications, Python, FME, SQL, ArcGIS Online or other geospatial automation tools would be an advantage.

Benefits

Why join Digby Wells Environmental?

• Work that matters: Use geospatial insight to help address real environmental and social challenges and support more informed, sustainable decisions.
• Growth that moves you: Build your expertise through diverse projects, challenging assignments, mentorship and exposure to experienced professionals.
• A place to belong: Join capable, supportive teams where different perspectives are valued, and collaboration is central to how we work.
• Trust at the core: Work in an environment grounded in integrity, honesty and a commitment to clearer communication, fairness and consistency.
• Built to thrive: Be part of a business that is strengthening how it supports development, performance, wellbeing and sustainable ways of working.

• Produce accurate, professional maps and spatial outputs for environmental assessments, technical reports, proposals and client presentations.
• Undertake spatial analysis to support environmental screening, constraints mapping, impact assessment, site selection and decision-making.
• Source, capture, clean, validate, manage and maintain spatial datasets.
• Develop and manage geodatabases, metadata and consistent spatial-data structures.
• Interpret environmental, social and project data and communicate the findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support fieldwork planning, spatial data collection and the integration of field data into GIS platforms.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control of maps, data and spatial analyses.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams to define GIS requirements and deliver outputs within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Apply relevant GIS standards, coordinate systems, templates and document-control requirements.
• Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, estimates and the continuous improvement of GIS tools, processes and capabilities.
• Keep up to date with developments in geospatial technology and identify practical opportunities to improve project delivery.

• ArcGIS Pro
• QGIS
• spatial databases
• data-management principles
• spatial analysis
• cartography
• map production
• geospatial quality assurance
• coordinate reference systems
• projections
• metadata
• spatial-data standards
• technical information interpretation
• complex spatial findings presentation
• attention to detail
• analytical thinking
• problem-solving
• written communication
• verbal communication
• priority management
• accurate work delivery
• project deadlines
• collaborative approach
• remote sensing
• web GIS
• field-data applications
• Python
• FME
• SQL
• ArcGIS Online
• geospatial automation tools

• A relevant tertiary qualification in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Environmental Science or a related field.
• 3 – 6 years’ relevant GIS experience, preferably in environmental consulting, mining, or natural-resource projects.
• Strong proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and/or QGIS and sound knowledge of spatial databases and data-management principles.
• Experience in spatial analysis, cartography, map production and geospatial quality assurance.
• An understanding of coordinate reference systems, projections, metadata and spatial-data standards.
• The ability to interpret technical information and present complex spatial findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within project deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to work across disciplines, offices and cultures.
• Experience in remote sensing, web GIS, field-data applications, Python, FME, SQL, ArcGIS Online or other geospatial automation tools would be an advantage.