KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51^st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior GIS Specialist / Project Lead to join our award-winning team based in either our Jordan or Qatar locations. This position is responsible for accomplishing complex analytic, data development, data manipulation, and data validation work related to geo-spatial platforms and the manipulation of and interpretation.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior GIS Specialist / Project Lead to manage and deliver geospatial projects across various sectors, including infrastructure, planning, and environmental development. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage GIS teams and coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and external stakeholders.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Manage the integration of multidisciplinary spatial data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and interoperability across platforms.
• Design, maintain, and optimize enterprise geodatabases and geospatial data models to support project workflows and business needs.
• Design and manage 2D and 3D geodatabases to support spatial data storage, analysis, and visualization.
• Work with both raster and vector datasets, including processing, analysis, and integration into GIS workflows.
• Develop logical and physical data models (LDM and PDM), domains, and schema documentation tailored to project disciplines.
• Perform advanced spatial analysis, geoprocessing, and topology validation using ArcGIS Pro and other GIS tools.
• Perform data conversion, transformation, and cleaning to ensure spatial data is accurate, consistent, and aligned with project standards.
• Use AutoCAD / Civil 3D for GIS/CAD integration, including data cleaning, extraction, conversion, and alignment with geospatial standards.
• Collect, process, and manage spatial and non-spatial data from diverse sources including CAD, GPS, BIM, satellite imagery, and survey data.
• Work on the preparation and submission of GIS data packages, including quality checks, metadata creation, and format compliance.
• Validate spatial data for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project standards and coordinate systems.
• Collaborate with project teams to organize, review, and finalize GIS deliverables.
• Review GIS outputs before formal submission to ensure technical accuracy and completeness.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for GIS tools, data issues, and system integrations.
• Act as the primary liaison for GIS-related communication with clients, consultants, and internal teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and resource allocations specific to GIS deliverables.
• Develop and implement GIS standards, workflows, and policies, and support the creation of strategic plans and documentation aligned with GIS best practices.
• Coordinate and review GIS data submissions to ensure alignment with project requirements and deadlines.
• Creating and/or preparing, and maintaining critical geo-spatial databases for client projects, including the development of complex geo-fencing boundaries with direct implications to reliability and accuracy of client deliverables, geocode validation, spatial data placement, and dependent model variable data validation with client.
• Developing advanced specialized maps utilizing geographic and demographic information using programming, database, and graphic skills.
• Extracting demographic information from various databases for use in maps or reports.
• Performing quality assurance on all products or services being developed for projects and clients to ensure product is meeting specified requirements.
• Interfacing with studio colleagues and clients as the primary database support resource and provides support as needed to support the project.
• Supporting clients and internal resources in the roles of map development, geocoding, database development, database manipulation, and database design.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 8 -12 years of progressive GIS experience, including 1+ years in a project lead capacity, partnered with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Engineering, Urban Planning, or related field.

• Advanced proficiency in ESRI ArcMap, MapInfo, or other GIS-related technologies required for this role. 
• Skilled in preparing GIS documentation, metadata, workflows, and GIS submission guidelines.
• Proficiency in applications including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Data Reviewer, ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, Server, Data Store), ArcGIS Online (AGOL), ArcGIS Dashboards, Experience Builder, Survey123 or Field Maps, FME Workbench, Python for ArcPy and geoprocessing automation.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.