Consultant (Advisory Geospatial)

About us

Woolpert is a global leader in Architecture, Engineering, and Geospatial (AEG), with a deep rooted and growing presence across Australia, building on our rich heritage as AAM. We are recognised as a Top 100 Global Design and Geospatial firm, Woolpert delivers leading-edge solutions in aerial mapping, surveying, and digital solutions for some of Asia-Pacific’s largest resources, infrastructure and environmental projects.

The ’Woolpack’ fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and ownership—exemplified by our celebrated Principal Program, which offers all employees, regardless of role or employment type, the opportunity to become company owners and share in the company’s growing success. This program rewards leadership, high performance, and initiative, and is a cornerstone of Woolpert’s commitment to empowering its people and expanding diverse leadership.

The opportunity with us as a permanent full time Consultant (Advisory Geospatial)

We are looking for a Consultant (Advisory Geospatial) to join our high performing Strategic & Advisory team. Reporting to the Vice President & Director of Advisory & Innovation, Woolpert Asia Pacific & Middle East, you will be delivering strategic geospatial advisory and consulting services to clients across government, infrastructure, utilities, environment, and private sector markets. This role can be based in any of our offices across Australia - Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, or Brisbane; or New Zealand.

You will be:

• Providing and delivering geospatial insights to support various advisory projects across geography, geospatial analysis, and GIS technologies.
• Collaborate closely with Woolpert’s Geospatial Advisory and Innovation team to successfully deliver proposals and projects on time and within budget.
• Partner with senior leaders across research organisations, NGOs, and government agencies—locally and internationally—to provide trusted advice on geospatial strategy, policy, roadmaps, and program delivery.
• Interpret data from a variety of disciplines and use your knowledge and understanding to develop and deliver client-focused solutions, with the opportunity to generate improved solutions to complex problems and resolving complaints using creativity, reasoning, and experience.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Undergraduate degree in a Spatial Information or Spatial Science discipline such as GIS, Surveying, Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, Applied Science, Geography etc.
• 2-5 years of experience working in a strategic advisory/consulting focus role within the spatial information sector.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex geospatial concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and experienced in developing, managing and delivering projects.
• Strong knowledge of geospatial concepts, theories, and techniques, with proficiency in using GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) and geospatial databases.
• Familiarity with geospatial data formats, such as shapefiles, GeoTIFF, and KML and good understanding of spatial analysis, including spatial statistics, network analysis, and geo