About the Role
Company Description
As a leader in ecological transformation and the world’s leading environmental services company, Veolia provides integrated solutions for water, waste, and energy management—supporting the sustainable development of cities, industries, and agriculture.
Veolia is a publicly traded company and the global leader in the environmental sector.
Our core activities span three key areas:
Water, delivering urban and industrial water management solutions;
Waste, transforming waste into new resources;
Energy, improving efficiency and reducing consumption and emissions across buildings, industries, and cities.
Job Description
We are seeking a senior-level professional with deep expertise in both end-to-end project management and GIS solutions architecture.
Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of three major GIS projects.
Manage scope, budget, schedule, risks, dependencies, resources, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Prepare progress reports for stakeholders and senior management.
Ensure delivery meets agreed business objectives, timelines, and quality standards.
Define high- and low-level GIS solution architectures.
Establish technical requirements for application evolution, maintenance, integration, and scalability.
Design solutions leveraging GIS platforms, web services, APIs, spatial databases, cloud environments, and hybrid architectures.
Review and validate technical proposals, architectures, designs, and developments submitted by subcontractors.
Audit code quality, configurations, technical documentation, and development practices.
Ensure compliance with criteria for security, performance, availability, interoperability, and maintainability.
Define standards, best practices, and technological governance frameworks for GIS solutions.
Analyze current products and solutions to identify improvement opportunities.
Propose new functionalities, architectures, and service models.
Evaluate emerging technologies applicable to the geospatial domain.
Promote the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in areas such as:
- GIS process automation
- Image classification and analysis
- Pattern and anomaly detection
- Predictive analytics
- Automated geospatial data processing
- Geographic information generation and enrichment
Translate business needs into a technology and product roadmap.
Qualifications
A formal university degree in one of the following fields is required:
Computer Engineering or equivalent;
Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related disciplines;
Telecommunications Engineering—particularly with focus on systems, data, or technological architectures;
Geomatics and Surveying, Geomatics, or Spatial Engineering;
Cartography, Geodesy, or equivalent;
Geography—provided a demonstrable and strong specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
Other STEM degrees—provided complemented by relevant professional experience in GIS architecture and project management.
Preference will be given to candidates holding a master’s or postgraduate degree in GIS, Geomatics, Data Science, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Digital Transformation, or Project Management.
Minimum of 10 years of verifiable experience in the GIS sector.
Proven experience in designing, architecting, evolving, and managing geospatial solutions.
Demonstrated experience leading complex technology projects from inception to completion.
Additional Information
Join a multinational leader in the environmental sector.
Permanent contract.
Flexible work arrangements and partial remote work options.
Opportunities for professional growth within the organization.
What unites all of us at Veolia is a shared passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence—working every day to protect the environment and ensure access to water, building together a green and inclusive future.
If you want to join this team and take on this important challenge with us, don’t hesitate to apply! Are you up for it?
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.