Want to build the digital twins that bring smart cities to life? Your mastery of GIS and BIM might just make you our new Digital Twin Systems Expert.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Your key duties
We are seeking an experienced GIS/BIM Systems Expert (Digital Twin) to lead the integration of geospatial and building information models into high fidelity digital twins for cities, infrastructure, and complex assets. The role focuses on structuring, managing, and connecting GIS and BIM data to support advanced analytics, visualisation, and real time operations within digital twin platforms. The GIS/BIM Systems Expert will work closely with planning, engineering, and digital teams to ensure data is accurate, interoperable, and optimised for immersive and web based environments
As an Engineer, you will take a lead role in shaping, developing, and delivering digital twin solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
- Design and manage GIS and BIM data models to support city , district , and asset scale digital twins.
- Integrate BIM (e.g., Revit, IFC) and GIS (e.g., Esri, QGIS) datasets with 3D environments and digital twin platforms.
- Develop and maintain processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) from design and asset systems into digital twin solutions.
- Ensure spatial accuracy, data quality, and standards compliance across all GIS/BIM inputs.
- Collaborate with digital delivery, smart city, and engineering teams to translate project requirements into data and model specifications.
- Optimise models for performance, including level of detail (LOD), tiling, and streaming for web and game engine environments.
- Support the integration of operational and IoT data with GIS/BIM geometry for monitoring, simulation, and analytics use cases.
- Produce clear documentation, metadata, and mapping standards to enable re use and scalability across projects.
- Contribute to proposals, demonstrations, and client workshops focused on GIS/BIM enabled digital twins.
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Your skills and experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with GIS and/or BIM on large projects (e.g., urban development, infrastructure, real estate).
- Strong proficiency with BIM tools (e.g., Revit, Navisworks, IFC workflows) and GIS platforms (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS).
- Demonstrated experience integrating BIM and GIS data into 3D or digital twin platforms.• Solid understanding of spatial data standards, coordinate systems, and interoperability (e.g., CityGML, IFC, open geospatial standards).
- Experience with geospatial and model data processing, scripting, or automation (e.g., Python, FME, Dynamo or similar).
- Familiarity with 3D visualisation/game engines (e.g., Unreal, Unity) or web based 3D/GIS frameworks is a strong advantage.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in managing complex datasets and model coordination.
Academic qualifications
The role is suitable for candidates with a strong digital and design background. We would welcome applications from those with degrees in
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geomatics
- GIS
- Architecture
- Civil Engineering
- Urban Planning
- or a related built environment or geospatial discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
Personal Attributes
- Highly organised and detail oriented, with a strong commitment to data quality and standards.
- Collaborative mindset, comfortable working with multidisciplinary technical and non technical teams.
- Proactive, solution driven, and keen to explore new tools and methods for digital twins.
- Passionate about leveraging GIS/BIM and 3D data to improve planning, design, and operational decision making.
What we offer you
- Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Attractive salary and benefits package
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday. Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments, we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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