GIS (Geographic Information System) Officer

About the role

Thika Water and Sewerage Company is hiring a full-time GIS Officer (Grade 7) in Thika, Kenya. The GIS officer manages GIS operations and spatial databases and reports to the Assets Development Manager. The role covers data conversion, design, development and quality assurance of GIS software systems and related projects.

Key responsibilities

• Create, implement, integrate and maintain GIS applications using GIS software platforms.
• Create maps and graphs using GIS software and related equipment.
• Meet with users to define data needs, project requirements and required outputs, and develop applications.
• Create and collect data, including GPS principles and practices, and conduct research to locate existing databases.
• Gather, analyse and integrate spatial data from staff, and display it effectively in GIS.
• Compile geographic data from customer surveys, field observations, satellite imagery, aerial photographs and existing maps.
• Analyse spatial data for geographic statistics and for geographic relationships between data types.
• Design and update databases, applying knowledge of spatial feature representations.
• Take safety precautions and assist the NRW Unit in its mapping and GIS database functions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geoinformatics, Geospatial Science, Geography, Surveying, Urban Planning, Environmental Science or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in GIS operations, preferably in infrastructure, engineering or water utility environments.

Required skills

• Proficiency in common GIS software such as ArcGIS and QGIS.
• Knowledge of spatial databases.

To apply, send a written application with a scanned copy of the advert, national ID, application letter, CV and certified copies of certificates and testimonials to the Managing Director of Thika Water and Sewerage Company Limited, copied to the HR department, by 17 November 2026.