Innovation Team Lead

Job Description

The Opportunity

As Team Lead for Fugro’s Geo‑Data Innovation Team in our Brisbane office, you will guide a team responsible for the core data processing capabilities that underpin Fugro’s digital platforms and products. This includes transforming raw survey data into trusted, georeferenced datasets that support solutions such as Fugro ROAMES®, GeoSuite, and other downstream analytics. The role combines people leadership with technical stewardship, working closely with product, technical, and domain leads to deliver reliable, production‑ready solutions at scale—while staying closely connected to client needs and real‑world operational outcomes.

On a typical day you will:

• Lead and support a team of engineers in providing clarity on priorities, planning, and ways of working across the team.

• Collaborate with Product Owners and Technical Leads to shape delivery and technical direction as well as work across teams to align dependencies and communicate needs.

• Influence how core Geo‑Data processing capabilities evolve, with a focus on scale, quality, and reliability.

• Help translate complex technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders.

• Engage directly with clients and operational teams to understand their requirements, gather feedback, and ensure technical outputs align with real‑world use cases.

• Adjust priorities and delivery plans based on customer impact, ensuring the team remains responsive, outcomes‑focused, and able to integrate client feedback into continuous improvement.

Who We Are

We are Fugro, the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, focused on mapping, modeling and monitoring data about the earth’s surface and the structures built upon it. With clients spanning land, sea, and space, our respected reputation is grounded in valuing our employees as our greatest asset, a steadfast commitment to delivery excellence, and an innovative approach that leverages cutting-edge technology to solve our clients' challenges.

This role forms part of our R&D team, part of our innovation department with a strong focus on automating complex spatial data analysis workflows and providing information to clients via intuitive web-based interfaces. Real world data (LIDAR point clouds, imagery, sonar scan and multi-beam) is captured remotely by vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, aircrafts or helicopters. Data is uploaded to AWS and distilled to provide clients insights via the use of modern machine learning, scalable cloud computing, and 3D visualisation approaches.

How We Work

We embrace a modern and collaborative work culture, where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves; all voices heard, all cultures respected.

Fugro is committed to helping our employees move towards their full potential, through alignment, autonomy, and personal accountability, in a supportive, information sharing work environment.  While we support remote work, we also value face-to-face interactions, whiteboard discussions and sharing a meal together.

About You

You’re comfortable working in a technically complex, collaborative environment and enjoy helping teams do their best work.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous leadership and/or mentoring experience with 5 or more years in commerical software engineering field

• An engineering mindset, experienced in developing and maintaining resilient, scalable solutions in a varied and high‑pace environment

• Extensive software development experience using programming languages such as Typescript, C#, Java, C++ and Python

• Solid knowledge of AWS services such as S3, DynamoDB, EC2, Lambda, SQS and IAM and experience building cloud stacks in AWS SDK and/or CDK

• A good understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON, event‑driven architecture, micro‑services and other concepts of modern distributed web applications

• Strong ability to drive agile software development processes as well as adjust team focus and roadmap direction based on customer impact and evolving requirements

• Excellent communication skills to engage with customers to understand use cases, gather feedback, and help shape priorities, ensuring delivery reflects client needs and operational value

Extra things we value:

• Practical understanding of algorithmic complexity, data structures, and efficient data access patterns, including spatial indexing

• Experience scaling workloads horizontally in cloud or High-Performing Compute (HPC) environments

• Interest or experience in low-level or embedded programming, data formats, or performance-critical systems

• Working knowledge of GIS concepts and geospatial data

• Exposure to survey sensors, sensor data, or geopositioning techniques

• Background in scientific computing, utilising tools like Julia, Python, MATLAB, R, etc.

• Master’s or PhD in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience

Fugro Offers

• Enjoy flexible working hours, including hybrid work-from-home options, to support your work-life balance and personal commitments

• Be rewarded with competitive compensation and annual salary reviews

• Feel the security that our salary continuance insurance provides in case of unforeseen circumstances

• Our global career framework and Fugro academy provides pathways to support your growth and career progression

• Our inclusive, information sharing culture means that colleagues happily share knowledge, setting each other and our teams up for success

• Be part of a diverse, friendly and supportive environment, where you can feel free to be yourself

• Our modern office is close to the South Bank train station and Cultural Center busway station, also served by the CityGlider bus service

• Enjoy the ability to be fully present with your family upon the arrival of a with our 12 week Parental Leave policy new child,

• Progressive company with industry new and cutting-edge technology

How to apply

Please ensure your CV is up to date, with relevant information clear and succinct and follow the application prompts.

Candidates will be asked to provide evidence of Australian working rights to be considered for this position (visa sponsorship is not offered).

Fugro reserves the right to close this advert at any time.

Applications or interest via recruitment agencies will not be accepted at this time.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**