6 Current GIS, Remote Sensing & Land Surveying Jobs in Spain – November 2026

GIS jobs in Spain November 2026: this edition covers six verified opportunities in Mallorca, Zaragoza, Oviedo, Mataró and Madrid. The collection spans agricultural mapping, water records, risk cartography, utility networks, Earth observation and junior data production. Every individual vacancy was checked on 10 November 2026.

The strongest common thread is reliable spatial information for practical decisions: maintaining records, preparing maps, checking datasets and explaining results. The Earth observation role adds scientific programming and model validation, while the junior opening offers a route into data production. This is a selected list of adverts that passed the checks, not a statistical survey of Spain’s employment market. No dedicated cadastral or construction land-surveyor vacancy passed verification for this edition; the advertised GIS and geomatics work is described on its own terms.

Deadline priority: the Mallorca call closes today, 10 November. The Zaragoza and Oviedo calls close tomorrow, 11 November. Their cut-off is 23:59 mainland Spain time. The three other adverts do not state a closing date; an accessible application control should never be treated as a promise that recruitment will remain open.

Job advertisements may be changed or closed by employers without notice. Every vacancy in this article was accessible and appeared open when checked on 10 November 2026. Always verify the details on the employer’s page before applying.

Compare the six verified vacancies

Posting information is reproduced at the precision available: relative labels are not converted into invented calendar dates. The Oviedo role is included within the 30-day window and has an explicitly reopened recruitment period. The Mallorca and Zaragoza adverts are also within 30 days and have future closing times on the verification date.

Spain: detailed vacancy profiles

1. GIS and remote-sensing specialist — Xylella programme — Tragsa

Tragsa’s Mallorca role combines agricultural mapping, environmental records and field inspections. Work includes thematic maps, agricultural weather-station siting, nitrate sampling, GIS laboratory records and orthophoto interpretation. Drone inspections and photogrammetric processing also feature. Applicants need the specified MECES 3 qualification, an official master’s in remote sensing, territorial planning or GIS, and a valid Spanish category B driving licence. Drone-pilot certification and Catalan C1 are listed as merits, rather than mandatory conditions. This is a useful fit for someone who can connect field observations with well-structured geospatial datasets. Relevant CV evidence includes agricultural cartography, spatial databases and documented image-processing projects. The proposed temporary contract is approximately six months, with a possible extension. The employer extended applications after technical problems; the revised closing time is tonight, 10 November, at 23:59 mainland Spain time.

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2. Geography specialist — Water Register GIS — Tragsatec

Tragsatec is recruiting a geography professional to support Water Register records in Zaragoza. The practical focus is checking cartographic and technical information, completing registration material, preparing technical notes and producing GIS maps or sketches. Applicants must meet the advertised geography or degree-plus-master’s qualification route, including the stated Spanish recognition or equivalence conditions. At least six months of hydraulic-management cartography experience is required; the advert accepts employment or academic experience. A valid category B driving licence is also mandatory. GIS training and experience handling geographic administrative records are assessed as merits. Candidates should demonstrate careful record checking and explain how a mapped feature relates to the supporting documentation. The position is full time at 37.5 hours weekly, with an approximately eight-month temporary contract and a possible extension. Applications close on 11 November at 23:59 mainland Spain time.

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3. Cartography, geodesy or geomatics specialist — Risk GIS — Tragsatec

This Oviedo opening supports risk mapping through vulnerable-asset inventories, geographic database maintenance, dynamic risk simulation, and hazard and exposure layers. Tragsatec reopened recruitment on 5 November because one position remained unfilled; the earlier headline refers to two originally planned vacancies. The qualifying degree routes cover cartography, geodesy and geomatics-related disciplines at MECES 3 level, subject to the advert’s recognition conditions. Separate GIS training of at least 200 hours and a valid category B driving licence are mandatory. One to four years of GIS employment experience appears under assessed merits, rather than the compulsory requirements. Applicants should show evidence of dependable geodatabases and explain how they distinguish hazard from exposure. The full-time contract is estimated at six months, with a possible extension to nine months in total. The reopened deadline is 11 November at 23:59 mainland Spain time.

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4. GIS technician — Water and sewer networks — Veolia

Veolia’s Mataró vacancy centres on keeping drinking-water and sewer-network information useful to operational teams. The technician will update network plans, produce GIS reports and drawings, support the technical office, and train operators in GIS management tools. ArcMap, QGIS, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office are named, alongside wider ArcGIS and open-source GIS knowledge. The qualifications section identifies relevant university subjects and higher vocational routes; it also covers coordinate reference systems, cartographic design and interpretation of satellite, LiDAR and aerial imagery. A strong application would show network-data maintenance and clear communication with non-specialist users. The advert confirms a permanent contract, flexibility and partial telework, while leaving salary and closing date undisclosed. Its official recruitment API gives a 2 November release date, resolving the differently formatted dates displayed on the careers page. The application button leads to Veolia’s individual SmartRecruiters form.

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5. Remote sensing and Earth observation specialist — COTESA

COTESA is seeking a specialist who can turn satellite and meteorological inputs into validated geospatial products. The work spans acquisition pipelines, time-series analysis, physical and statistical models, machine learning and reproducible research workflows. Sentinel-2, Landsat, intermediate Python, QGIS, Git and STAC are explicitly relevant. The advert names libraries including Xarray, Rasterio, GeoPandas and GDAL, and expects suitable model-validation methods. Additional strengths include SAR, LiDAR, PyTorch and scalable processing. This role suits applicants who can explain the scientific basis of a method as clearly as its implementation. A concise project example should connect a research question, sensor choice, processing decisions and independent validation. The public Madrid advert offers full-time work, telework and flexible hours. It states no salary or closing date. Its active application route is through LinkedIn, where an account is required to submit.

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6. Junior GIS technician — COTESA

COTESA’s junior opening focuses on turning mixed source material into organised digital information. Tasks include digitising documents, maps, databases and imagery, then structuring and validating the results for digital systems. The advert values geography, engineering, computing or information-management study, previous digitisation or data-support experience, and familiarity with office software and databases. GIS knowledge is a valued addition. Attention to detail, organisation and willingness to learn are central to the advertised profile. Candidates should demonstrate accurate data handling through a small, explainable example rather than claiming advanced spatial modelling that they have not done. The employer advertises telework, flexible hours, training and career development. Salary, a closing date and a precise contract type are not specified in the public description. The vacancy remains publicly readable with an active LinkedIn application control; submitting an application requires a LinkedIn account.

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Skills in demand across this selection

Data quality comes before presentation. Several roles involve checking existing records, maintaining databases or validating information before it enters a working system. A portfolio should make that process visible. Show the source, explain the checks you performed, and identify an error you corrected. A polished map is more convincing when the reader can understand how trustworthy its underlying features are.

Spatial fundamentals connect the different career paths. Coordinate systems, raster and vector handling, map interpretation and sensible database structure remain useful across the list. Candidates moving between desktop GIS and Earth observation should explain what each processing step changes. Reprojection, resampling and classification answer different questions; using their names interchangeably weakens an otherwise good technical application.

Field information and office records need to agree. The selection includes work that connects environmental observations, infrastructure records and mapped features. Relevant evidence could show how you tracked a feature identifier, recorded provenance, checked an attribute or documented a field-to-database update. Describe your own contribution and the limits of the dataset. Do not present a team deliverable as entirely your own work.

Communication is a technical skill. The adverts include documentation, reporting and support for other users. Explain who used your output and what they needed to do with it. A short technical note, a reproducible workflow and a map with a clear legend can demonstrate complementary strengths. Applicants should select examples that match the actual vacancy rather than attaching every project they have completed.

These observations concern the collected vacancies only. They do not establish national demand, salary trends or a shortage of any particular profession. For practice presenting your experience, use TechGeo’s GIS interview questions and answers and adapt the examples to the employer’s stated tasks.

Applying for geospatial careers in Spain

Start with the closing time and required evidence

For the calls closing today or tomorrow, prepare the mandatory documents before refining optional material. Read the original Spanish advert and its application instructions in full. Check the distinction between an essential requirement and an assessed merit: a desirable skill cannot compensate for a missing compulsory qualification. Keep the submission receipt and verify that attachments were accepted. Do not assume that beginning a form before the deadline guarantees a valid submission after it.

Where a call specifies recognised qualifications or an equivalence certificate, follow that wording precisely. A translated diploma and a formal recognition decision are different documents. This roundup does not determine whether a particular overseas qualification qualifies. Ask the recruiter about the specific document you hold, identify the vacancy reference and allow time for an answer. The same care applies to any driving-licence requirement.

Build a CV around evidence you can explain

Use a short role-specific summary, then demonstrate the advertised tasks through projects or employment. For each example, identify the dataset, the operation, the quality check and the useful result. Quantify your contribution only when you have a defensible figure. Include software versions or programming libraries when they clarify your experience; a long keyword list without context makes it harder to see whether you can perform the work.

Early-career candidates can use coursework, dissertations and suitable volunteer work when the advert allows that experience. Label it accurately. Describe whether you collected data, cleaned it, designed the method or prepared the final map. An academic project is not automatically professional employment. Conversely, a well-documented student workflow can provide useful evidence of care, reasoning and learning ability.

Prepare a small portfolio for the role

Choose two or three examples that answer the employer’s needs. A data-maintenance application benefits from a clear schema and validation record. An analytical application benefits from a documented method and a check of uncertainty. For imagery work, explain why you chose the sensor and how you separated evaluation data from model development. Remove confidential information and ensure that any shared dataset or screenshot can be shown publicly.

Keep the portfolio easy to scan. Give each example a question, a brief method, a result and a limitation. Make your role explicit when working in a team. A recruiter should be able to understand the example without installing specialist software or requesting access to a private folder. Test any links before submitting and provide a compact PDF alternative if the employer’s form permits it.

Confirm conditions directly with the recruiter

Remote work, flexible schedules and hybrid arrangements have different meanings across employers. Confirm office attendance, travel, equipment and the permitted employment location during recruitment. A telework statement does not establish permission to work from another country. Similarly, no salary figure should be assumed from a job title or from an unrelated advert by the same employer.

Citizenship eligibility, visa sponsorship, relocation support and work-authorisation conditions are not confirmed for these listings unless the original advert expressly says otherwise. This article makes no promise about them. If a condition affects your ability to accept a role, raise a precise question with the employer before relying on it. Any professional licensing or qualification issue must be checked against the particular role and the appropriate official authority.

Frequently asked questions

Which jobs have the nearest deadlines?

The Mallorca Tragsa call closes on 10 November 2026, and the Zaragoza and Oviedo Tragsatec calls close on 11 November. Each gives 23:59 mainland Spain time. Open the official call again before submitting, particularly if an extension or correction has been issued.

Are these opportunities suitable for graduates?

The junior GIS advert is the clearest early-career option. Other positions have specific qualification, training or experience conditions. Read each list of mandatory requirements before judging suitability from the title. Where academic experience is expressly accepted, describe it honestly and provide the evidence requested.

Are salaries and fully remote work confirmed?

No salary amount is disclosed in the selected adverts. Some advertise telework or partial telework, but that does not confirm unrestricted remote working. The table keeps the employer’s stated arrangement and marks missing information rather than estimating it.

How were the opportunities selected?

Each individual advert was opened, checked for relevance and location, and assessed for an active application route or future deadline. URLs and employer/title/location combinations were compared with TechGeo’s prior 90 days of roundups. Members-only pages, ambiguous or expired leads, unverifiable listings and duplicates were excluded. The result is six distinct adverts rather than a padded list.

Choose a role, check the call and apply

Start with the vacancy whose tasks and essential conditions best match your evidence. Prioritise the imminent closing dates, then tailor your CV and portfolio to the work. Keep checking the employer’s page after submitting, because recruitment details can change.

For earlier regional coverage, see the October Spain geospatial jobs roundup and the September Spain careers edition. Those are historical articles: their vacancies require fresh checks and are not part of this current list. Follow TechGeo Geo-News for the next regional update.