IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

About the Company

L’IGN, est l’opérateur de l’Etat en matière d’information géographique et forestière de référence, certifiée neutre et interopérable. L’Institut développe en permanence de nouveaux référentiels, produits et géoservices, répondant aux besoins croissants et évolutifs en données cartographiques et en informations géolocalisées.

Puissant acteur public du numérique pour la description multi-thèmes du territoire, l’Institut intervient en appui à l’évaluation et la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques de prévention des risques, d’aménagement du territoire, de développement durable, de défense et de sécurité nationale. Grace à ses cinq laboratoires de recherche, l’IGN entretient un potentiel d’innovation de haut niveau dans les domaines de la géodésie, de la topographie vectorielle, de l’optique et de l’électronique, du traitement des images et de l’inventaire forestier.

L’accélérateur de projets IGNfab soutient des startups innovantes en géoservices numériques ;
L’ENSG-Géomatique, l’Ecole nationale des sciences géographiques de l’IGN, forme les futurs ingénieurs de l’information géographique.

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IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

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INGÉNIEUR GESTION DE PROJET SUIVI DU TASSEMENT DES SOLS

Job Description

**Job Title** Project Management Engineer – Soil Subsidence Monitoring **Role Summary** Lead the development and execution of a national forest inventory‑based project to create new soil subsidence indicators. Manage project scope, schedule, partner relations, and quality of deliverables, while coordinating technical work across research, forestry, and government stakeholders. **Expectations** - Deliver a robust protocol for measuring and monitoring soil subsidence. - Produce high‑quality technical specifications, reports, and analysis dashboards. - Maintain stakeholder engagement and timely communication of progress. - Ensure methodological rigor and adherence to national inventory standards. **Key Responsibilities** - Conduct literature review on soil subsidence and benchmark against European forest inventories. - Design measurement variables and field data collection protocols aligned with national inventory constraints. - Organize and participate in field excursions to validate new protocols. - Analyze existing inventory data (flora, surface elevation) to assess subsidence patterns. - Develop and test statistical and GIS‑based indicators using R and GIS tools. - Draft technical specifications, protocols, and detailed project documentation. - Lead project meetings, facilitate technical discussions with partners, and prepare meeting minutes. - Liaise with ministries, research institutes, and forest authorities (ADEME, ONF, INRAe, etc.) to integrate subsidence data into broader forest management frameworks. **Required Skills** - Strong background in forest pedology, silviculture, or forest ecology; ability to acquire domain knowledge rapidly. - Proficiency in R, GIS (ArcGIS/QGIS), and data analysis; SQL knowledge is a plus. - Demonstrated experience with large national datasets and indicator development. - Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to translate technical findings for non‑technical audiences. - Proven team‑building and multidisciplinary collaboration across geographic sites. - Project management skills (planning, scheduling, risk mitigation). - Detail‑oriented and systematic in documenting processes and results. **Required Education & Certifications** - Engineer diploma, Master’s (M.Sc.) or Ph.D. in soil science, forestry, or related discipline. - Certifications in project management (PMP, Prince2, or equivalent) preferred. ---

Nogent-sur-vernisson, France

On site

03-02-2026

Company Name

IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

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LEAD DÉVELOPPEUR "SERVICES SOCLE" - PROJET JUMEAU NUMÉRIQUE DE LA FRANCE ET DE SES TERRITOIRES (F/H)

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Job Title: Lead Core Services Developer – France Digital Twin Project Role Summary: Lead the design, development, and orchestration of cloud‑based core services for the France Digital Twin (JUNE) initiative, ensuring seamless integration with the Geo‑Platform and enabling advanced geospatial data processing, interoperability, and 3D data dissemination. Expectations: - Deliver high‑quality, scalable cloud services that extend the Geo‑Platform’s technical foundation. - Drive technical excellence and agile practices across the development team. - Validate emerging standards and technologies through prototyping and experimentation. Key Responsibilities: - Architect preliminary solutions for the JUNE project with a focus on integration into the Geo‑Platform. - Develop and refine data processing services, including 2D/3D ETL pipelines. - Mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and enforce best practices for interoperability, simulation, and orchestration. - Define and execute prototyping strategies to resolve ambiguities around technology maturity and performance standards. - Manage test planning, execution, and quality assurance activities. - Produce technical documentation, project reports, and stakeholder updates. Required Skills: - Proficiency in Java, REST APIs, GitHub, and cloud service development. - Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in agile environments. - Strong background in geospatial data processing and 3D data workflows. - Knowledge of OGC standards, geospatial data formats, and catalogs. - Ability to evaluate technical solutions, design tests, and analyze results. - Excellent communication skills for documentation, reporting, and stakeholder liaison. Required Education & Certifications: - Master’s level (M2) or Engineering degree in Computer Science, Geoinformatics, or related field. - Relevant certifications in cloud technologies, agile methodology, or geospatial standards are advantageous.

Saint-mandé, France

On site

Senior

05-02-2026

Company Name

IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

Job Title

CONCEPTEUR-DÉVELOPPEUR "SIMULATIONS" - PROJET JUMEAU NUMÉRIQUE (F/H)

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**Job title** Simulation Architecture Engineer – Digital Twin Project **Role Summary** Design and develop an orchestration service that coordinates geospatial and forest data processing and simulation workloads, some executed locally, others on high‑performance computing clusters. The role supports the national Digital Twin infrastructure, ensuring efficient resource allocation, data transfer, and API integration while adhering to open‑source principles. **Expectations** - Deliver robust, scalable orchestration components within agreed timelines. - Maintain high code quality through unit, integration, and performance testing. - Provide architectural input and technical estimates for new features. - Produce clear, up‑to‑date documentation. - Rapidly prototype and demo solutions for stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities** - Architect and implement orchestration services (Java‑based, RESTful APIs). - Manage job scheduling, resource allocation, and data movement for moderate and HPC workloads. - Integrate with simulation frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow, Spark, OpenMole). - Develop reusable open‑source components and contribute to community repositories. - Conduct risk assessments during design and implementation phases. - Create and run automated tests (unit, integration). - Collaborate with data‑integration developers and domain experts to scale deployments. - Support related modules (data retrieval, distribution) as needed. **Required Skills** - Proficiency in Java, Git, and RESTful service design. - Hands‑on experience with workflow orchestration or parallelization frameworks (Apache Airflow, Spark, OpenMole, etc.). - Understanding of HPC concepts and data‑transfer optimization. - Familiarity with open‑source licensing and community contribution processes. - Ability to design modular, testable code and write comprehensive documentation. - Strong problem‑solving and communication skills. **Required Education & Certifications** - Master’s degree (M2) or Engineering diploma in Computer Science, Geoinformatics, or a related field. - No specific certifications required, though knowledge of data‑engineering or HPC courses is a plus.

Saint-mandé, France

On site

05-02-2026

Company Name

IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National)

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INGÉNIEUR - AMÉLIORATION QUALITÉ DES DONNÉES ÉCOLOGIQUES ET FLORISTIQUES - CDD 6 MOIS

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**Job Title:** Engineer – Enhancement of Ecological and Floristic Data Quality (Fixed Term 6 Months) **Role Summary:** Lead the quality improvement of forest ecosystem data by updating species indicator databases, testing the consistency of floristic records from the National Forest Inventory (IFN), and advancing the automation of auxiliary topographic data. Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and support ongoing national inventory activities, ensuring accurate, reliable information for decision‑making. **Expectations:** - Update and maintain the species indicator database. - Conduct consistency checks on IFN floristic records. - Expand automation of topographic data integration. - Deliver technical solutions, reports, and documentation within established timelines and budgets. - Work autonomously while coordinating with partners in mainland France and overseas departments. **Key Responsibilities:** - Refresh and validate species indicator values in the central database. - Apply R and GIS techniques to assess and improve data consistency. - Automate the ingestion of auxiliary topographic data from diverse sources. - Contribute to national forest inventory tasks and related R&D initiatives. - Produce auxiliary data products for internal and external stakeholders. - Document processes, methodologies, and results for reproducibility. - Communicate findings effectively through written reports and oral presentations. **Required Skills:** - Proficient in R and GIS tools; familiarity with SQL is a plus. - Strong data analysis, processing, and quality‑control expertise. - Solid understanding of forest ecology and botanical principles or the ability to acquire them rapidly. - Excellent technical writing and documentation skills. - Effective communicator with the ability to simplify complex concepts. - Collaborative mindset for multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites. - Self‑directed, deadline‑oriented with proven organizational and problem‑solving abilities. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Engineer degree or Master’s level qualification in forest ecosystems, ecology, botany, or a related field. - No specific professional certifications required, though experience with R and GIS is essential.

Nogent-sur-vernisson, France

On site

17-02-2026