Senior GIS Specialist

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future.

As a Senior GIS Specialist you will:

• Be part of our busy and expanding Geomatics team where you will produce accurate GIS plans that will range from land ownership, access, utility routing, and legal plans

• Obtain, manage and analyse data from a range of sources including the Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency and Utility companies to support and provide expert advice to our clients

• Use the latest technology to update online mapping systems and mobile applications to continually innovate and improve our service to new and existing clients

• Utilise data via our bespoke databases and processes, ensuring data quality standards are met and always maintained

• Lead in identifying key data sources, engaging with suppliers to licence, obtain and set up the required environment and process to gain best value of them

• Manage projects and requests, ensuring requirements and objectives are met, building positive relationships and taking ownership of the standard of work.

• Be able to accurately assess the time requirements of a request and be confident in advising clients and surveyors

• Fully understand all client requirements to provide guidance to junior team members and quality assure deliverables to ensure standards are met at all times

• Support the development of more junior members of staff by line managing, providing feedback and conducting their progress reviews

The successful candidate will:

• Have a degree or masters in GIS or a closely related subject such as Geography, Surveying, Land Management with a large GIS component

• Have practical GIS experience and ideally within the utility / energy sector

• Have a working and applied knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS software for spatial data capture, management and analysis

• Have a knowledge and experience of mobile and web applications such as ArcGIS Enterprise or Online, Collector and Survey123; Geoserver and OpenLayers

• Experience of database creation, maintenance and integration

• Have a strong map production background with excellent attention to detail to ensure all outputs are to the highest standard

• Have a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to site and project locations

Benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday

• Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)

• Flexible working through our ‘Flexible Advantage’ supporting working families & your work/life balance

• Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension

• Life insurance (4x Base Salary)

• Cycle to work scheme

• 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave

• 4 Weeks paid Paternity Leave

• BHN Extras – provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers

• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years’ service

• Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years’ service

• Professional development – paid study leave

• Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support

• 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year

Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.