Job Requisition ID: R-11132
Job Title: Senior GIS Specialist
Location: Glasgow or London
Salary: from £54,800, up to 15% bonus and health cover
Flexible Working Pattern:
A Senior GIS Specialist is a key role within the Offshore renewable business, providing bespoke geospatial services to large-scale offshore wind projects in the UK, Europe, and overseas. This role specifically supports the provision of GIS services to Scottish Power Renewable’s offshore wind project East Anglia Two.
The individual will work as part of a global business with activities in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world. The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the UK and overseas, and the individual should be capable of managing teams working at different project locations.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Reporting to the Geospatial and Information Management Lead, the key responsibilities include:
2. Providing GIS drafting/cartographic services, including web GIS applications and dashboards to support offshore windfarms under construction.
3. Geographical translation of third-party and project datasets (offshore and onshore) from different global and local coordinate systems.
4. Maintenance and updates of GIS databases, including enterprise GIS databases with project data deliverables and third-party data.
5. Providing GIS analyses and data processing services to support the construction stage of offshore wind projects.
6. Creating and maintaining project geospatial data and metadata.
7. Developing novel methodologies for the advancement of geospatial data analysis for project use and completing appropriate supporting documentation.
8. Developing tools for a wide technical and non-technical user base that enhance productivity.
9. Providing guidance, advice, feedback, and support to junior members of staff through mentorship.
What you’ll bring:
1. Educated to Honours Degree level in GIS or a similar appropriate subject, or demonstrable working experience.
2. Demonstrable experience in the offshore wind industry or other renewable construction sector.
3. Knowledge of Python (ArcGIS) with demonstrable skills in working with the Arcpy library.
4. Experience with using ESRI enterprise server deployment, including publishing feature and raster image services.
5. Capacity to work independently to provide technical solutions to engineering challenges using GIS.
6. Good digital cartographic and map production skills, and experience of quality assuring contractor and internal drawings.
7. Ability to work in a team and in a client office environment.
8. Good written, presentational, and customer-facing skills regarding GIS and Engineering.
9. Experience working with Spatial Analysis for Hydrology, Bathymetric surveys, Geomorphology, and earthmoving estimations.
10. Experience working with SSDM (Seabed Survey Data Model) and offshore geophysical survey deliverables.
11. Demonstrable experience and proficiency in the use of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop.
What’s in it for you:
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can enjoy a number of other benefits, including:
1. 36 days annual leave
2. Holiday Purchase
3. Share Schemes
4. Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
5. Technology Vouchers
6. Electric Vehicle Schemes
7. Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
8. Healthcare benefit options
9. Life Assurance (4x salary)
10. Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
11. Employee discounts on travel insurance and more
Why ScottishPower:
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a leader in wind energy. We’re committed to generating all of our energy from renewable resources and investing over £6m every working day to achieve Net Zero.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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