Description Chart your own course and change the world - with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We're looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It's those kinds of people who've helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we're a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader within our fields. The Staff Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist will perform in developing, updating, analyzing, and managing GIS data for a wide variety of professional services. This position will perform in a variety GIS analysis, GIS data development, GIS data maintenance and data preparation for use in public safety GIS systems and regularly communicate project status to our customers, as customer service is a key component of the Staff GIS Specialist position. The Staff GIS Specialist will work closely within functional teams to deliver GIS data and GIS services to our clients, with a strong emphasis on teamwork, customer commitment, sense of urgency, and continuous improvement. - Analyze GIS, data, and mapping for the Engineering, and Surveying departments while supporting both internal and external project teams. - Produce technical specifications, project approach, cost estimates and schedules. - Develop and review GIS mapping and data collection tasks. - Utilize various software packages and information from various sources (MS Access databases, MS Excel spreadsheets and documents such as deeds, field notes etc.) to create GIS maps to support field personnel as well as for deliverables. - Perform digital feature extraction from multiple data sources. - Execute projections and transformations for project deliverables. - Support GIS system needs and requirements to implement improved work methods. - Create and update new and existing GIS maps and map layers and GPS data edition and representation using ArcGIS in support of field surveys. - Collect GPS data and post-processing for high accuracy data specifications. - Support GIS metadata creation. - Design extensions and add-ins for GIS applications such as ESRI ArcGIS Explorer for in-house use. - Perform land survey records search, ownership data research from various sources. - Support georeference Raster and Vector data. - Performs other duties as assigned - Complies with all policies and standards Qualifications - Bachelor Degree in GIS, geography, environmental science, or closely related natural science field and 3 years of related professional experience required or Higher National Diploma and 4 years of related professional experience required or General Certificate of Secondary Education and 6 years of related professional experience required - Experience working in the ArcGIS desktop environment is required (ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 or higher a plus). - Basic GIS skills, including data analysis abilities. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong analytical and problem solving skills. - Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office suite. - Prior GPS and applicable natural science field experience a plus - GIS certification from an accredited university preferred - GISP certification preferred Job Geographic Information Systems Primary Location GB-Glasgow, UK-Glasgow Schedule: Full-time Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Req ID: 244717 Job Hire Type Experienced LI-JA UKO N/A