Are you looking for a role where you can explore new ways of working with digital technologies? Where you can work alongside an award-winning team of experts who are driving digital change across Stantec and our clients? If so, then our Principal GIS Analyst opportunity could be just for you. This opportunity could be based from either our High Wycombe or Newcastle offices, with hybrid working allowing for a combination in-office and home working. As a Principal Digital Analyst, you will work alongside an award-winning team of geospatial experts driving digital change across Stantec and our clients. You’d be working in a customer and user-focused team, pushing new ways of working across digital, whilst incorporating technology and data into all our services and solutions. In the role of Principal Digital Analyst, you will take the lead on delivery of innovative solutions for both our internal teams and external clients operating in sectors including water, wastewater and energy. UKWater About you To be successful in this role you will most likely be an experienced GIS Analyst, Geospatial Data Engineer/Analyst or similar; with good knowledge of geospatial concepts (spatial joining and analysis, geoprocessing and feature manipulation, data formats and suitability) and data processing techniques (e.g. data cleansing, quality assessments, information management and governance, multi criteria analysis), software and tools (e.g. ArcGIS Enterprise, FME Flow, Python, API, PowerBI, PowerApps). You will be knowledgeable around software development techniques and best practice and be able to demonstrate an innovate and inquisitive approach to your work. As a Principal Analyst you will provide technical leadership on our projects, and you should have experience of providing technical coaching or mentoring. Due to the nature of this role any prior experience of sectors including Water or Energy would be beneficial. What you’ll need: Be enthusiastic and experiences in GIS/geospatial/digital project execution, possessing adept management abilities in budgeting, resourcing and leading teams. Demonstrated proficiency in communication, pro-active interactions with external and internal clients, framework managers, evidenced by a prior role in the field. To have advanced technical expertise in ESRI products and good comprehension of other solutions like FME and/or programming languages. To have curious mindset and want to challenge the conventional way of project delivery and foster new ideas. To contribute to digital team culture & strategy. The successful candidate will grow, manage and support the GIS sub-team and wider Digital Service team with leading digital innovations. They will help drive digital transformation and leverage digital data, to improve efficiency, processes and communication. Role requires candidates to build up long-lasting client relationships, generating and effectively managing new projects, have responsibility for project planning, management, delivery and quality assurance. ukwater innovative culture business development consultancy experience About Stantec The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.