Due to continued growth, the position of Senior GIS Analyst has become available to join our successful GIS Team within our Digital Solutions Sector.
This is a predominantly home-based role but flexibility to travel to our offices in Manchester and/or London is required, and client / office / site attendance may also be required around 2 days a week.
Reporting to the GIS Lead, the Senior GIS Analyst will work across the business (including centrally, sectors and contracts) to implement the Digital Biodiversity Management capability along with GIS solutions to derive customer and business benefits through geospatial information, spatial analysis, web maps and web apps.
We need someone with ArcGIS Pro experience at the minimum, and ideally someone with experience in other Esri products i.e. ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, Survey123, Field Maps, dashboards etc. FME and Python would be a bonus too.
You will need to have a background and interest in both mapping and data, capturing and processing geospatial data and using it to develop Costain’s GIS-based data-centric solutions preferably across the Transportation, Defence and Water sectors. You will also have an interest in environment and sustainability themes including biodiversity calculations, natural capital, and decarbonisation.
This position has a competitive salary dependent on skills and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension contribution matched up to 10% (that’s like free money!), a day off for your birthday and a dedicated professional development budget.
We have a vibrant, challenging, and growing business, with project environments that provide tremendous opportunities for everybody. Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of society and the communities in which we work. As an inclusive, family-friendly employer we believe that everyone matters, and we are committed to ensuring that everyone has the same opportunities to be able to reach their full potential.
Role Requirements
1. Degree level or above in Geography, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or Software Development BEng/BA or equivalent, MSc preferred.
2. Advanced Python experience will be highly beneficial.
3. Able to develop client-facing opportunities and act as a trusted client advisor.
4. Expert knowledge and practical experience with the Esri platform including ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online and field applications.
5. You must be legally able to work in the UK and willing to travel to contracts and/or customers as required.
6. Knowledge of GIS, ESRI products, Open Data, and an awareness of current industry trends.
7. Knowledge of biodiversity reporting schemes and metrics, environmental standards for large construction projects and NetZero principles.
8. Good communicator and collaborative in approach with an ability to interpret and understand client requirements.
9. Champions Sustainability Safety, Health, and Environment by putting personal safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and helping the environment and communities to thrive.
10. Having integrity by always doing the right thing in the right way.
11. Must be customer focused by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating, and meeting their needs.
For a full job description, please contact careers@costain.com quoting the vacancy number.
About Costain
At Costain, we help to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.
We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK’s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
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We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working, such as working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.
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