Job Description
Due to continued success and growth within the Team, the position of GIS Team Leader has become available to join our successful GIS Team.
Costain Digital- Digital technology is transforming our world at pace. Costain’s Leading Edge strategy is putting Digital at the heart of our business. Utilising our broad sector knowledge and deep client insight, we transform business performance and infrastructure intelligence through the development and integration of digital technology solutions. Be part of the Journey- Our mission is to improve people’s lives, by creating digitally enhanced sustainable infrastructure for future generations, and you will have the opportunity to directly see the impact your efforts will have on creating a greener, smarter, more connected world. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of real change in critical national infrastructure that will make tomorrow possible.
This is a 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 Digital Delivery and Technical Integration Leader, the GIS Team Leader will work with teams across the business (including centrally, sectors and contracts) on our multi-disciplinary projects, interfacing with various internal and external clients to understand, shape and deliver their GIS strategy and business requirements.
As GIS Team Leader, you will lead and manage the demands on the team, and ensure that work is prioritised and delivered to stakeholders to meet quality, time and cost targets.
You will have a solid background and extensive experience in geospatial applications, data products and solutions, preferably across the Transportation, Defence and Water sectors. The candidate will also have a passion for spatial data visualisation and analytics themes, including integration with other systems and capabilities.
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%, 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. We know that by being a more diverse company we will be more innovative, have a greater understanding of our clients’ needs and will deliver smarter, more inclusive solutions for them. 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
· Degree level or above in Geography, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or Software Development
· Expert knowledge and practical experience with the Esri platform including ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online and field applications such as Field Maps and Survey123
· Have knowledge and practical experience of workflow automation and GIS coding (Python or Arcade)
· Experience with metadata and data standards.
· IT literate with previous experience with Microsoft products e.g. Office, Azure, PowerApps, PowerBI.
· Innovative thinking – seeks opportunities to add value through use of technology and data.
· 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.
· Having integrity by always doing the right thing in the right way.
· Must be customer focussed 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
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
Your application
At Costainwe aim to be an accessible, diverse and inclusive organisation to continue tomeet our customers’ needs. We will be industry leading in our approach andpeople from all backgrounds will be proud to work for Costain. Our goal is tohave a workforce that is representative of society.
Should you require any adjustments to support youin your application, please do not hesitate to contact us: careers@costain.com
We will consider all applicants regardless of age,race, faith and socioeconomic background, including those frommarginalised groups, such as (but not exclusive to):
People who identify as LGBT+, including non-binary people
People with physical or neurological disabilities
People who have mental ill health
We welcome you to ask about the flexibility youneed for dynamic working, such as, working part-time, remote working, orcompressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.
To find out more about our Inclusion strategy,please visit our ED&I page:
https://www.costain.com/our-culture/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/
Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature ofour business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thoroughreferencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job wehave offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check andwe’ll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.
For some of our roles, you may berequired to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Checklevel (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to havebeen a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfullycomplete all stages of the vetting process.
Closing date
Please note that Costain reservesthe right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if wereceive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make ashortlist. Therefore, we recommend at you apply as soon as possible rather thanwait until the published closing date
This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Costain.
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