Senior GIS Specialist

Job Title Senior GIS Specialist

Location Glasgow or London

Salary from £57,600, up to 15% bonus and health cover

Flexible Working Pattern

Help us create a better future, quicker

A Senior GIS Specialist is a key role within the Offshore renewable business, they provide bespoke geospatial services to large-scale offshore wind projects in the UK, Europe and overseas. This role is specifically to support in the provision of GIS services to Scottish Power Renewable’s offshore wind operations and maintenance projects.

The individual will be working as part of a global business with projects in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world. The position may require travel to various locations in the UK and overseas and the individual should be capable of coordinating with teams working at different project locations.

Reporting to the Geospatial and information management lead, the key responsibilities for a Senior GIS Specialist include.

• The provision of GIS drafting/cartographic services including web GIS applications and dashboards for the purpose of supporting offshore windfarms in Operations and Maintenance.
• The provision of GIS analyses and data processing services to support the operations and Maintenance stage of offshore wind projects.
• The maintenance and updates of GIS databases including enterprise GIS databases with project data deliverables and third‑party data.
• The provision of GIS analyses and data processing services to support the operations and Maintenance stage of offshore wind projects.
• The creation and maintenance of project geospatial data and metadata.
• The development of novel methodologies for the advancement of geospatial data analysis for project use and completion of appropriate supporting documentation.
• Development of tools for a wide technical and non‑technical user‑base that enhance productivity.
• The provision of guidance, advice, feedback, and support to junior members of staff through mentorship.

The requisite skillset and knowledge, and requirements for a Senior GIS Specialist include:

• Experience with using the ESRI enterprise server deployment, including publishing of feature and raster image services.
• The capacity to work independently to provide technical solutions to engineering challenges using GIS.
• Good digital cartographic and map production skills, and experience of quality assuring contractor and internal drawings.
• Ability to work in a team and in a client office environment.
• Good written, presentational, and customer‑facing skills regarding GIS and Engineering.
• Experience working with Spatial Analysis for Hydrology, Bathymetric surveys, Geomorphology and earthmoving estimations.
• Experience working with SSDM (Seabed Survey Data Model) and offshore geophysical survey deliverables.
• Demonstrable experience and proficiency in the use of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS desktop.

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including:
  Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Scottish Power is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make…