Associate Director Data/GIS

RPS Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ecological consultancy based in Birmingham seeks an experienced Associate Director Data/GIS to manage and grow the GIS team, driving digital innovations and managing diverse projects across the UK. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in GIS consulting, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to foster client relationships. Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, making it a rewarding opportunity for the right professional.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Group disability scheme

Share incentive scheme

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Health screening

Employee assistance programme

Dental cover

Access to professional memberships and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience leading a GIS consulting team within an ecological consultancy.
• Proficiency with ESRI and Microsoft products like Flow, PowerApps, Azure.
• Track record of driving digital transformation for improvement in efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Grow and manage the ecology GIS team to support ecological delivery.
• Build client relationships and manage financial planning.
• Project-manage a varied workload with technical oversight.

Skills

GIS consulting

Digital innovation

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ESRI

Microsoft Flow

PowerApps

Azure

Dataverse

Job description

Associate Director Data/GIS

We are searching for an experienced Associate Director Data/GIS at our Birmingham - Newhall Street facility.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

RPS is looking for an Associate Director within the Ecology GIS team in Birmingham or Manchester to work alongside one of our Directors of Ecology who is leading on digital innovations and transformation. You will grow, manage and support the ecology GIS team to ensure support for the wider ecology team in delivery of master planning inputs, ecological appraisals, ornithological surveys and studies, other protected species surveys, mitigation design and construction, and postugcina construction supervision and monitoring.

Your Role

You will have the opportunity to benefit from an exciting and diverse workload, delivering high‑quality support for private and public‑sector clients across the UK including exciting.topic infrastructure and renewable energy projects. You will build long‑lasting client relationships, generate and manage new business, and have responsibility for financial planning and management. You will project‑manage a wide and varied workload, supervise internal staff, and have technical oversight and sign‑off on project output.

Your Skills and Experience

Previous experience leading a team of GIS consultants within an ecological consultancy, and first‑hand experience driving digital innovations within the GIS team and across the wider ecology team. Demonstrated capability to leverage digital data capture to improve internal processes and communication between ESRI and Microsoft products (Microsoft Flow, PowerApps, Azure, Dataverse), improve speed of delivery and efficiency concerning tracking of progress, reporting, resource and programme management and client‑facing solutions.

What’s in It for You?

• Competitive Эalary and investment opportunities
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year
• Company pension scheme
• Group disability scheme
• Share incentive scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health screening
• Employee резулучт programme (including wellbeing and mental health support)
• Dental cover
• Professional memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash‑back offers and rewards

Required Qualifications

• Led a GIS consulting team within an ecological consultancy.
• Experience leading digital innovation initiatives within GIS and across ecology.
• Proficiency with ESRI and Microsoft products, including Microsoft Flow, PowerApps, Azure and Dataverse.
• Track record of driving digital transformation that improves efficiency, reporting and resource management.
• Strong leadership, team‑building and stakeholder engagement skills.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.