Geospatial Data Specialist – Mapping & GIS
National Highways
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Job summary
National Highways is seeking a GIS Technician to join the GIS and Registration team within the Business Services Directorate in Manchester.
The role involves creating and maintaining GIS data sets for the operational estate and Strategic Road Network, and supporting HM Land Registry data preparation.
You will use QGIS and ArcGIS Online, have exposure to programming languages, and may travel to regional offices. Excellent collaboration with stakeholders across teams is expected.
Qualifications
- A degree or relevant experience in GIS or related subject.
- Good understanding of coordinate systems, cartography and digital representation of real-world structures.
- Exposure to basic programming languages and specialist software such as FME, R and Python.
- Experience using multiple information sources to make timely decisions.
- Experience with GIS tools like QGIS, ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
Responsibilities
- Accurately investigate, manipulate, and present complex geospatial information, data sets, and documents.
- Generate geospatial data sets for business wide use to defined data specifications.
- Interpret legal documents, imagery, and other sources of validated information to capture, attribute, and compile digital data to defined specifications.
- Identify and obtain maps, digital data, and maintenance information from Local Authorities.
- Support operational enquiries from other teams, demonstrating the recorded boundaries and aiding the interpretation of information displayed on internal digital mapping systems.
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Job description
National Highways is seeking a GIS Technician to join the GIS and Registration team within the Business Services Directorate in Manchester.
The role involves creating and maintaining GIS data sets for the operational estate and Strategic Road Network, and supporting HM Land Registry data preparation.
You will use QGIS and ArcGIS Online, have exposure to programming languages, and may travel to regional offices. Excellent collaboration with stakeholders across teams is expected.
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