Geospatial Data Technician — GIS & Mapping Specialist

LGBT Jobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is recruiting a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Technician in Manchester to support the GIS and Registration team within the Business Services Directorate.

You will help create and maintain GIS data sets for the operational estate and Strategic Road Network, including data for HM Land Registry registration programs, ensuring land ownership and maintenance records are accurately represented.

Qualifications

• A degree or relevant experience in GIS or related subject.
• Strong understanding of coordinate systems, cartography and digital representation.
• Exposure to basic programming languages and specialist software (FME, R and Python).
• Experience using multiple information sources to make timely decisions.
• Proficient with GIS tools such as 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.

Skills

Geospatial data analysis

Coordinate systems understanding

Cartography

Data interpretation

Problem solving

Education

Degree in GIS or related subject

Tools

QGIS

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

FME

Python

R

Job description

National Highways is recruiting a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Technician in Manchester to support the GIS and Registration team within the Business Services Directorate.

You will help create and maintain GIS data sets for the operational estate and Strategic Road Network, including data for HM Land Registry registration programs, ensuring land ownership and maintenance records are accurately represented.