GIS Application Specialist

Southern Water; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A utility company in the UK is looking for a GIS Application Specialist to manage and enhance GIS application infrastructure while providing support for GIS applications. The role requires proficiency in the ESRI product stack and a background in translating business requirements into technical solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and be self-motivated. This position offers various benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Flu jab and eye test vouchers

Pension contributions up to 11%

Employee assistance program

Performance-related bonus

Life assurance equal to 4x salary

Qualifications

• Proficient in the ESRI product stack, including ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro.
• Experience with FME Form and Flow, and Python.
• Ability to manage GIS application support and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage GIS application infrastructure and enhance its capabilities.
• Provide application support and maintain existing GIS applications.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into system functionality.

Skills

Proficient in the ESRI product stack: ArcGIS Enterprise

FME Form and Flow administration

Use of Python and other programming languages

Experience with Oracle and SQL Server

Ability to translate business requirements into working solutions

Delivering support services in asset management

Managing system governance and data

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Collaborative and supportive

Self-motivated and flexible

Job description

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Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

Southern Water are going through an immense digital transformation programme and require skilled and talented people to join our supportive and collaborative teams to deliver these transformation initiatives.

The GIS Application Specialist works as part of the GIS Platform Team, supporting the 2,000 GIS users within the company. This team are responsible for providing application support, maintaining existing GIS infrastructure/applications, and engaging with the business to exploit the use of new GIS capability.

Whilst there are defined outcomes associated with the support and maintenance of applications, you will have flexibility on how these can be achieved, also using your experience of different methodologies/technologies to further develop GIS solutions for our stakeholders.

Responsibilities are to include:

• Management and enhancement of GIS application infrastructure
• Maintenance of existing GIS applications, identifying areas where business processes can be improved and implementing these improvements
• Providing support for GIS applications, engaging with vendors as required
• Gathering business requirements from stakeholders, and developing these into system functionality
• Working as part of the development team for GIS projects, defining appropriate technologies the direction of the development/application
• Implementation of new releases of existing business application software; configuring, testing, and integrating as necessary
• Generation of good quality system documentation, including technical and functional specifications

Skills and experience needed:

• Proficient in the ESRI product stack:ArcGIS EnterpriseArcGIS WebApp Builder including ArcadeArcGIS Survey123ArcGIS Pro
• Experience of FME Form and Flow, including Flow administration
• Use of Python and other programming languages, both standalone and within applications. e.g. FME
• Experience of Oracle and SQL Server, including SQL
• Ability to translate business requirements into working solutions
• Experience in delivering support services in an asset management application space
• Experience in managing system governance, data along with business engagement for GIS management systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative and supportive
• Self-motivated and flexible with a proactive attitude

What Do We Offer?

• 25 days annual leave+ Bank Holidays.
• Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
• Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
• An employee assistance program.
• A network of sports and social clubs.
• Company and performance-related bonus.
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
• Health Cash Plan.
• Two paid volunteering days a year.
• Occupational health service.
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
• Digital GP service.
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
• Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com)

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.

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Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.