GIS Manager

Savills; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate service provider is seeking a GIS Manager for their Land Referencing & Geospatial team, focusing on strategic leadership for GIS deliverables in major infrastructure projects. The role involves managing a multidisciplinary team, overseeing geospatial data management, and ensuring compliance with national standards. This home-based position offers opportunities for career development and a comprehensive benefits package including medical schemes and pensions, along with 25-30 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Virtual GP

Global Mobility Scheme

Rewards Platform

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in a GIS environment.
• Strong background in geospatial data management and analysis.
• Knowledge of infrastructure planning and statutory processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a GIS team to support infrastructure projects.
• Define and maintain technical standards and best practices.
• Oversee creation of geospatial data models and mapping products.
• Ensure outputs adhere to national standards and project specifications.
• Plan and scope GIS resources for large infrastructure programmes.

Skills

Team leadership

Geospatial analysis

GIS application development

Strategic planning

Job description

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a GIS Manager to join our Land Referencing & Geospatial team.

You’ll be responsible for leading our GIS Hub within the Land Referencing & Geospatial Team, providing strategic, technical, and operational leadership for all GIS deliverables that support major infrastructure development schemes. The role ensures that geospatial data, mapping outputs, analysis, and digital processes meet the requirements of national infrastructure planning, land acquisition, stakeholder engagement, and statutory processes.

This is a home-based position, and your focus will be in the following areas :

• Lead, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary GIS team, ensuring effective workload planning, resource allocation, and professional development.
• Define and maintain the GIS Hub’s strategic direction, technical standards, and best practices.
• Act as the primary GIS lead for major infrastructure projects and cross-disciplinary workstreams.
• Oversee the creation and management of mapping products, geospatial data models, web GIS applications, and spatial analysis to support land acquisition and infrastructure project development.
• Ensure all GIS outputs adhere to national standards, project specifications, and statutory requirements (e.g., DCO, CPO, EIAs).
• Lead GIS scoping, resourcing, and planning for large infrastructure programmes and associated land acquisition work.

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What we offer you :

• Career and Professional Development
• 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP
• Global Mobility Scheme
• Rewards Platform
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Find out more about Savills offer

Team Overview

Savills Land Referencing & Geospatial team support a wide range of utility and infrastructure projects across the UK.

The wider Rural division operates across the UK, with a network of 37 offices and a number of estate offices from Inverness in the North to Truro in the South-West

Recruitment agencies

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Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.