GIS Technician

High Speed Two (HS2); Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund (15%)

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking a GIS Technician in Birmingham to support land assembly and compulsory purchase processes within the contract area. You will work on maps, data, and analyses to enable land access for each work package according to the construction programme.

The role delivers data-driven GIS solutions, coordinates with Land & Property and BIM teams, and ensures HS2 standards and QA controls are applied. A fixed-term contract through Sept 2028 with a competitive benefits fund is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with GIS data modelling and spatial analysis within large projects.
• Knowledge of data quality and data assurance processes across lifecycles.
• Ability to automate GIS data processing and integrate with wider data standards.
• Experience working with stakeholders and training/non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Promote Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across workstreams.
• Capture and process acquisition records including titles and land data.
• Lead preparation of maps for land hand-back and disposals.
• Derive datasets through advanced GIS analysis.
• Coordinate between Land & Property and GIS teams to maintain standards.
• Assure spatial data delivery meets HS2 standards.
• Develop new data specifications and QA processes.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve data accuracy.
• Prepare briefing packs and exhibits for Parliamentary processes.

Skills

ArcGIS data modelling

Data quality techniques

Data assurance

GIS data automation

Critical thinking

Communication & stakeholder management

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise

Portal for ArcGIS/ArcGIS Online

Safe FME

Job description

Salary - Base salary: From £32,050 pa for Birmingham and £36,000 for London depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

This is a FIXED TERM CONTRACT opportunity until 30.09.2028 after which in some circumstances the role may become a permanent position.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a GIS Technician at HS2 you will undertake land assembly activities as directed to secure entry to land for each work package within the allocated contract area in accordance with the construction programme through the implementation of compulsory purchase powers.

About the role

• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
• Manage capture and processing of acquisition records including registered titles, possessed land, land acquired under discretionary schemes, compulsory
  acquisition including material detriment, blight notices and payments made under discretionary property schemes (homeowner payments, cash offer payments).
• Lead preparation of maps and plans for land hand-back, land transfers and
  disposals
• Derive additional datasets through advanced GIS analysis and processing.
• Lead interface between Land & Property and the corporate HS2 Building
  Information Management, GIS and Digital Engineering teams to ensure standards
  are maintained.
• Adhere to HS2 GIS standards and specifications, through implementation and
  management of effective quality assurance processes.
• Assist with design, development and implementation of new or enhanced data
  specifications, standards and processes.
• Assure spatial data delivered by suppliers to defined HS2 standards.
• Provide point of technical expertise and provide support to other areas of Land &
  Property as required.
• Lead collaborative working with suppliers to improve efficiency and accuracy of
  spatial data delivery.
• Preparation of Plans and mapping to support strategic acquisitions on the NPR
  sections of the proposed route.
• Participate in affected property counts for specific issues for the adapted Hybrid Bill undertaking spatial analysis to produce auditable results.
• Contribute to exhibits for Select Committee and inputs into wider consenting
  strategy
• GIS projects to help with specific petition issues such as business rates, temporary
  land take versus permanent land take and other case studies.
• Preparation of briefing packs,teach ins and explanatory presentation material in support of the adapted Hybrid Bill

About You

Skills

• Software skills:
• ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise,
• Portal for ArcGIS/ArcGIS Online,
• Safe FME
• GIS data automations, transformation, and conversions.
• Data specialism in GIS data and modelling.
• Data quality techniques, processes and analysis.
• Data assurance techniques and processes.
• Communication skills to support training and upskilling, and stakeholder management.
• Critical thinking and analysis.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of GIS and its application.
• Knowledge of data quality techniques and data assurance processes.
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of Data Interoperability.
• Knowledge Data Protection and Security.
• Knowledge of Automation (Scripts and processes).
• Knowledge of Information governance.
• Knowledge of database design.

Type of experience

• Experience of operating within a project/programme environment.
• Data management, and data quality & assurance experience throughout the
  entire project lifecycle.
• Experience of working within set standards, processes and systems but with
  an expectation to contribute to decision making on process improvement.
• Experience of large volume intelligent automated mapping production

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

Job Info

• Locations 2 Snowhill, Birmingham, B4 6GA, GB
• Job Schedule Full time
• Permanent or Fixed Term Contract Fixed Term Contract