Senior GIS & Data Lead Engineer — Hybrid, Leeds

Yorkshire Water; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Pension up to 12%

Wellness days

Life assurance 4x salary

Health plan options

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Yorkshire Water is seeking a Senior GIS Engineer / Data Lead Engineer to shape the future of our geospatial capability. You will lead enterprise GIS architecture, design scalable solutions, and own the ArcGIS ecosystem across Pro, Enterprise, Online, Server, Portal and Field Maps.

Based in Leeds with hybrid working (1–2 days in the office), the role offers strong career progression, a competitive salary, and a generous benefits package as we invest in essential water services for the region.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise GIS platforms.
• Strong ArcGIS suite expertise (ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise/Online/Server/Portal).
• Experience with spatial data migration, ETL using FME or similar.
• Proficiency in Python for GIS automation and development (ArcGIS & QGIS).
• Knowledge of Open-source GIS (QGIS, PostGIS).
• Proven leadership, mentoring offshore or third‑party teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Exposure to cloud-based GIS, DevOps, data engineering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise GIS architecture, standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Design, build, enhance, and support GIS platforms and geospatial solutions.
• Own and optimise ArcGIS ecosystem (ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise, Online, Server, Portal, Field Maps).
• Champion large-scale spatial data migrations and transformations.
• Develop automation and integrations using FME, Python, ArcGIS Toolboxes, and QGIS.
• Drive adoption of cloud-based GIS technologies.
• Mentor offshore teams and collaborate with stakeholders and vendors.

Skills

Enterprise GIS

Geospatial architecture

Leadership

Python

ArcGIS

QGIS

Open-source GIS

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder management

Cloud GIS

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Server

Portal for ArcGIS

Field Maps

FME

QGIS tooling

PostGIS

Job description

Yorkshire Water is seeking a Senior GIS Engineer / Data Lead Engineer to shape the future of our geospatial capability. You will lead enterprise GIS architecture, design scalable solutions, and own the ArcGIS ecosystem across Pro, Enterprise, Online, Server, Portal and Field Maps.

Based in Leeds with hybrid working (1–2 days in the office), the role offers strong career progression, a competitive salary, and a generous benefits package as we invest in essential water services for the region.