Senior Geospatial Consultant (FME)

VertiGIS Ltd.; United States; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Professional certification support

Mentoring and career development paths

Access to industry-leading geospatial技

Job summary

VertiGIS Ltd. is seeking a Senior Geospatial Consultant to join our Professional Services team.

The role involves delivering data transformation, migration, integration, and quality projects across geospatial environments, leading technical workstreams and mentoring junior staff. The successful candidate will work with customers across the UK and Ireland, with hybrid/remote options from our Cambridge HQ or remote locations, and will contribute to strategic programmes using FME and other

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in GIS, Geography, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering or related.
• Experience with spatial databases and data management principles.
• Strong experience working with geospatial and spatially enabled datasets.
• Experience delivering customer-facing consultancy or technical project work.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently while contributing within multidisciplinary teams.
• Attention to detail and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Desirable: Safe Software FME Form and FME Flow certifications; data migration and ETL workflows; workflow automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of geospatial consultancy projects from discovery through to implementation.
• Design and implement data transformation, migration and integration workflows.
• Build, maintain and optimise FME workspaces and automation processes.
• Deliver geospatial data quality, validation and improvement initiatives.
• Support the implementation and adoption of VertiGIS and third-party geospatial technologies.
• Develop technical documentation, specifications and delivery artefacts.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues.
• Contribute to solution design, best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support pre-sales activities, workshops and customer demonstrations where required.

Skills

Geospatial data

FME

SQL

Python scripting

SFIA level 3-4

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in GIS/Geospatial Science or related

Tools

FME Form

FME Flow

ArcGIS

PostGIS

Job description

• Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , United Kingdom

+1 more

• Professional Service

You will play a key role in project delivery, leading technical workstreams, engaging directly with customers, and supporting the development of less experienced team members.

Location: UK (VertiGIS HQ is in Cambridge, UK - Hybrid Working Available) or Ireland (Remote Working)
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

About VertiGIS

At VertiGIS, we help organisations unlock the full value of their geospatial data. Our solutions enable customers across utilities, telecommunications, government, infrastructure and commercial sectors to manage assets, optimise workflows and make smarter, data-driven decisions. We combine industry expertise with powerful geospatial technologies to deliver real-world outcomes for our customers.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Senior Geospatial Consultant to join our Professional Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced consultant who enjoys solving complex data challenges, working closely with customers, and delivering high-quality geospatial solutions.

We welcome applications from candidates based in both the United Kingdom and Irelandwith the opportunity to be based remotely or hybrid working from our Cambridge head office.

The Role

As a Senior Geospatial Consultant, you will work with customers to deliver data transformation, migration, integration, and quality improvement projects across a range of geospatial environments. You will play a key role in project delivery, leading technical workstreams, engaging directly with customers, and supporting the development of less experienced team members. You will help organisations improve the quality, accessibility and value of their spatial data while contributing to the successful delivery of strategic programmes.

We use the SFIA framework to assess competencies and expect to appoint this role at Level 3-4, depending on experience, with opportunities for progression as your responsibilities and expertise grow. The successful candidate will work across a range of technologies, with a particular focus on FMEas a core platform for data integration, transformation and automation. Experience with enterprise GIS platforms and spatial databases will also be valuable. Further training in our own complementary data and application products will be provided.

Travel to customer locations may occasionally be required. Due to the nature of our work it is essential that candidates are able and willing to obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) Clearance.

Key Responsibilities

L ead the delivery of geospatial consultancy projects from discovery through to implementation.

Design and implement data transformation, migration and integration workflows.

Build, maintain and optimise FME workspaces and automation processes.

Deliver geospatial data quality, validation and improvement initiatives.

Support the implementation and adoption of VertiGIS and third-party geospatial technologies.

Develop technical documentation, specifications and delivery artefacts.

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues.

Contribute to solution design, best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support pre-sales activities, workshops and customer demonstrations where required.

Job requirements

Degree or equivalent experience in GIS, Geography, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering or a related discipline.

Experience with spatial databases and data management principles.

Strong experience working with geospatial and spatially enabled datasets.

Experience delivering customer-facing consultancy or technical project work.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

We are particularly interested in candidates with strong experience of Safe Software FME Form and FME Flow (certifications are highly desirable) including:

Support pre-sales activities, workshops and customer demonstrations where required.

Data migration and ETL workflows

Data validation, cleansing and transformation

Workflow automation and integration design

Performance optimisation and troubleshooting

Additional desirable skills and experience includes:

1Spatial 1Integrate / 1DataGateway

1Spatial 1Integrate / 1DataGateway

ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Online

QGIS and open-source geospatial technologies

PostGIS and PostgreSQL

SQL and database design

Python scripting and automation

Utility, telecommunications, infrastructure or government datasets

What We Offer:

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Professional certification support

Access to mentoring and career development pathways

Opportunity to work with industry-leading geospatial technologies

Collaborative and supportive international team environment

In addition to...

Generous annual leave allowance plus your birthday as a Gifted Day

Free gym access at our Cambridge office

Option to buy or sell annual leave

Company Pension scheme

Group Income Protection scheme and Life Assurance

Private Health Insurance and Health Cash Plan

Inclusive Fertility and Pregnancy Loss Leave (also accessible to partners)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Please note that we require that all candidates are able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or Ireland