GIS Consultant

1. We are looking for a GIS Consultant with 2-3 years post graduate experience, to join our GIS Services Team.
2. The position will be home based (in the UK) but it would be an advantage to live within reasonable commuting distance of one of our four main offices (Oxford, Hathersage (Sheffield area), Newport or Newcastle).
3. We offer benefits that include flexible working, private healthcare, company-funded social events and health and well-being benefits.

We are looking for a GIS Consultant with 2-3 years post graduate experience, to join our GIS Services Team. This is a permanent full-time position (subject to probation) with a salary of £25,000-£29,000 per annum (depending on experience).

The position will be home based (in the UK) but it would be an advantage to live within reasonable commuting distance of one of our four main offices (Oxford, Hathersage (Sheffield area), Newport or Newcastle).

In this role you will assist in the management and analyses of spatial and ecological data using GIS, and the production of cartographic and tabular output. Your work will ensure the integrity and accuracy of data, the decision-making processes within the organization and the production of professional outputs that support the work of our ecological team.

BSG Ecology is an award-winning independent consultancy that is proudly employee-owned. Our ambition is to continue to build our success on rewarding and challenging work. Our focus is on helping our clients and our people achieve their aims, as well as securing the best outcomes for the environment. Our GIS Service Team is critical in delivering this vision.

What we offer:

• The chance to work for one of the UK’s largest and most experienced independent ecological consultancies within a friendly, intelligent, and supportive team
• An opportunity to use your existing skills while expanding your expertise in GIS and ecological data management and contribute to meaningful projects whilst growing your career in a supportive, learning-focused environment within the GIS Services team.
• A role where alongside technical GIS and data skills, you can utilise broader consultancy skills and gain ecological knowledge relevant to your work
• Diverse work including a variety of tasks of varying scales in a wide range of sectors including renewable energy, heritage, residential, recreation, infrastructure, and on projects requiring biodiversity net gain and habitat creation
• A holistic approach to continued professional development supported by external and internal training and payment of membership of relevant professional body
• Flexibility with work location including home-based
• In addition to a competitive salary and 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, we offer benefits that include flexible working, private healthcare, company-funded social events and health and well-being benefits

What we are looking for:

• 2-3 years + post graduate experience in GIS and data management, preferably within ecological/environmental sector
• An appropriate degree or equivalent in GIS, spatial analysis or a related discipline
• Experience of using QGIS and PostgreSQL/PostGIS database including understanding the basic principles of good data quality and the management and analysis of data though the use of SQL/python languages
• Knowledge of ESRI’s ArcGIS products for the interpretation and presentation of data
• A good understanding and experience of integrating outputs from other drawing and publishing packages commonly used in consultancy (such as CAD) into GIS.
• Experience of being part of a team delivering GIS support in a consultancy environment, ideally providing ecological outputs
• The ability to identify and implement technical solutions in relation to GIS, spatial analysis and data management
• A demonstrable track record in dynamic workflow management and prioritising multiple tasks
• Confidence and a demonstrable track record in verbal and technical communication including an ability to work with non-specialists to identify a brief and deliver a task
• A proactive approach to all aspects of consultancy work.