1. Position: GIS Technician
2. Salary: Up to £26,000 based on experience
3. Location: Brighton, hybrid working available
4. Hours: 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week)
5. A great range of benefits as listed below and an excellent office location & environment
We are recruiting for a GIS Technician to join the Geographic Information Systems team of a great company in Brighton that has B Corp status. You will be working with spacial data and associated systems and the position is suitable for a Graduate or equivalent with a Degree in a related Earth or Environmental Sciences subject such as Geography, Environmental Science, Geology, Planning or similar as well as candidates with strong experience working as a GIS Technician. The Brighton office is modern and vibrant, a great place to work.
The GIS Technician role will include:
6. The collection and management of spatial data
7. Supporting the ongoing maintenance, updating and creation of vast amounts of data, GIS and data management applications
8. The management and delivery of data and historical mapping export products to clients
9. Quality assurance and delivery of historical map and data products
10. Supporting the GIS / Operations team with larger projects where required
11. Maintaining up to date knowledge of the GIS sector including software developments
Skills & experience required:
12. Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a related Earth or Environmental Sciences subject
13. A good understanding of GIS and its practical application.
14. Experience using GIS; QGIS ideally but ArcGIS, MapInfo or ESRI are also useful
15. Any experience with FME, AWS, Apache Airflow, PGSQL or GeoServer is a distinct advantage
16. This role is not eligible for sponsorship and so you must have the right to work in the UK
Salary, hours & company benefits:
17. Up to £26,000 based on experience
18. Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
19. Flexible working – hybrid (minimum 3 days per week in the office)
20. 25 days holiday plus public holiday plus Birthday day off and option to buy or sell holiday
21. Share incentive plan
22. Pension scheme
23. Life assurance scheme
24. Income protection plan
25. Comprehensive discounts at major retailers
26. Wellbeing centre
27. Access to free health and fitness classes and other perks
28. Volunteer days
Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.