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Join us as a GIS analyst and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!
As a GIS Analyst, you will work within the Land Use and Sustainability Team alongside other GIS, remote sensing, and spatial data experts. You will support the teams and wider business use of GIS software and analysis workflows. You will work alongside the Senior GIS Analyst, Team Leader and others to provide GIS support, workflow streamlining and development for current business functions and commercial opportunities. You will also be keen to work in the field supporting our drone operations, with the potential to train as a drone pilot. Alongside supporting existing commercial work there will be opportunities to work on early-stage research with our extensive collaborator network to help us build future commercial services.
What you’ll be doing:
* Provide GIS and data manipulation/analysis skills to the team to support the timely delivery of commercial and scientific research projects.
* Support GIS projects for internal and external customers.
* Create maps, reports, visualisations and help streamline commercial workflows with an ecological focus.
* Maintain online web maps, apps and dashboards using Esri software and help develop mobile data collection solutions for field workers.
* Help to maintain GIS databases.
* Help to streamline workflows and implement best practice.
* Field work - drone surveying - training provided if required.
* Stay updated on geospatial technologies and best practices.
What we’re looking for:
* Ideally you will have a background in Ecology, with previous experience of using GIS for Ecology projects.
* Experience in Esri GIS desktop software, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap
* Experience of Esri web technologies.
* Experience of creating mobile data collection tools; Field Maps, Survey123
* Experience with building tools using ModelBuilder or programming/scripting languages e.g. Python and Arcade.
* Field work experience.
* Knowledge of remote sensing and remote sensing technologies.
* UK driving licence and the willingness to travel when required.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary: £30,000
* 25 days’ holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
* Flexible working hours, on-site gym, restaurant, and free parking
* The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
* Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more.
* Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
* Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
* Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.
What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you’d like to ask before applying, you can contact recruitment@fera.co.uk
We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at recruitment@fera.co.uk and we’ll get back to you.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
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