The role
Crown Estate Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a Senior GIS Analyst to join our team on a 18-month Fixed Term basis.
By joining the Crown Estate Scotland team, you'll be surrounded by dedicated and talented individuals who are passionate about what they do, giving you the opportunity to learn and develop. You'll be working alongside like-minded individuals who are working towards achieving the shared goal of making Scotland a better place
About the role
The successful candidate/s for this new role within the organisation will be responsible for:
* Help maintain the organisation's GIS infrastructure and provide support for it.
* Assist with administration of GIS infrastructure including user setup and assigning/removing permissions
* Maintain access to business-agreed data content in the organisation's Spatial Open Data Portal
* Support the development, testing and roll-out of changes to GIS infrastructure or creation of new GIS tools to help meet organisational objectives/projects requirements
* Responsible for selecting the most appropriate GIS analysis technique and visualisation method to provide results in the most meaningful way to a range audiences, maintain and update this content as required.
* Responsible for ensuring that data is accurate and complete, ensuring quality assurance is rigorously implemented, reflecting the values of Crown Estate Scotland by maintaining consistency, accuracy and reputability.
* Contribute to related procedures documentation and version control
* Sharing knowledge and skills with the Information Services Team and provide assistance as needed for complex tasks or resource constraints.
* Collaborate with Information Services colleagues and wider business to provide expert advice on those business objectives which require geographic insight
* Provide excellent service delivery, plan personal workloads to meet needs from across the business
* Collaborative communications, working holistically with Information Services Team to deliver a one-team approach to overarching service delivery in providing business teams with GIS content for internal and external communications in a variety of formats, e.g. PDF maps, web apps and maintain and update this content as required
* Contribute to the development of policies and procedures in the Information Services team, enabling the capabilities of GIS are utilised to meet business requirements and enhance working practices
* Provide training to internal and external staff on GIS tools and services
* Maximise the potential of spatial analysis techniques by keeping abreast of current advancements in GIS technology and identifying opportunities to improve business processes
* Ensure 3rd party data is up to date, of reliable source, pertinent to business needs, and uses the most efficient method of required accessibility
The contractual working location of this role is our Edinburgh office. However, we believe work is something you do, not a place you go to, and we are committed to supporting employees to work flexibly and in a way that suits their role and preferences.
The starting salary will be £46,934 with potential for future progression as well as eligibility of annual cost of living rises. The maximum salary for this role is currently £54,489. The role also benefits from 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days after four years' service, plus 11.5 of public/ privilege days. Crown Estate Scotland encourage flexible working and operate a discretionary flexi-time scheme. This role offers participation in the Civil Service pension scheme.
At Crown Estate Scotland we believe that continuous learning and development helps us to do our best in work and build professional skills and expertise. We offer a range of training opportunities delivered by external training providers and in-house experts and provide all employees with access to LinkedIn Learning. We also support individuals to pay professional membership fees relevant to their roles and aim to support additional study and learning requests wherever possible.
As well as helping you to develop professionally, we also support your personal development through our 'Wellbeing Matters' programme with its focus on four important pillars of wellbeing - physical, emotional, social, and financial.
About You
You should have:
* Excellent knowledge of the ESRI GIS products, processes, and infrastructure
* Experience of developing GIS applications to meet business requirements
* Experience of geoprocessing such as ArcGIS Model Builder, Python, or SQL
* A degree in GIS or related studies, or relevant proven technical expertise
* The ability to apply GIS analysis and presentation techniques from a range of sources to portray analysis conclusions to a wide range of users (both technical and non-technical)
* Ability to present data in an interactive and intuitive way, configuring web GIS apps to create narratives about CES activities, present and future
* Proven ability to interpret legal documents, deed plans, maps and other technical documents. Determining authoritative sources used to identify property and establish property ownership
* Experience of relevant data standards, datums, projections and their importance within GIS and legal transactions
* A sound understanding of terrestrial and marine spatial data and conversion methods
You will have the following qualities, which are key to success in this role:
* Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)
* A flexible working approach, adopting the most appropriate practices to meet business requirements.
* An aptitude for attention to detail and conforming to required standards
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team
* Excellent approach to customer service- always willing to deliver to tight timescales; demonstrates behaviours which show taking personal responsibility and service orientation to customers
* Confident in communicating with staff at all levels as well as external stakeholders
* Flexible and approachable working style, willing to try new ideas
* Experience working in multi-disciplined teams for project delivery
About us
We manage property - including buildings, land, coastline and seabed - on behalf of people of Scotland. Our purpose is to invest in property, natural resources and people to generate lasting value for Scotland. Our profits go to Scottish public spending.
We work in a way that:
* Generates prosperity and value for all of Scotland;
* Supports the growth of sustainable business and industry in Scottish seas and on the coast;
* Makes places better for those who live, work and visit there;
* Promotes sustainable ways of producing energy, food, and other products; and
* Creates opportunities for people to use and benefit from the Scottish Crown Estate.
Our values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration and Commercialism help us to put our purpose into practice. They shape how we work, underpin our actions, and help to make Crown Estate Scotland a great place to work.
By joining the Crown Estate Scotland team, you'll be surrounded by dedicated and talented individuals who are passionate about what they do, giving you the opportunity to learn and develop. You'll be working alongside like-minded individuals who are working towards achieving the shared goal of making Scotland a better place.
Crown Estate Scotland is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from people from all backgrounds. We want to ensure every candidate has a positive experience and can most effectively demonstrate their suitability for the role they are applying for. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to help you in your application or with our recruitment and selection process.
We welcome requests to work on a job share basis.
The benefits
Competitive salaries
Access to the Civil Service pension scheme
Wellbeing and employee assistance
Team-working based on friendliness and respect
Flexible, family-friendly policies
Generous annual leave and public holiday entitlement