Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a capable and motivated GIS Team Lead to guide a dynamic team of GIS professionals with a strong focus on GIS development and automation. This role demands a balanced combination of strategic leadership, project coordination, and hands-on technical delivery. You will play a key role in driving innovation, enhancing spatial data workflows, and ensuring high-quality outputs across diverse projects, while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor, and coordinate a team of GIS analysts and developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.
* Manage end-to-end GIS project development workflows, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards and client requirements.
* Engage effectively with stakeholders to align on project goals, scope, and expectations, while providing expert geospatial guidance.
* Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of spatial data, and oversee the development, optimisation, and maintenance of GIS tools and automated workflows.
* Act as the primary point of contact for resolving team queries and technical challenges to ensure smooth and uninterrupted project execution.
* Maintain and regularly update ISO and project documentation to ensure full compliance with internal and external standards.
* Continuously monitor team output and efficiency, providing constructive feedback, support, and guidance to drive continuous improvement.
Required Skills
* Solid expertise in GIS software, including ArcGIS and QGIS, with a strong foundation in spatial data management and analysis.
* Proven experience in driving automation within GIS workflows to improve efficiency and consistency.
* Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience, ideally within a technical or geospatial team.
* Excellent communication, organisational, and team management skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
* Strong hands-on experience in geospatial analysis, data interpretation, and the creation of clear, actionable visualisations.
Bonus Skills
* Familiarity with project management tools and Agile methodologies to support efficient development delivery.
* Working knowledge of data visualisation tool such as Power BI for data reporting.