GIS Technician

June 16, 2022 | Comments Off on GIS Technician

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Job Title: GIS Technician

Location: This role will be based out of our Exeter office with some travel to other offices and sites

Business Stream: Highways.

Contract / Hours: We can offer this role as either full time or part time, please specify in your application.

Salary: £18k-£25k FTE + Pension + Benefits

We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic Highways. Kier Group is many things to many people. We're a leading Regional Builder, the UK's No. 1 Highways service team and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We're an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we're a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.

We are now recruiting for a GIS Technician to join our Highways team to provide a dedicated GIS resource to a nominated area of the business.

Key Responsibilities

As GIS Technician, you will ensure high accuracy of all data that you are a curator of. Support in the GIS and data management as well as offer back-office support functions as required. Contribution in the advancement of GIS and supported solutions to the wider kier business. Capture location assets using various technologies and GPS tools.

We are seeking candidates who:

  • Hold a high level of IT competency, experience with all Microsoft Office packages and if possible, the use of complex SQL databases and spreadsheets
  • Can use a range of the ESRI ArcGIS products across desktop, server/web and mobile devices
  • Understand GIS application development and management
  • Grasp spatial analysis and report generation
  • Have skills to provide training on the use of GIS related software, applications and documents
  • Prepare maps, reports, and other relevant information to stakeholders
  • Maintain current knowledge of trends and developments in the geographic information systems field for application to responsibilities under charge
At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
  • A fantastic matched pension scheme
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
  • And many many more!
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Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .

Advert Close Date: 14th July 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Recruitment agencies - we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our .

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