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Senior GIS Technician

February 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Senior GIS Technician

We're looking for a Senior Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Technician to join our Highways Applied Digital Services team based in Birmingham to undertake project work on HS2 as directed by the GIS Technical Manager, provide professional support and solution development services to the Kier HS2 team and assist with the management of Kier's HS2 GIS deliverables. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family and even more.

Location: Stafford and Birmingham

Contract: Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

Salary: £competitive

Responsibilities

As a Senior GIS Technician, you'll liaise with the Kier HS2 team, including regular travel to the Stafford office and act as a contact point for client enquiries

Your day to day will include:
  • Forward planning of the team's workload to ensure project requirements are met within set timeframes and at a high accuracy.
  • Have a firm understanding of technical guidance relating to HS2 GIS deliverables.
  • Provided a dedicated GIS resource for the Kier HS2 team
  • Understanding/Management of GIS and Mobile applications
  • Attend regular client meetings
  • Assist in the advancement of GIS and supported solutions to the wider Kier business
Who are we looking for?

This role of Senior GIS Technician is great for you if have:
  • Experience using AutoCAD and / or ESRI ArcGIS
  • High level of IT competency, experience with all Microsoft Office packages
  • Able to facilitate and oversee data automation and data analytics
  • Able to demonstrate the ability to deliver GIS solutions and proactively solve problems
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits 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. Some of our favourites include:
  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • fantastic, matched pension scheme
  • life assurance
  • Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
  • Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 1 March 2023

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