GIS Manager - Digital Twin

Birmingham

9 months ago

Applications closed

GIS Manager - Digital Twin

Can be based around the UK but ideally Birmingham, Northampton, Leeds or Londo

Build the world you want to live in with a career in the infrastructure property sector.

Due to the growth of our client’s Geospatial services, they have a role for an experienced GIS professional to lead and grow a small newly formed GIS team of 3. The role will be focused on delivering GIS integrations and analysis to support Property Digital Twins that can be used for sustainability monitoring, Space utilisation and planning or asset and facilities management.

You will have a passion for solution development combining Multisource Geospatial datasets from sources such as Survey data, Drones, GIS and BIM to create and lead the product development of our 3D Property Digital Twin SaaS platform and analysis services.

Experience with implementing the latest technologies including working APIs, Realtime IoT and Building Management System Data and AI LLMS will be essential for the future of this role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for daily operational delivery of the team, identifying and supporting the tender process for new business opportunities, developing client solutions and team management for initially 3 people with the ability for this to grow in the future. With access to the full Esri Enterprise GIS platform, Safe FME and the latest 2D and 3D data sets, we encourage all our team to be innovative, develop as lifelong learners and take ownership of producing geospatial analysis that will help shape the world we live in.

Main tasks:

Lead a team initially of 3 people with the aspiration to grow steadily as part of the Vision 2030 business plan. Including Appraisal reporting, time recording, invoicing, job creation etc.

Work with Head of Geospatial, Head of Measured Survey and Head of Digital Innovation and / or lead on delivering integrated, spatially enabled, property digital twin systems with or without IOT integration.

Provide Geospatial Consultancy to clients and the wider business to help cross sell Geospatial services.

Identify and support new business acquisition through, tender writing, requirements capture and problem definition. Be able to translate requirements into technical work packages to be delivered by the team.

This is a team lead position, and we would like you to have been in a previous GIS team manager position with proven ability to lead and manage a team of GIS professionals.

Focused on the development and management of GIS integrations and analysis to support Property Digital Twins that can be used for sustainability monitoring, Space utilization and planning or asset and facilities management. This will need a technical lead to oversee solution development combining Multisource Geospatial datasets from sources such as Survey data, Drones, GIS and BIM to create and lead the product development of the 3D Property Digital Twin SaaS platform and analysis services.

Will be responsible for the daily operational delivery of the team, must have technical and people management experience.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the jobholder may be required to undertake additional relevant duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the team.

What will it take to be successful?

We are seeking candidates with extensive experience gained in GIS analysis, consultancy, data engineering or solution architecture.

Ideally with a BSc or equivalent in GIS.

Highly Proficient in Enterprise (Esri AGOL, Enterprise) and Desktop GIS and Application development (e.g., Esri ArcGIS, QGIS) and possess a strong understanding of spatial data analysis and geospatial technologies including Measured Survey captured 3D data.

Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL, Arcade) for GIS applications with database management systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, Azure SQL) would be beneficial.

Our client would like you to have experience in managing / creating web application in ArcGIS online / Enterprise environments combined with use of Spatial SQL to create custom queries, view tables in MS SQL / POSTGIS/ SDE DB. Knowledge of ETL (FME), BIM / CAD experience is essential and ideally you will be an advanced FME (Form and Flow) user

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