We are the Environment Agency. We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.  

We create better places for people, wildlife and the environment. We put the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do and help society adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding, drought and sea level rise. We improve and protect the quality of our air, land and water by tackling pollution. We work with businesses to help them comply with environmental regulations and believe a healthy and diverse environment enhances people’s lives and contributes to sustainable and resilient economic growth.  

This internal/external facing role in the team is an amazing opportunity to contribute to our Geospatial development across the whole of the organisation, enabling our colleagues to deliver our challenging environmental ambitions.  

We’re looking for a GIS technical specialist with extensive knowledge of the Esri suite and user, data and information management experience using ESRI products with a proven record of effective delivery.  
Our ideal candidate will combine a strong drive to modernise with a passion for improving the environment.  

Working in the National GIS Team you will provide technical support of our spatial services and systems to staff and work closely with our customers to ensure best use of our resources. You will be able to identify opportunities to reduce effort and duplication in the way we manage our geospatial data and platforms and work with other teams to ensure we have a common approach on data management activities such as metadata, data quality techniques, data standards and custodianship.

To succeed in this role you will demonstrate that you care about the environment and have the technical skills, experience and drive to help us deliver our national geospatial services.

Skills requirements: 

• Proven track record of managing data and metadata at an enterprise database level .
• Advanced knowledge in the use of, management, and user administration of some of the following platforms: ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, FME, VertiGIS Studio. 
• Confident consulting on GIS projects and working closely with suppliers and contractors.
• Understanding of data licencing and data protection policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills.
• Experience with the ArcGIS Python API and Jupyter Notebooks would be beneficial.

Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support you need to succeed. There are also fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications. 

Please note that that your answers to the questions will be used to determine selection.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises. Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

There are no base location requirements and the role can be fulfilled via remote working.

Part-time or job-share possible.

For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.

For any questions relating to this role, please contact: [email protected]