GIS Casework Lead
Advert Close date: Friday 18th April
Are you passionate about geospatial data and its transformative power? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced GIS Casework Lead to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading a team of GIS Professionals to deliver top-notch Geospatial Services that support The Crown Estate’s transactional activities. Your expertise will ensure the production of legal plans, ownership and proximity reporting, and the maintenance of high-standard geospatial data for current assets and future opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality geospatial data, analysis, and outputs within set timescales.
- Own and rigorously implement GIS processes and procedures.
- Maintain high standards for all GIS data related to current assets and future opportunities.
- Build and nurture stakeholder relationships, empowering users wherever possible.
- Seek efficiencies and new opportunities through contemporary GIS technology, automation, and self-service tools.
- Utilise tools like Portal for ArcGIS to disseminate GIS solutions and spatial information effectively.
- Collaborate closely with the GIS Director and team members to ensure consistency across the business.
- Provide effective management support, plan workloads, and balance resources to meet deadlines.
- Contribute actively to developing and implementing the Data strategy.
- Lead and manage a team of GIS professionals, supporting, coaching, and developing them to achieve high performance.
Personal Requirements:
- In-depth knowledge of industries relevant to The Crown Estate and how GIS adds value and mitigates risks.
- Expert knowledge of Esri desktop and dissemination software (e.g., Portal for ArcGIS).
- Detailed understanding of Esri geoprocessing tools and data manipulation.
- Proven track record of delivering and enhancing business-as-usual services through innovation and technology.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring high-quality GIS services, outputs, processes, and procedures.
- Proficiency in Python scripting and FME.
- Good knowledge of third-party terrestrial and marine datasets.
- Expertise in metadata, relevant standards, projections, and transformations.
- Ability to manage and prioritise GIS work within a team, handling competing priorities.
- Ability to lead work streams and generate support for future projects.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated customer service excellence and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Flexible, enthusiastic, and approachable working style, open to new ideas.
- Proven experience in managing and leading teams, including coaching, talent management, and leading change.
Capabilities:
- Team Development: A willingness to develop the technical skills through knowledge share.
- Problem Solving: Working to resolve issues and problems with processes and data, and to put in place measures to ensure these issues do not reoccur
- Communication: Has strong interpersonal skills particularly under pressure. Listens intently, clarifying information and sharing appropriate data and is calm in all responses. Can explain diverse technical topics in easy-to-understand language
- Design Thinking: Conducting analyses, and feeding this data back to relevant teams to support their efforts
- Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates personal commitment to change through actions and words. Staying on top of industry best practices and trends, as well as changes to compliance requirements
- Change Leader: acts as a teacher and change leader to help customers learn and understand new concepts
- Technology and Data: strong expertise and hands on practical knowledge developing and implementing high quality technology solutions and process, standards and policies in a matrixed organisation.
- Collaboration: strong team player with the ability to influence and drive direction aligning across stakeholders and partners. Ability to build consensus, making decisions based on many variables, and gain support for major initiatives.
- Customer Excellence: an attitude of continuous improvement and willing to challenge the established way of thinking to improve and grow the business and improve customer experience
Join us in shaping the future of geospatial services. Apply now to make a significant impact with your expertise!
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
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