Graduate GIS Technician

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom PlotBox Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Geography, Computer Science, Engineering or Surveying graduate who has a desire to develop their GIS knowledge and skills inside an innovative team.

Headquartered at the Ecos Centre, Ballymena, PlotBox is a rapidly growing technology business with a global opportunity. The company is a scale-up business with a young and dynamic team who are challenging the status quo with both software and process innovation.

PlotBox is a cloud-based death care management solution that facilitates cemeteries in operating to world class standards. It is the world's first solution to fully integrate 2 previously separate functions - software and GIS mapping. Because of the number and scope of problems this innovation solves, PlotBox revolutionises the way death care facilities both operate and grow and will change the landscape of cemetery management forever

The Graduate GIS Technician reports to a Senior GIS Technician and will work alongside a team of GIS Technicians to contribute to the completion of all Mapping related tasks to satisfy our customers’ needs and to the continual innovation of the product.

Responsibilities 

As a Graduate GIS Technician, here is what you will be doing :

  • Creation of georeferenced aerial mosaics.
  • Using Photoshop to alter TIFF’s, PNG’s and JPEG’s.
  • Creating web maps using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
  • Design work mainly using ArcGIS Pro, we also use AutoCAD occasionally.
  • Assisting Drone pilot to complete Aerial Image Surveys.
  • Use of GPS equipment to record Ground Control Points.
  • Surveying work with iPad within cemeteries to capture headstone photos.
  • Surveying work with Total station within cemeteries.
  • Surveying work with 360 cameras.
  • Champion product consistency and support implementation of product standards.
  • Continuous innovation to improve current product capabilities.
  • General assistance to wider mapping team effort.
What we are looking for: 
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Surveying or equivalent
  • Relevant hands-on GIS experience in the field, this could have been during your placement year or within an internship

Desirable Experience - It’s not a deal breaker, but ideally you will have:

  • Ideally you will have some experience using:
  • Photoshop
  • Arcmap
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • AutoCAD
  • Python
  • G suite (mail, drive, hangout, docs) or Microsoft Office
  • Knowledge of GIS programming

Company Summary

PlotBox is the innovative cloud-based deathcare management solution that enables cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes to serve their families in the best way possible. We are very clear on our mission; to take away some of the pain for families dealing with death and those who serve them, and provide our customers with more time for what matters.

Headquartered in Northern Ireland, with offices in the United States and Australia, our growing, 100-strong multidisciplinary team of experts provides our partners with the same professional levels of service, support and satisfaction across the globe. We live and breathe our core values – Tenacity, Teamwork and Trust.

We have a passion for tech and innovation, actively exploiting new and cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance our product and skillset. We actively promote from within and our dynamic scale up culture ensures that proactivity and initiative are rewarded with excellent career opportunities, progression and mobility.

How would our team describe life at PlotBox? When asked to describe our company, they use words such as: ‘fun, respect, care, team spirit, family feel, trust, happy, listen, sense of accomplishment, flexibility, development’.

We are proud that, for the third year running, we have received our Great Place to Work Certification and have placed in the Top Ten UK’s Best Workplaces 2023 Medium Organisations. This follows our top ten ranking on the 2022 UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech list, as well as being named one of the 2022 UK’s Best Workplaces For Women, and one of the 2022 UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing.

Our staff have told us loud and clear that they love working for PlotBox; from the relaxed working environment to feeling truly valued in their roles. In addition, our purpose-driven mission and the sense of pride in doing what we do - to ultimately lessen people’s pain at the most difficult time of their lives - means a lot to our team.

Benefits Offered by PlotBox

Our headquarters are ideally placed in the beautiful and scenic countryside location around Ballymena, along with other office locations in the USA and Australia. We are constantly increasing our list of benefits which currently include:

Investment in employee growth, and opportunity for development

Regular wellbeing initiatives and health cash plans

Safe and supportive culture; we foster continuous improvement in all aspects of work

Career mobility and progression

Regular travel opportunities

Pension

Life Insurance

Active social and charity committee - lots of social events throughout the year

Office perks: fridge and larder fully stocked with unlimited drinks and snacks

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