Geospatial Information Specialist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 272041**Salary**:

- £31,349- £31,349 (National Minimum) and £35,403 (London Minimum)**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Roads, Places and Environment Group (RPE) - Road Strategy**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Architecture and Data
- Geography**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Birmingham, Leeds, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you passionate about Geography?

Would you relish the opportunity to be involved in updating Geographic Transport Information to Connect People and Places?

If the answer is 'yes', then don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity at the Department for Transport (DfT)

**Job description**:
The use and influence of geospatial data is increasing rapidly across government, nowhere more than the transport sector. The government’s geospatial strategy highlighted that location data is essential to improve transportation and enable the efficient delivery of low emission and self-driving transport.

The post sits in in the Roads Geography and GIS data team part of the Roads Strategy Directorate. You will principally work on maintaining DfT’s geospatial transport datasets through appropriate management and storage. You will support the team with delivery of a range of mapping projects and solutions working collaboratively with statisticians and scheme owners across the Department, and key stakeholders such as Ordnance Survey. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with geography and deliver real benefits in the Road Transport sector.

**Roles and Responsibilities**

**_ Your key duties and responsibilities will include:_**
- Maintaining the versioning, metadata and storage of DfT’s geospatial Transport Schemes, Networks & Statistics datasets.
- Maintaining the management and storage of an array of Geographic Information System (GIS) datasets for use across the Department.
- Contributing to the Department’s Geography Network.
- Occasional asks to support the team and the Department in the production of quality maps for a wide range of ad-hoc mapping requests.

See the role profile for full details.

**Person specification**:
You will have excellent interpersonal skills, be a confident communicator, who enjoys building positive working relationships with internal and external key stakeholders.

You are a motivated, team player who is flexible and organised with high attention to detail to deliver accurate information and keen to develop and build knowledge quickly.

**Further information**:
You will have the option to be based in our London office attracting the London salary, or in Leeds or Birmingham attracting the National salary. If based in Leeds or Birmingham, occasional travel to our London office will be required for key meetings and team events.

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- **Government Analysis Career Framework** Geospatial Information Specialist - Geospatial d

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.**How to apply**

When considering your experience, please tailor your CV and Personal Statement (max 750 words) to provide evidence of your;
- Experience of GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS), techniques and data management.
- Experience of collaborating with a range of stakeholders to meet a common objective.
- Ability to use a methodical approach and an eye for detail.

The sift is due to take place from 30 March 2023.

Interviews are likely to be held from 11 April 2023.

If you are invited to interview this could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be design

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