Senior Data Management Specialist

Company Description

**Job Description**:
We are looking for talented Senior Geoscience Data Specialists to join our GeoSolutions team

**Principal Accountabilities**
- Supporting the development and implementation of technologies and efficient workflows to extract, transform, load, manipulate, analyse, report and visualise data for operational and legacy projects
- Help setup enterprise Database for sourcing all datasets into one schema, including creating tools to enable others in the team to do data loading themselves. You will also work with other business lines to create a process for updating our datasets into the master Delivery database when ready to publish.
- There will be a need to work with external contractors across a number of initiatives, and you will need to take the lead in the program management of these data capture projects.
- Keep all stakeholders regularly informed on progress and new solutions in the market that will help workflows
- You will also be expected to engage with clients to understand their requirements, and to help support/troubleshoot our suite of products and datasets.
- Share knowledge/mentor other members of the team and help with training/upskilling of the team.
- This role has a flexible UK location. You can either work remotely or be based in our Crawley (West Sussex) or Llanduno (North Wales) offices. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage._

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications and Experience**

**Required Skills**:

- Advanced problem solving skills, especially focussed on finding solutions to data workflow, consistency, loading and output problems
- Passion for computers, software, technology, and digitalising and improving workflows
- Working knowledge of Python, R, or similar high-level general purpose and statistically focussed programming languages
- Familiarity of databases and SQL//Oracle
- Excellent data visualisation skills
- Proficient in design, building, testing and supporting innovation solutions
- The ability to define and manage project deadlines both internally and externally with contractors
- An enthusiastic attitude towards learning and flexibility to adapt to new challenges or changes in direction

The following skills may also be beneficial:

- Familiarity with creating data pipelines to both load data and create/interrogate data already databased
- Ability to create interactive dashboards e.g. (Power BI/Spotfire)
- A good working knowledge of ArcGIS software and the principles of spatial data

Additional Information
**Why work at CGG?**
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Highly attractive bonus scheme
- Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
- Company pension with generous employer contribution
- Wellbeing Unmind app - puts you in control of your mental health
- A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
- Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages

**We are Flexible**
- Bank Holiday Swap - our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice
- Buy & Sell Holiday Programme - you can buy extra holiday, sell unused holiday or even save it up
- Relaxed dress code policy

**We Care about the Environment**

We encourage and actively support a strong sense of community, through volunteering and various company initiatives, as well as a strong company commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises.

**Join us and share your talent and imagination to ‘see things differently’**

We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.