Geospatial Information Specialist

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

- 224993**Salary**:

- £26,737**Grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- UKHO - Operations Content**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Geography
- Science**Working pattern**:

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

- 2Contents

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About the job

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- Taunton, Somerset, South WestAbout the job

**Summary**:

- Due to exciting new opportunities, our team is growing The Bathymetric team is a dynamic and fun team who play a pivotal role in the UKHO. We work with numerous different organisations including survey contractors, overseas Governments, Maritime Coastguard Authority, the Royal Navy and many others. Our role is to support the provision of quality data that is used by the worlds commercial shipping companies and the Royal Navy.
- Our team includes specialists with different levels of experience, including team members who have “grown” as specialists whilst at the UKHO. We place a high value on developing our people and invest accordingly.
- The remit of the team is evolving, and we are building our capability to support current and emerging requirements for hydrographic and bathymetric expertise at the UK Hydrographic Office.**Job description**:

- The purpose of the Geospatial Information Specialist role in the Bathymetric Team is to undertake the validation, databasing and archiving of data - ensuring that the quality of the data meets set standards before being incorporated into CARIS BathyDataBASE and passed to other Operations and Production teams to update our Products.**Responsibilities**:

- In the Bathymetric Team, tasks are as follows:
- **Geospatial data capture and modelling**

Validate incoming acoustic and remotely collected bathymetric datasets (in CARIS BASE Editor or HIPs & SIPs) and produce outputs for archiving and databasing.
- Undertake analysis and complete routine resurvey analysis reports.- **Geospatial data manipulation**

Process and validate surveys using CARIS HIPs and SIPs, CARIS BASE Editor and Qimera to improve data quality whilst adhering to good data management principles to ensure processed data meets specification.- **Geospatial data management**

Upload survey data to the CARIS BathyDataBASE (BDB) for use in UKHO products and service.
- Archive survey data from CARIS HIPs & SIPs onto Apollo Servers; storing media in keeping with archiving requirements and keeping records up to date.
- Extract archive data from the Apollo servers and MS Cloud to support data requests/external queries.- **Geospatial data standards and quality**

Ensure databasing and archiving activities adhere to Data Governance principles.
- Ensure all data is attributed correctly to meet required data governance standards, e.g., MEDIN.- **Geospatial software and systems**
- Demonstrate aptitude to learn other geospatial software as required.- **Capability Building**

Assist with external training as required.
- Support colleagues in the team and other departments at internal and external engagements.
- Support with the training/mentoring and coaching of new staff in the team when appropriate.- **Geospatial Strategy and Architecture**

Support Data Stewards and Data Owners to develop strategies to improve and diversify geospatial data.
- As required, lead on continual improvement initiatives.**Person Specification**
Please note that we will only score against the sift and interview criteria and not the essential and desirable information below.
- We are looking for team players who can deliver at pace to meet fluid requirements both in terms of bathymetric data receipt and validation, and in providing outcomes for customers. Attention to detail and experience in using relevant Bathy processing software and GIS databases to manage large datasets are also key for the role.**Things you need to know**
- This role is open to full time, part time, job share. The UKHO will consider flexible working or workplace adjustments, where appropriate.
- The role will be contractually based at our office in Taunton. We have embraced hybrid working, recognising it is about what you bring to the role and deliver, not where you work from.

Based on the individual needs of your role, you may need to be in the office. Please discuss in more detail with the hiring manager to understand the needs of this role. You must be able to travel to the office as and when required.**Pay**
Further information can be found in the attached Document “Additional Pay Information”.**SC - non reserved**
This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and although open to UK, British Commonwealth and European Economic Area nationals, successful applicants will require a security clearance (SC) and therefore need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 12 consecutive months within the last 5 years.**Nationality Statement**Behaviours**:
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