Senior GIS Technician

 
Force Headquarters, Camden, London
B001
Full Time
Permanent
Up to £43,869.92 depending on experience
£3,033.56
up to £9,929

A Senior GIS Technician is required for a permanent contract with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Camden, London. 


BTP is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As a Senior GIS Technician with BTP you will offer specialist GIS support for key business areas.



As a Senior GIS Technician key activities include:

  • The provision of application maintenance and support services, either directly to users of the systems or to service delivery functions.
  • To provide training to key users.
  • To make general or site-specific modifications, updating documentation, manipulating data, GIS system design.
  • Close collaboration with the system's developers and/or with colleagues specialising in different areas, such as Database administration or Network support.



Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.



Key requirements include:

  • Significant experience of operating and installing GIS software both client and server
  • Experience of multiple GIS systems (including MapInfo, FME, ArcGIS, QGIS)
  • Good experience of licensing.
  • Experience of importing and editing geo data sets from multiple sources using ETL tools (such as FME).
  • Good experience of providing applications support and problem management to end users.
  • Experience of Web based\Cloud technologies

 

If you are interested in applying to this Senior GIS Technician role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

  • Salary £43,869.92 (Base Salary £31,240.82 plus £2,700.10 London Allowance plus up to £9,929 SFIA Allowance (depending on experience) per annum
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Pension Scheme
  • Other benefits include a bespoke BTP rewards platform and various salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work as well as many high street and online retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly


Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (12 months) for current substantive posting.

This opportunity is closed to applications.