GIS Technician

MacArthur Green is a small, independent environmental consultancy, seeking a GIS Technician to join our team. We specialise in providing ecology and ornithology consultancy services to large-scale renewable projects such as onshore and offshore wind farms, as well as natural capital schemes and grid network projects.

At MacArthur Green, our mission is to make a positive impact on the environment through our three core business objectives: supporting projects with important environmental benefits, contributing to research projects, and operating as a biodiversity positive, carbon conscious business. As a GIS Technician, you will play a crucial role in achieving these objectives, working in a friendly and supportive team.

We value diversity and inclusivity, and want to grow our team with a range of perspectives and strengths. We are small enough to work collaboratively and hear everyone’s ideas, and we’re big enough to work on meaningful projects, with some of the best clients in the environmental sector (we may be biased…).

We are keen to consider candidates for both full-time and part-time working. We are also well set up to support hybrid working, reduced hours or compressed hours working. No two people need the same kind of flexibility, and we are keen to work with you to understand what you need so we can balance that with what our team needs, and hopefully arrive at an arrangement that works for everyone!

Responsibilities

• Provide GIS support to our ecology, ornithology and peat teams
• Survey map production and general survey preparation
• Processing and managing field data
• Producing report maps and tables
• Setting up and maintaining Mobile Data Capture (MDC) devices for field surveys
• Supporting members of the team in data analysis, which may include formatting/editing excel spreadsheets, uploading/downloading data to/from processing software
• Database and data management
• Maintain professional and proactive communication with team members, clients and any other third parties.

Qualifications & Experience

If you are eager to learn and you meet most (but not necessarily all) of these requirements, we would like to hear from you:

• Experience of ESRI’s suite of GIS software including ArcMap, ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro
• Experience in Mobile Data Capture and Open Source GIS packages (including QGIS)
• Workplace experience (consultancy or public sector)
• Effective communication, visual communication and analytical skills
• Proactive and flexible approach to work
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• Bachelor's degree in Geography (covering GIS), Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Data Analysis, Geoinformation & Cartography or a related field

Location

MacArthur Green is based in Glasgow. Our glass fronted office look out onto the banks of the River Kelvin where our team enjoy seeing kingfisher and salmon, and (very occasionally) otters. We have fresh fruit delivered every week, and a constant supply of seriously good, fairtrade, organic coffee and tea!

You will be based in our Glasgow office, with flexibility to work from home. We understand that everyone is different and that there is no one-fits-all working week. Talk to us about what you need, and we can work with you to try and get it right for the team and the clients.

We are registered as a Disability Confident employer. Please see our website recruitment page or get in touch to find out how we can help you feel confident that we are the right place of work for you. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role and will endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for the successful candidate.

Benefits

Salary £26,000 - £30,000 (dependent upon experience).

Benefits include 5% Pension contribution; bonus scheme; Life insurance; Income Protection and Critical Illness. 30 days holiday per annum with unpaid holiday an option (subject to client commitments). We offer enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay.

Aside from the above benefits, there are the advantages of working somewhere small and friendly, where your opinion is sought and heard! We devote time and resource to supporting and developing our team. We offer solid training and career development opportunities, monthly walk and talk catch ups with your line manager, and annual appraisals; we will work with you to develop your specialism and valuable sector knowledge.

How to apply

Send your CV & covering letter. Deadline: 3rd July 2023, Midday.

MacArthur Green welcomes applications from all nationalities. We have a sponsor license and so can sponsor candidates to work in the UK (subject to UK Government checks). If you require a visa to work in the UK, please ensure that the conditions of your visa meet the criteria for the post you wish to apply for.