Arcadis

Technical Director – Stream Lead, GIS Data and Visualisation

Arcadis

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

SQL

About the role

  • Lead the delivery of GDV projects and the team ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration between Arcadis colleagues.
  • Coordinating work for GDV staff based in the UK and overseas
  • Build strong relationships with internal and external clients.
  • Providing GIS technical mentorship to GIS staff including team leaders and Principal and Senior grade staff.
  • Provide specialised GIS technical input to major/complex studies.
  • Stay current with geospatial and AI industry trends and technologies.
  • Prepare, check and approve technical reports, drawings, data platforms
  • Undertake presentations on GIS, Data and Visualisation.
  • Manage GDV project budgets.
  • Work with the GDV team to deliver GIS and Visualisation deliverables to tight deadlines.
  • Undertake quality control of GIS and Visualisation work undertaken by other GDV staff.
  • Contribute to the technical development of the GDV team through sharing ideas and innovations.
  • Travel to other offices for business development and project meetings.
  • Encourage SHEQ feedback and take a lead in solving SHEQ issues.
  • Line manage GDV team staff.
  • Manage the performance of team members and sub-contractors, identifying and ensuring the resolution of any issues.

Requirements

  • A relevant degree in GIS, computer sciences, geography or other relevant subject, with advanced knowledge of GIS software or work experience and qualifications reflecting a similar level of expertise.
  • Experience with ESRI stack, particularly ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and Enterprise.
  • Experience with Enterprise Geodatabases, databases and SQL for handling large datasets.
  • AI literacy, with the ability to communicate concepts clearly and support skill development.
  • Suitability for security clearance.
  • Previous GIS / Geospatial project management experience.
  • Excellent people management/pastoral skills and experience of leading and managing large diverse teams to deliver successful outcomes for clients.
  • Ability to work within commercial constraints to provide output on budget and programme.
  • Excellent technical knowledge and experience of ESRI ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise at version 10.5 and above. Experience of ESRI ArcGIS Pro.
  • Knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes and data formats and an understanding of how these support the delivery of engineering and environmental design.
  • Experience of preparing Geospatial technical written content.
  • Experience of promoting Geospatial via presentations and networking.
  • Customer focussed approach to quality and service.
  • Ability to identify innovative solutions to problems and act on these to add value to clients and develop the Geospatial business.
  • Experience of mentoring junior staff.
  • Able to communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical colleagues including effective use of English orally and in writing.
  • Understand how to manage health, safety and welfare within own area of responsibility.
  • Have recognised expertise in Geospatial discipline with well-established industry network.
Benefits
  • We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best.
  • We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life.
  • A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GISArcGIS ProArcGIS OnlineArcGIS EnterpriseEnterprise GeodatabasesSQLBuilding Information Modelling (BIM)Geospatial technical writingData visualizationProject management
Soft Skills
client satisfactioncommunicationcollaborationpeople managementproblem-solvingmentoringteam leadershipinnovationquality controlbusiness development