[Hiring] GIS/Remote Sensing Principal Consultant @Wood

Role Description

Do you have a keen interest in GIS, remote sensing, application development, and/or web mapping and an enthusiasm for developing solutions to complex and challenging problems? Are you looking for the ideal launch pad for a rewarding and fulfilling career in sustainable infrastructure and environmental consultancy? If so, we are recruiting for a high-calibre Senior Consultant to join our team.

Our GIS and Spatial Analytics teams deliver a wide spectrum of services including:

• Application development
• Database development
• Mobile mapping
• Remote sensing
• Technology consulting
• Spatial analysis
• Web mapping

These services are provided to a range of high-profile customers working in the UK and overseas. Our work is diverse and delivered across multiple sectors – including:

• Climate change
• Defence
• Energy transition and renewable energy
• Government
• Minerals
• Planning
• Power
• Transport
• Waste
• Water

Recent examples include:

• Development of GIS analysis tools and web portals relating to climate change assessment and resilience planning
• Development of renewable energy generation sites, including UK offshore windfarms and solar/windfarm in the Middle East and Australia
• Development of web tools for strategic transport modelling in the West Midlands of England and Ukraine
• Work to improve the UK’s energy infrastructure, including strategic studies for National Grid and UK nuclear industry
• Development of GIS tools to aid the assessment of water supply and demand in England, Bulgaria, Grenada, and Qatar

Our portfolio of clients includes:

• Azerbaijan Ministry for Ecology and Natural Resources
• Bristol Water
• Caribbean Development Bank
• DAERA Northern Ireland
• Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
• EDF Energy
• Environment Agency (England)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Hanson Aggregates
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• Horizon Nuclear Power
• High Speed 2 (HS2)
• Isle of Anglesey Council
• JNCC
• National Grid
• National Water and Sewerage Authority, Grenada
• North London Waste Authority
• Northumbrian Water
• Rio Tinto
• RWE Rampion 2
• Transport of West Midlands
• USACE and the US Navy
• United Nations Environment Programme
• United Utilities
• Wessex Water
• Western Power Distribution
• World Bank

Qualifications

• Contribute to a diverse range of projects supporting clients across various sectors
• Spatial analysis and modelling across environmental and engineering projects
• Develop desktop and cloud-based analysis workflows and tools
• Create and manage ESRI and open-source web solutions
• Support and work with other GIS users within the company
• Contribute to technical reports and presentations
• Contribute to technical innovation and development
• Work collaboratively with Wood colleagues and clients using MS Teams

Requirements

• MSc degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or Geomatics
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience
• Advanced knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS and/or FME analysis software
• Ability to develop geoprocessing models and tools using ESRI Model Builder and/or QGIS Processing Modeller
• Ability to create geospatial software applications using Arcpy/Python, SQL, Javascript, HTML and/or R/Shiny
• Experience of creating web mapping solutions using ESRI or Open Source technology
• Database management skills and experience – ideally with SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MS Access
• Cloud computing experience using MS Azure or Amazon Web Services would be an advantage
• Remote sensing and/or image processing skills applied to environmental applications
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a wider consultancy team
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write high quality, concise reports
• Willingness to undertake potential future short-term secondments either in the UK and/or overseas
• Experience in the use of MS Office 365 including Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint

Benefits

• Access to extensive internal and external training opportunities
• An early careers network
• A mentoring programme
• Support for gaining chartership through professional institutions

Company Description

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.