Job Description

About Bute Energy


At Bute Energy, our mission is to create renewable energy projects that deliver a wealthier, healthier Wales we want to make the Welsh weather work for Wales through the biggest business investment in the rural economy in a generation. We will create thousands of jobs, give millions of pounds a year to community funds and help rural communities get ready for a net zero future. All of this while helping to reduce energy bills in the long term onshore wind is the cheapest electricity on the grid.


Bute Energy has built up a market-leading pipeline of Energy Park projects in Wales, which will combine the latest technology for onshore wind and solar generation to provide projects that will be delivering the biggest business investment in rural Wales in a generation.


At Bute Energy, our core values of courage, passion, community and integrity are central to our mission to work towards a sustainable world, now and for future generations; and to deliver green energy generation and infrastructure that benefits local communities and society as a whole.


We are a business that truly has people at the heart of everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that our people are supported and encouraged to succeed. We are proud of our culture and values and strive to ensure that every one of our people have that "feeling of belonging and can bring their whole selves to work. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high growth business and contribute to helping Wales reach its Net Zero targets.

What you can expect as a Bute Energy colleague

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Full flexibility with the option to work from home or in the office as needed. Flexitime with the ability to work core hours and take time back in lieu throughout the week. Fridays are allocated as no meeting days to ensure down time at the end of the week. 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Private Medical Insurance from day 1 with cover for immediate family including spouse or partner and children, including direct mental health pathways and support. Annual pay review and discretionary bonnus Employer pension contributions up to 7% Ability to opt into the Pension Salary Exchange scheme equating to an extra 0.7% of employer contributions Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice. Life assurance cover and income protection. Travel insurance. Suite of enhanced policies and provisions to support colleagues through all the moments that matter. Regular team socials, activities, sporting events and charity fundraisers.

The Role

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SALARY:

Starting from 35,000 per annum (Skills and experience dependent)

REPORTS TO:

Senior Technical Manager

LOCATION:

Edinburgh


As a junior GIS analyst, typical responsibilities will involve supporting GIS and senior GIS analysts in coordinating data collection and storage for multiple renewable energy projects as well as map production and data deliverables.


The successful candidate will work with the Senior Technical Manager and the existing GIS team to contribute to delivering the day-to-day requirements of the business as well as improve how we deliver projects and identify opportunities for automation and innovation of how we share information to our development colleagues.


This is an enormously exciting opportunity to join a high growth business and play a key role in its continued success while also gaining experience in the GIS field and knowledge of a range of renewable energy technologies.

Main Responsibilities

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Collect, clean and enter spatial and tabular data; Assist with production of high-quality maps, charts, reports and other data, deliverables for internal and external issue as well as online GIS portals; Perform routine data manipulation, spatial queries and simple geoprocessing tasks; Maintain GIS databases under supervision; Provide support to senior GIS team members.

What we look for in return

Knowledge & Skills



Ability to work well in a team environment to deliver on team goals; Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English; Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously while keeping projects on time; Strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a wider team; Proactive and willing to seek improvements to workflows and processes while staying up to date with the best practices in GIS.


Experience & Qualifications

A qualification in GIS or relevant university degree and/or experience; Experience of using ArcGIS 10.x and its extensions including AcrGIS Pro and ArcGIS online or equivalents; Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Strong attention to detail and accuracy; Ability to automate tasks using scripting tools such as Python (desirable);

What does our culture mean to us and you?

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At Bute Energy we are committed to having a workplace that encourages and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion. This means taking account of social or personal challenges that some colleagues may face and making available, the right workplace environment, resources and opportunities, which allow all of us at Bute Energy, to THRIVE.


Our culture and the way we do things is centred around belonging and we hang everything off #belongatbute. We believe that everyone should be able to be their true authentic self at Bute Energy and encourage this through promoting an inclusive environment which values and encourages different perspectives, thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, to ensure a truly innovative and exciting place to work.


We do not accept any discriminatory attitudes or behaviours. Every single colleague and potential colleague who wishes to join us, should feel confident in equality of opportunity and be free from any bullying, discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.


We hope and encourage all suitably qualified individuals to feel comfortable and energised to join our dedicated team and contribute to Wales shift towards sustainable energy solutions.