Job Description

We're looking for a GIS Technician to join our Highways team in Shropshire. In this role you will be vital role in shaping the future of street scene services by creating, maintaining, and analysing geospatial data that drives and supports effective service delivery.





Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location

: Shropshire - travel to the office required with some remote working available

Hours

: Permanent, Fulltime 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary

: 30,000 - 32,000 per year + benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a GIS Technician, you'll work collaboratively with both Council and contractors, combining your technical GIS expertise with operational insight to ensure street scene routes and asset data are accurate, efficient, and practical for both operational and client teams.



Your day to day will include:


Create, maintain, and update geospatial datasets, including service routes, using ArcGIS and related platforms Manage and maintain asset and routing data for the street scene service network Collaborate with operations management to ensure data aligns with service outcomes Conduct spatial analysis to optimise service routes and identify efficiency opportunities Produce analytical reports on operations, productivity, and service performance, with recommendations for ongoing system development

What are we looking for?

This role of GIS Technician is great if you have:


A working understanding and direct experience using GIS software (ArcMap/ArcGIS or equivalent) for updating and maintaining asset information and service function routes Experience with routing software, ideally SmartSuite, including amending, adding and deleting routes development and (training will be made available through Route Software provided ISL) Balance of technical accuracy with practical, operational awareness

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.



As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.





We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier



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