GIS Data Analyst

Location: London or Birmingham (Hybrid)

Salary Base salary: £32,050 pa to c.£37,700 pa (Birmingham) £36,000 pa to c.£42,350 pa (London) depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a GIS Data Analyst at HS2 you will have a key role in supporting the management, quality assurance, and governance of geospatial data across one of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes. You will work with GIS platforms such as ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, and FME to manage and analyse spatial data, support data integration and transformation activities, and ensure information is accurate, compliant, and fit for purpose. Working closely with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders, you will contribute to the successful delivery of Digital Engineering initiatives while helping drive best practice in GIS data management and geospatial solutions.

About the role:

- Responsible for management of data exchanges of suppliers within the HS2 Common Data Environment, with particular focus on GIS data.
- Responsible for reporting data quality issues and analysis of root causes to the Digital Engineering Team, HS2 Delivery Teams and Suppliers, with particular focus on GIS data.
- Responsible for compliance with Digital Engineering standards, specifications, and operating procedures within HS2 and Suppliers.
- Responsible for developing and delivering training and support to relevant HS2 business functions, Delivery Teams and our Suppliers regarding HS2 standards, specifications, tools and operating procedures.
- Responsible for identifying areas for improvement and feedback into information requirements, specification development and standards creation.
- Contribute to the management of the HS2’s Common Data Environment and governance of information, with a particular focus on GIS data.
- Contribute, to undertake transformation of data for other functional uses within HS2 and facilitating appropriate data assurance and approval by others.
- Contribute to the delivery of the Digital Engineering programme. This could include but is not limited to, benefits realisation, integration and evolution of data standards and tools, and raising awareness of HS2’s Digital Engineering strategic goals within HS2, Supply Chain and external stakeholders.
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You

Skills:

- Proficient in using ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, Portal for ArcGIS, and ArcGIS Online.
- Strong GIS data management and geospatial data handling capabilities.
- Ability to manage, analyse, validate, and maintain spatial datasets.
- Experience using FME for data transformation, integration, and workflow management.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to identify and resolve data quality issues and promote best practice in GIS data management.

Knowledge:

- Understanding of GIS principles, geospatial data standards, and data governance.
- Knowledge of spatial data quality assurance and validation processes.
- Understanding of data management best practices and information management principles.
- Awareness of digital engineering environments and geospatial data workflows.
- Familiarity with Common Data Environments (CDEs), BIM, and digital delivery practices (desirable).
- Knowledge of rail, transport, or major infrastructure projects (desirable).

Experience:

- Experience working with ArcGIS Enterprise environments and associated ESRI technologies.
- Experience managing and maintaining GIS or geospatial datasets.
- Experience supporting GIS users and collaborating with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience using FME to transform, manipulate, and integrate data from multiple sources.
- Experience implementing data standards and ensuring data quality compliance.
- Experience using VertiGIS products (desirable).
- Experience working within the rail or major infrastructure sector (desirable).

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

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Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

Application Close Date: Tuesday 3rd November