Junior GIS & Geospatial Specialist

Position: Junior GIS & Geospatial Specialist
Location: Scotland

Junior GIS & Geospatial Specialist

The Role

The Junior GIS & Geospatial Specialist sits within the Offshore Delivery team and supports the delivery of current and future subsea cable installation projects within the clients Transmission's development pipeline.

This role is focused on offshore geospatial data management, analysis and visualisation in support of subsea cable route development, marine survey activities and installation works.

You will work closely with Marine Survey, Engineering and Project teams to ensure spatial data is structured, validated, analysed and presented to a high technical and regulatory standard.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone in the early stages of their GIS career (typically 1-3 years post-university or equivalent experience), looking to develop within a major offshore transmission environment.

You Will

Support GIS and geospatial activities associated with subsea cable installation and marine survey projects.
Process, manage and analyse offshore spatial datasets including:
Survey point data
Bathymetry and MBES surfaces
Route alignments and KP referencing
Geotechnical and environmental constraints data
Produce high-quality maps, figures and spatial outputs for use in:
Project documentation
Installation planning
Regulatory submissions
Internal engineering reports
Maintain structured geodatabases and ensure data integrity, version control and metadata compliance.
Support the integration of marine survey deliverables into GIS environments for engineering and project use.
Utilise the wider ArcGIS ecosystem including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online (AGOL), ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal and associated applications to support data sharing, visualisation and collaboration.
Assist in developing automated or repeatable GIS workflows where appropriate.
Apply and adhere to Safety Management Systems, SSE Large Capital Projects Governance processes and SSEN Safety Culture.

You Have

A degree (or equivalent qualification) in GIS, Geospatial Science, Hydrography, Geography or a related discipline, or relevant military experience (e.g. Royal Navy, Royal Engineers, or other defence geospatial/hydrographic roles).
1-3 years' experience working in a GIS or geospatial role (offshore, marine, utilities or infrastructure experience desirable but not essential).
Working knowledge of the ArcGIS suite, including:
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
ArcGIS Enterprise / Portal
Geodatabases and data management principles
Experience working with raster and vector datasets, coordinate systems and offshore projections.
An understanding of spatial data quality control and structured data management.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear technical documentation.

Desirable:

Exposure to MBES data, survey deliverables or offshore route engineering.

Experience with workflow automation (Model Builder,, Python, FME or similar).
Knowledge of offshore vertical datums and marine coordinate reference systems.

Experience with in a regulated infrastructure or utilities environment.

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit