Nationally Infrastructure Project; NSIP Geospatial Lead

Overview

Geospatial & Data Solutions team as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Geospatial Lead. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the delivery of geospatial strategy, data management, and digital integration for onshore NSIPs across the UK and Ireland. Acting as the central custodian of all geospatial data within NSIP projects, this role ensures that spatial information is accurate, connected, secure, and accessible across multidisciplinary project teams.

The position will support the development and implementation of GIS strategy, data governance frameworks, metadata standards, and ETL pipelines in a complex engineering and consenting environment. The role will drive innovation, enabling collaborative digital ecosystems that enhance decision making, streamline workflows, and ensure regulatory compliance for major infrastructure developments.

This role requires a blend of strong project management, technical leadership, and the ability to shape and deliver a connected-data vision that positions Geospatial as a core component of project delivery.

SLR’s Geospatial & Data Solutions team provides expert support and advice on geospatial data analysis and developing bespoke digital tools. They work on multidisciplinary projects alongside other technical disciplines as well as standalone Geospatial projects for a range of external clients. Projects are primarily located throughout UK and Europe but with an ever-growing focus on more widely spread international opportunities. Projects are interesting, challenging and varied and our clients come from a range of sectors including Infrastructure, Built Environment, Energy and Power.

SLR is a truly multinational consultancy and offers significant potential for career development and enhancement based on performance. Our “one team” culture, flat management structure and straightforward approach to project and budget management gives everyone the opportunity to progress and to work on interesting projects with valued clients.

As a NSIP Geospatial Lead, you will:

• Responsible for the GIS delivery of NSIPs, overseeing workflows, resources, schedules, and quality assurance across multi‑disciplinary project stages.
• Own data governance and quality across NSIP projects, establishing standards, metadata frameworks, and controls that ensure reliable, compliant spatial data.
• Drive connected collaboration, integrating GIS with CDEs, BIM, engineering, and environmental systems to enable seamless data flow.
• Align team capability with project demands by building and leading a high performing GIS team with the right skills, talent, and capacity to confidently support the complex and evolving needs of NSIP delivery, ensuring readiness to meet strategic objectives, emerging challenges, and programme milestones.
• Support the geospatial strategy for NSIP projects, positioning GIS and connected data at the core of project decision‑making.
• Develop and optimise ETL pipelines, automating data ingestion, validation, and transformation to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Provide technical leadership, guiding teams, advising stakeholders, and communicating complex spatial insights with clarity.
• Champion innovation, promoting modern GIS tools, automation, and digital practices that enhance project performance.

• Proven track record of leading GIS delivery on major NSIP programmes, demonstrating successful management of complex spatial data environments, multidisciplinary coordination, and high‑quality outputs across project life cycles.
• Proven leadership experience building and developing high performing GIS or digital delivery teams, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and grow capability in a supportive learning environment.
• Extensive knowledge of GIS platforms and connected data ecosystems, including ArcGIS Enterprise/Online, spatial databases, ETL tools, and automation workflows.
• Strong strategic and operational capability, with the ability to set GIS direction, shape data governance frameworks, and embed connected data practices within large infrastructure delivery structures.
• Demonstrated…