Associate Technical Director – Stream Lead, GIS Data and Visualisation

Associate Technical Director – Stream Lead, GIS Data and Visualisation

Arcadis, Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Arcadis is looking for a Leader to join our Geospatial, Data and Visualisation stream (GDV) in our UK Environmental Planning business. The role is technical lead for Geospatial, Data and Visualisation within our UK Landscape, Master planning and Urbanism (LMU) Team, focusing on growing the team’s capability and presence. You will shape and deliver our geospatial strategy, define best practices, mentor colleagues, lead new initiatives and contribute to our global success.

• Excellent manager with strong people skills.
• Committed to delivering client success.
• Passionate about Geospatial, Data and Visualisation in spatial design, planning and environmental consultancy.
• Strong business development skills with a proven track record of winning work.
• In-depth understanding of landscape/townscape and visual impact assessment and associated visualisation and modelling requirements.
• Ideally has worked with other environmental specialisms such as Ecology and Nature-Based Solutions teams.
• Experience of working with resource teams in the UK and overseas.

• Lead the delivery of GDV projects and the team ensuring client satisfaction, effective project management and good communication and collaboration.
• Coordinate work for GDV staff based in the UK and overseas.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external clients.
• Provide GIS technical mentorship to GIS staff including team leaders and Principal and Senior grade staff.
• Provide specialised GIS technical input to major/complex studies.
• Stay current with geospatial and AI industry trends and technologies.
• Prepare, check and approve technical reports, drawings, data platforms.
• Undertake presentations on GIS, Data and Visualisation.
• Manage GDV project budgets.
• Work with the GDV team to deliver GIS and Visualisation deliverables to tight deadlines.
• Undertake quality control of GIS and Visualisation work undertaken by other GDV staff.
• Contribute to the technical development of the GDV team through sharing ideas and innovations.
• Travel to other offices for business development and project meetings.
• Encourage SHEQ feedback and take a lead in solving SHEQ issues.
• Line manage GDV team staff.
• Manage the performance of team members and sub-contractors, identifying and ensuring the resolution of any issues.

• Relevant degree in GIS, computer sciences, geography or other relevant subject, with advanced knowledge of GIS software or work experience and qualifications reflecting a similar level of expertise.
• Experience with ESRI stack, particularly ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and Enterprise.
• Experience with Enterprise Geodatabases, databases and SQL for handling large datasets.
• AI literacy, with the ability to communicate concepts clearly and support skill development.
• Suitability for security clearance.
• Previous GIS / Geospatial project management experience.
• Excellent people management/pastoral skills and experience of leading and managing large diverse teams to deliver successful outcomes for clients.
• Ability to work within commercial constraints to provide output on budget and programme.
• Excellent technical knowledge and experience of ESRI ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise at version 10.5 and above. Experience of ESRI ArcGIS Pro.
• Knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes and data formats and an understanding of how these support the delivery of engineering and environmental design.
• Experience of preparing Geospatial technical written content.
• Experience of promoting Geospatial via presentations and networking.
• Customer focussed approach to quality and service.
• Ability to identify innovative solutions to problems and act on these to add value to clients and develop the Geospatial business.
• Experience of mentoring junior staff.
• Able to communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical colleagues including effective use of English orally and in writing.
• Understand how to manage health, safety and welfare within own area of responsibility.
• Have recognised…