GIS Estates Development Manager

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Job Description

About the job.

We are recruiting for a GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Development Manager to join our team within GIS and Registration.

This role within the GIS and Registration Team manages and supports the team members ensuring the creation and maintenance of Estates GIS systems, in relation to the operational estate, surplus land and the Strategic Road Network.

You will prepare and maintain our GIS environments to support the delivery of paragraph 9.9 of the licensing agreement between the Government and National Highways, facilitating the representation of land ownership and maintenance records.

The role will be based at Manchester, and will be worked on a hybrid basis. You will be required in the office 2 days per week.

• Work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, identifying opportunities for GIS growth, promoting accurate spatial data management throughout our business to assist the needs of Estates and the land portfolio.
• Oversee and ensure all Estates systems maintain high levels of operability.
• Identify spatial disparities, assimilating information and data in the appropriate systems, contributing to a cost effective spatial network resource.
• Provide leadership to the team; developing skills, capability and capacity, to optimise performance and deliver the local agenda alongside corporate and divisional objectives.
• Work with relevant government property departments on issues in relation to estate and portfolio records.
• Analyse, collate and manipulate complex datasets within new and existing systems to assist in the creation and maintenance of digital datasets, accurately maintaining the company's records to inform effective decision making.

About you.

• Degree in GIS and/or Computer Science related subjects.
• Excellent skills in GIS: use of coordinate systems, analysis of spatial data and expert user of applications like FME, ArcGIS Suite and QGIS.
• Knowledge of data engineering, data structures and database design.
• Experience of software development within a team environment and related tools (for example ADO, Visual Studio).
• Experience of leading people successfully, enhancing their capability and focusing of their effectiveness.
• A very good understanding of the specialised principles and processes governing the work of the department (for example: Agile Project Management, Resourcing, Finance, Procurement).

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Business Services plays a crucial role in supporting the efficient operation and growth of the strategic road network. We provide a wide range of essential services across the organisation, ensuring that all functions run smoothly and effectively. We work behind the scenes to support the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and services, ensuring that National Highways meets its commitments to safety, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

Our key areas of focus include procurement, finance, human resources, IT, and strategic planning. We ensure the company operates efficiently, delivers projects on time and within budget, and meets the needs of stakeholders. By offering expert advice, managing resources, and driving operational excellence, we support National Highways in achieving its mission of maintaining and improving the road network across the country.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

About Us

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally

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