Job Opportunity: Geomatics Officer

Cotswold Archaeology is a Top Tier supplier of professional archaeology and heritage services in the UK. Employing over circa 400 professional staff, we provide expert, bespoke solutions for both private and public sector clients nationwide from offices in Andover, Cirencester, Milton Keynes, and Suffolk. Our reputation for excellent service delivery, in-depth project management and value for money makes us the number one supplier of choice.

We are a limited company and a registered charity that advances public education of archaeology and furthers an appreciation of the cultural heritage and historic environment in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world.

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join our growing Geomatics department as a Geomatics Officer on a full-time, permanent basis. The post holder will work independently mostly in the office. They will ensure the quality assurance of digital field survey data and will provide survey support to all departments.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the successful and safe conduct of digital field survey, preparation of initial site data, field survey data capture, and their subsequent quality assurance.
• Ensure appropriate configuration, maintenance, and security of field survey equipment.
• Ensure the quality of field survey data and digitising from creation to completion, including the appropriateness of the final product.
• Carry out field survey and other on-site data collection tasks where appropriate.
• Ensure the successful digitisation of drawn site records, and manipulation and presentation of archaeological data, using CAD, GIS, or other appropriate geospatial software.
• Undertake tasks using ESRI software (ArcGIS Pro), including geoprocessing, querying, and publishing GIS and web map services.
• Contribute in the organisation and conduct of staff training programmes, with particular responsibility for developing survey, GIS, and CAD skills within the organisation.
• Undertake hiring of equipment, including completion of purchase orders and communications with external hire companies.
• Actively participate in the implementation and organisation of instrument allocation to staff and projects.
• Carry out such other duties commensurate with responsibilities as may be determined from time to time.
• Implement all relevant Cotswold Archaeology policies.
• Be aware of and observe all relevant Fire and Health & Safety Regulations and follow safe-working requirements set out in Risk Assessment and other project-specific documents.