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Geospatial Data Manager
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Geospatial Data Manager
Geospatial Data Manager
Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire Salary: £45,000 Full Time: Monday to Friday
Benefits
- Pension Scheme
- Healthcare Assistance Scheme
- Birthday Off
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Social Events
- Additional 3 days holiday during company shut down in December (between Christmas and New Year)
About the Company
Our client’s mission is to simplify everything related to land. With deep roots in land development and a family-run legacy, their expert land development consultants combine generations of expertise with the most reliable and comprehensive land data in the industry—trusted and utilised by market leaders.
Backed by a dedicated customer success team, they provide innovative tools, trusted insights, and unparalleled service to help clients achieve their land goals.
The Role
This role is the Geospatial Data Manager, who:
- Owns the company’s data
- Leads the data team
The one main responsibility is to: Develop, maintain, and take ownership of the datasets that the company uses to provide its services. This includes:
- Local plan data (allocations)
- Land availability assessments
- Planning applications
- Other data required by the platform
You’ll be accountable for:
- The day-to-day health of these datasets
- Understanding what we hold, where data originates, refresh schedule, and accuracy
- Setting standards for data sourcing, structure, and maintenance
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Ownership of datasets provided to clients, ensuring:
- Accuracy
- Currency
- Timely updates on the platform when source data refreshes
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Extending and introducing new datasets, including:
- Determining data structure and maintenance protocols
- Integrating them into the company's database
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Geospatial data processes, covering:
- Validation and quality checks
- Root-cause investigation of anomalies
- Reconciling discrepancies between sources
- Resolving issues before clients face them
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Technical data handling, including:
- Processing, cleaning, transforming, and joining geospatial data
- Managing boundaries, parcels, designations, and planning layers
- Resolving projection, topology, and geometry issues to ensure layers align and queries return correct results
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Documentation & organisation of datasets:
- Maintaining records on source, coverage, refresh frequency, last update, and limitations
- Identifying areas with thin/missing coverage for prioritisation
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Leadership & management of the data team, including:
- Assigning and prioritising tasks
- Supporting team development and performance standards
- Setting high benchmarks for data quality and processes
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Contributing to the software platform’s development
Requirements
Essential
- Strong GIS/geospatial skills with: Confidence in QGIS and/or ArcGIS and proficiency in spatial data manipulation
- Solid SQL knowledge, including: Querying, joining, and validating large datasets
- Meticulous, quality-focused mindset, e.g.: Noticing inconsistencies and taking ownership of data fixes
- Familiarity with geospatial concepts, including: Coordinate systems, projections, topology, spatial joins
- Organised working style, e.g.: Setting/updating standards, records, and documentation
- Experience leading/managing teams (or readiness to), including: Delegating tasks, developing team members, maintaining quality standards
- Strong communication skills to: Explain data caveats and methodology to colleagues and clients
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Desirable
- Knowledge of the UK planning and property sector, including: Planning applications, local plans, allocations, SHLAA/HELAA, Land Registry data
- Scripting skills for data management, including: Python (pandas, geopandas) or similar
- Experience in: Building or maintaining data pipelines/ETL processes
- Familiarity with data licensing, e.g.: Ordnance Survey, Land Registry, public sector data
Company Behaviours
To succeed in this role, embody the following traits:
- Take Ownership of tasks and fulfil commitments promptly
- Operate with integrity and honesty, taking pride in work
- Communicate progress on projects and tasks regularly
- Strike a balance of innovation and learning, both personally and professionally
- Enjoy the process—create a positive environment and inspire others
- Respect all colleagues, treating them as one would wish to be treated
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