SLR Consulting
Principal Geospatial Consultant
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Principal Geospatial Consultant
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced geospatial leader to join SLR's growing Geospatial & Data Solutions team as a Principal Geospatial Consultant. Based in our Edinburgh office, this role combines people leadership, business development, and project delivery.
The successful candidate will lead our Scottish Geospatial Hub, working alongside other regional hub leads to support the Geospatial Delivery Manager in delivering and enhancing the Geospatial and Data Solution team's strategy and continued growth. The role offers the opportunity to shape and grow SLR's geospatial presence across Scotland while supporting projects throughout the UK.
Working across sectors including landscape, infrastructure, energy, mining and minerals, environment, water, and the built environment, you will help clients unlock value through geospatial technologies, connected data, automation, and digital innovation.
As part of SLR's collaborative "One Team" culture, you will play a key role in developing our people, growing our client relationships, and strengthening our position as a leading geospatial consultancy.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to have a positive impact and influence not only projects, but the future direction of SLR's geospatial business. You will work alongside a highly experienced leadership team, support the development of a growing group of geospatial professionals, and help shape innovative solutions for clients across Scotland, the UK, and internationally.
As a Principal Geospatial Consultant, your role will include:
- Leading, mentoring, and developing geospatial professionals, fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment that supports capability growth, recruitment, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
- Delivering complex multidisciplinary geospatial and digital projects, providing technical leadership, quality assurance, and strategic advice to clients and project teams across a range of sectors.
- Developing innovative geospatial solutions that leverage connected data, enterprise GIS, automation, cloud technologies, and emerging digital practices to improve client outcomes and support digital transformation.
- Build and develop trusted and collaborative client relationships while leading business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development and supporting growing relationships with key clients across Scotland and the UK.
- Collaborating across SLR's multidisciplinary consultancy business to identify opportunities, expand geospatial services, and deliver integrated solutions that create value for SLR and its clients.
- Overseeing the operational leadership of the Scottish Geospatial Hub and contributing to the wider leadership and strategic direction of the Geospatial & Data Solutions team.
- Championing technical excellence, innovation, and SLR's "One Team" culture through the development of best practices, continuous improvement, inclusive leadership, and effective collaboration across regional and international teams.
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Rewards & Benefits
SLR's ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.
Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life, income, and travel insurance
- Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑to‑work schemes
- Volunteering and Community Giving
- Flexible, hybrid and agile working
- 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays
- Buy or sell leave options
- Core working hours
- Cross‑border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
- Workplace Nursery benefit
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause - supporting our people both professionally and personally
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Culture & Inclusion
Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
We’re Making Sustainability Happen
We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.
We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.
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