Senior GIS Analyst

4️⃣ Life assurance at 4x your salary

♿ Income Protection Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury

😄 Wellbeing Hub Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

💼 Professional Development We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

😇 Community Engagement Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

About The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Senior GIS Analyst to join our growing Cardiff team.

➡️ Working alongside a close-knit team of geospatial professionals, you'll take a key role in delivering GIS projects from concept through to completion while helping expand our presence across Wales.

➡️ You'll combine strong technical expertise with project leadership skills, working across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.

➡️ This role isn't solely about delivery. You'll also have the opportunity to

🔹 Develop new client relationships and identify growth opportunities

🔹 Support winning bids and business development activities

🔹 Act as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders

🔹 Mentor junior colleagues and help grow team capability

🔹 Drive innovation and champion best practice across the wider business

🔹 Influence how geospatial technology is applied across major projects

Whether you're presenting solutions to senior stakeholders, developing innovative Web GIS applications or steering project teams through tasks, you'll play a central role in helping clients and communities thrive.

Here's what you'll need

✅ Proven experience leading GIS projects from initiation through delivery

✅ Strong expertise using ArcGIS Pro

✅ Proven experience with Web GIS including ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal and/or ArcGIS Online

✅ Experience managing project programmes, resources, budgets and delivery

✅ Business development experience, including building client relationships and identifying opportunities

✅ A degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)

✅ Ability to communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences

✅ Passion for mentoring and supporting developing talent

✅ Strong problem-solving skills and commercial awareness

📍 Ready to Put Wales on the Map?

📈 If you're looking for a role where you can guide, influence, grow and help shape the future of geospatial delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

📈 Join a team where your expertise is valued, your development is supported and your impact will be visible from day one.

📍 Cardiff (Hybrid Working)

🏙️ Jacobs offers hybrid working and a standard 40-hour working week

📅 In-person interviews will take place in the Cardiff office on 12th and 13th August

👉 Don't miss the opportunity to be part of something bigger. Apply now and help us deliver smarter infrastructure, stronger communities and better outcomes through geospatial innovation

🍀 Good luck with your application

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With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

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