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About the Role
Location/s:
Manchester, London, Liverpool, Leeds | UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan
About the Company
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. As a prentuably employee-owned business, they focus on delivering impactful societal outcomes through engineering, management, and consulting services.
The environment and social business division provides essential services and innovative solutions, with a commitment to environmental and social considerations across all sectors and territories.
Job Overview
Mott MacDonald’s ENC Digital Delivery team is seeking an enthusiastic, resourceful, and innovative GIS Consultant to support the delivery of GIS tools and services in a fast-growing, client-focused commercial environment. This role requires a dynamic, proactive individual eager to work closely with the Land Advisory team and contribute to complex infrastructure projects in the UK.
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and deliver GIS services on complex projects
- Ensure technical excellence and adherence to standards
- Design, develop, and implement digital solutions including:
- Automation
- Geospatial data analytics
- Data science
- Data management and integration
- Insight extraction and decision-making improvements
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams to gather and evaluate requirements for integrated digital solutions and innovative outcomes
- Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiencies and propose innovative solutions
- Compile and utilise existing and new data sources to inform project teams
- Lead or support business development activities, providing technical and financial input for bids and identifying internal/external business opportunities
- Manage mobile data collection packages for field workers
- Collaborate with the GIS team on standards and tools for daily operations
- Undertake mentoring responsibilities (for junior colleagues)
- Participate in knowledge sharing within the global GIS community (700+ specialists and users)
Requirements
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification: Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in GIS, computer science, environmental management, geography, or a related discipline
- Experience:
- Highly competent GIS Consultant with strong UK experience and a client-oriented approach
- Extensive experience in leading geospatial project delivery, including budgeting, task planning, and resource prioritisation
- Mastery of ESRI ArcGIS products, with expertise in:
- ArcGIS Online/Portal for ArcGIS
- ArcGIS Pro
- Excellent proactive communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills (including device, reporting)
- Deep knowledge of spatial analysis workflows and spatial data management
- Innovation-focused mindset — keen to adopt emerging technologies (e.g., AI, automation) and apply them to business problems
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., SQL, Python, ESRI Arcade, R, JavaScript) and/or FME
- Ability to develop web GIS (using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS alongside ArcGIS API)
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Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in database administration (MS SQL Server or PostgreSQL)
- Currently pursuing or with a professional body qualification, e.g., *Chartered Geographer (RGS)
- Confidence working with design and engineering data
- Experience in mentoring junior colleagues
- Familiarity with Office 365 scripting/automation tools, including:
- MS Power Automate
- Excel VBA
- Power Query
- Power BI
- Access VBA
- SharePoint
“If you meet 80% or more of the requirements, please apply. Not all listed skills may be mandatory—what you know might interest us!”
Note: Applications close at midnight on Friday, 31 July 2024 (may close early for high-volume submissions).
Immigration Notes
Mott MacDonald cannot sponsor candidates under the UK Skilled Worker Visa route (due to government policy changes). However, they welcome applications from eligible candidates through alternative immigration routes.
Work Culture
Agile Working
- Hybrid working policy with flexibility, trust, and well-being focus
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Commitment to fair employment practices and a supportive, inclusive environment
- Recognised as leaders in equality initiatives, often prioritising community diversity
Accessibility
- Reasonable adjustments available for applicants/interviewees. Email: reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com
Benefits
Financial Wellbeing
- Pension contribution matched (up to 4.5–7%)
- Life assurance: up to 4 × basic salary (extendable to 6 ×)
- Comprehensive income protection scheme, plus support during illness or injury
- Flexible benefits including:
- Enhanced life assurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Payroll savings
- Will-writing
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Employee Ownership (Shared Success)
- Ownership stakes in the business grant employees a share of financial success.
- Annual bonuses tied to personal and group performance.
- Long-term contributors recognise escalating ownership opportunities.
- Direct pathways to ownership for senior roles.
- Open dialogue with leadership to shape the future.
Health and Wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for UK employees
- Health cash plan to cover treatments
- Free specialist support (e.g., menopause experts via Peppy)
- Wellbeing programs including support for families and personal challenges
- Flexible salary options linking to health benefits (extendable to family)
Lifestyle Perks
- Holiday entitlement:
- Minimum 33–35 days (plus public holidays)
- Additional days after 5 years’ service
- Option to buy/sell leave via flexible benefit schemes
- Armed Forces Reservists/Cadet Volunteers: 10 extra paid leave days
- Savings and discounts through employee schemes (high-street partners)
Family & Carer Support
- Enhanced family and carer leave:
- 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave
- 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave
- Matching shared parental leave (up to 24 weeks full pay)
- Additional 5 days unpaid leave for significant carers (2 paid)
- Policy and accessible support framework for Army families.
Learning & Development
- Automatic annual subscription to professional institutions
- Opportunities to expand technical and soft skills through:
- Mentoring
- Training
- Self-directed development
External Commitments
- Opportunities to participate in global employee networks including:
- LGBTQ+ groups
- Gender and ethnicity communities
- disability support
- parents/carers networks
- Recognition as Armed Forces Covenant signatories with Gold Award status in the MOD scheme
- “Make a difference in local and global communities”
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Market: Water Discipline: GIS Job Ref: 15199
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