Environment and waste GIS officer

We have a great opportunity for an Environment and Waste Geographical Information System (GIS) Officer to join our Environment team on a fixed term basis, covering maternity leave until May 2024.

The team delivers important city services including ecology, rights of way and landscaping, and provides accurate GIS (QGIS) mapping so that colleagues across the council can make decisions based on up-to-date information.

You’ll ensure the city council’s GIS system is updated, prepare formal maps, and support colleagues in getting the most from the data.

It’s a busy role, as Milton Keynes is changing and growing, and we also receive regular and ad-hoc updates from partners such as the Biological Records Centre. Increasingly, we’ll be mapping new information in line with Government legislation, such as ecosystem services, local nature recovery areas and biodiversity off-setting. Some updates may require conversion from other GIS systems into QGIS.

You’ll be a self-starter who is full of initiative to seek opportunities for knowledge sharing. You’ll be able to work effectively as part of a busy team whilst managing your own workload. Being able to communicate clearly and explain technical matters to colleagues and stakeholders at all levels is essential.

• Providing technical GIS coordination, support and delivering outputs related to environment, planning, rights of way, and landscape.
• Data management, data visualisations, cartography, spatial analysis, and other GIS linked tasks.
• Producing project related correspondence, reports and GIS outputs, including technical report writing, statistics, web apps and mapping.
• Deliver GIS support and training to staff and partners as required.
• Perform quality control checks of incoming data from partners.

• A degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental Science (with a strong focus on GIS) or similar
• Member of a relevant professional institution or have demonstrable experience.
• Experience in the use of GIS based system, in particular QGIS and the ability to import data from other systems.
• Experience of managing GIS workload on multiple projects.
• Familiarity with Ordnance Survey mapping.
• Ecological knowledge or experience desirable.
• Experience with technical report writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, the public and third parties.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.

Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.

Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.

We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-

• Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 18.8%.
• 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Health Cashplan.
• MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
• Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
• SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
• Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
• Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
• Childcare Subsidy.