GIS Developer

About us

At Environment Bank, we’re working together to help restore natural habitats across England. With thousands of acres of new habitat creation already underway, our projects are delivering biodiversity gains and helping vital ecosystems to recover and flourish. 

Our diverse team includes ecologists, land managers, habitat specialists, geospatial analysts, planning advisors, account managers, digital creatives, legal experts, and more. 

From our habitat specialists to our sales and marketing teams, everyone at Environment Bank is a champion for our values, working towards our goal of reversing biodiversity loss. 

Environment Bank is a market-leading organisation in a sector that’s experiencing rapid growth. We’ve already built a highly skilled team of experts and we’re actively looking to expand our team in the coming months. 

We’re incredibly proud of all we achieved so far and we’re still growing. If you'd like to be part of a driven organisation that's making a real difference, find your next role with the team at Environment Bank. 

About the role

We are looking for someone who can bring additional technical expertise to the team, specifically to further develop our ArcGIS online platform, as well as working on associated process automation and data pipelines to allow for the Land Management and Habitat Delivery teams to utilise the platform.

What you'll be doing

• Design, develop, implement and support geospatial data applications in our ArcGIS Online platform, specifically Field Maps, Survey123 as well as the wider suite of ESRI web applications.
• Troubleshoot and identify technical problems with colleagues in the Geospatial Team and end-users in the field-based teams.
• Mentor colleagues in the Geospatial Team members in areas of technical development such as process automation and web GIS development.
• Contribute towards Environment Bank’s high-quality monitoring and data capture on habitat banks and web visualisation of spatial data including the use of dashboards, story maps and 3d models.
• Leading the ongoing development of in-field and web spatial data capture and management systems and associated data design standards.
• Onboarding and training new colleagues as appropriate to use web, desktop and in-field geospatial data systems.

Essential

• Strong development experience within ArcGIS online, or Enterprise, specifically including Field Maps, Survey123 and the associated ESRI suite of web applications for data visualisation.
• Experienced user of ArcGIS Pro desktop software.
• Experience with relevant programming languages for geospatial data pipelines and applications – Python (arcpy, arcgis, geopandas), Javascript, ESRI’s Arcade
• Strong understanding of the principals of good data management and quality assurance/quality control
• Good level of experience in creating in-field data capture maps and forms for deployment to field workers
• A degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science or similar subject (or equivalent professional experience)

Desirable

• A MSc in Geographical Information Systems or similar degree subject (or equivalent professional experience)
• Experience managing and maintaining code repositories (eg. Git/GitHub)
• Experience within the ecology, environment, land management or related sector.
• A good understanding of technological advances and industry trends related to geospatial data and web GIS
• As an organisation, we believe that work should be fulfilling, inspiring, and balanced, so we’re creating a space where our team can thrive, both personally and professionally – providing flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing support, and more.

Benefits

We offer...

🎁 Performance-based annual bonus up to 10% of salary
💸 Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions at 6% of salary

🏖️ 30 days of annual leave, plus paid bank holidays, birthday, and wellbeing day
➕ Option to purchase 5 additional days of annual leave after probation 

🏡 Remote and hybrid flexible working options
💼 Regional and departmental team co-working days

🌞 Expenses-paid whole company meet twice a year
🎗️ Team fundraising and charity events
🎓 Ongoing career development with training and mentoring

🩺 Medical cash back scheme to cover everyday healthcare costs
‍🧠 Employee assistance mental wellbeing support
❤️‍🩹️ Enhanced sickness pay allowance