ArcGIS Utility Network Data Lead

Utility Network Data Lead

• Location: Hybrid / flexible, with required attendance at key design and assurance workshops
• Duration: Six months, with the possibility of extension
• Daily Rate: £750 inside IR35

We are seeking an experienced ArcGIS Utility Network Data Migration Specialist to provide technical oversight, constructive challenge, and assurance for a major utilities GIS transformation. This role is crucial in supporting the migration from a legacy Geometric Network data model to Esri’s ArcGIS Utility Network, ensuring that all aspects of the migration are robust, practical, and aligned with organisational data governance expectations.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Provide specialist technical assurance across Utility Network design, data model configuration, and migration planning.
• Review and challenge supplier proposals, design outputs, migration strategies, and technical assumptions.
• Assess the suitability of the target Utility Network model, including network rules, associations, topology, asset package approach, and data validation arrangements.
• Advise on data readiness, data cleansing, migration sequencing, and defect resolution prior to go-live.
• Support design workshops and technical governance forums, translating complex GIS and data modelling issues into clear recommendations for project and business stakeholders.
• Identify risks relating to data quality, implementation alignment, technical debt, and long-term maintainability, and recommend practical mitigations.
• Work alongside internal resources to transfer knowledge and help build sustainable in-house capability.
• Work flexibly across the agreed hours and attend key project meetings when required.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with Esri ArcGIS Utility Network implementations in a utilities environment.
• Proven experience migrating from legacy GIS network models, ideally including Geometric Network or equivalent database-centric GIS models, to ArcGIS Utility Network.
• Deep understanding of utility data modelling concepts, including network topology, asset packages, network rules, associations, subnetworks, and validation processes.
• Experience supporting data readiness assessment, data cleansing, migration rehearsal, reconciliation, and go-live preparation.
• Ability to provide independent technical assurance and constructive challenge to system integrators or third-party delivery partners.
• Practical understanding of how GIS data supports utility operations, asset management, field activity, planning, design, and maintenance workflows.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to explain technical risks and recommendations clearly to project, data, technology, and business audiences.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience with enterprise GIS integrations, including asset management, work management, field mobility, or operational systems.
• Experience preparing assurance reports, design review findings, migration readiness assessments, or technical decision papers.

How to apply:

To apply for this Utility Network Data Lead position, please submit your CV