GIS Consultant

Reed Technology is delighted to be partnering with a leading Edinburgh-based organisation to recruit an experienced GIS Consultant.

As a GIS Consultant, you will play a key role in the design, delivery, and support of geospatial solutions for both internal stakeholders and external clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and enhance GIS applications used across the business and client projects.
• Develop innovative GIS workflows and solutions that improve efficiency and support data-driven decision-making.
• Act as a subject matter expert for GIS data capture, spatial analysis, modelling, and cartographic services.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain ArcGIS Online applications and mobile GIS solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated geospatial processes and workflows.
• Manage, optimise, and maintain spatial databases.
• Support and administer web mapping services using GeoServer and related technologies.
• Provide technical GIS expertise and consultancy to both clients and internal teams.

Skills & Experience

• Proven industry experience providing GIS support across multiple projects, ideally within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Hands-on experience with QGIS, and/or ArcGis Pro / Online.
• Practical experience using FME Form and FME Flow for data integration, workflow automation, and system integrations.
• Experience designing, managing, and maintaining PostGIS/PostgreSQL spatial databases.
• Experience publishing, managing, and supporting web services using GeoServer.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience with Python scripting.
• Knowledge of ArcPy and ModelBuilder.
• Degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Membership of, or willingness to work towards membership of, a recognised professional body such as Chartered Geographer (CGeog).

Benefits:

• Permanent position with a salary of up to £42,000 per annum (DOE).
• Hybrid working model with 2 days per week on-site in Edinburgh.
• Excellent professional development opportunities and long-term career progression.
• Access to learning resources, industry networking events, and a structured career development pathway.