Geospatial Analyst (Band 4/HEO)

Civil Service
Part Time
Bootle
38,005 - 41,065
Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job summary

At HSE, we work with one goal in mind to help keep Britains workforce safe and healthy. Our work touches virtually every sector of Great Britains industries. Combining specialists from numerous fields, we strive to keep people and their working environments safe.

We dont just inspect workplaces and investigate incidents, we campaign for better Health and Safety practice, we craft and review guidance and regulations, we provide specialist products and services both here and overseas, and we produce crucial research and statistics all towards our goal of helping Great Britain work well.

HSEs Science, Engineering and Analysis Division is a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government. The scope of our work requires a diversity of talented individuals.

Our capabilities encompass a wide range of topics including: geographical, statistical and economic analysis; fire, explosion, process safety and engineering; occupational and environmental health; risk assessment; work environment; and specialist photographic and other analytical services.

This breadth of expertise underpins our particular strength in creating multidisciplinary teams to support major incident investigations and policy development, as well as undertaking high quality research.

Travel

This opportunity requires the successful candidate to travel to our research laboratory and unique outdoor testing facilities, in Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, at least one day per week.

Job description

We are looking for a Geospatial Analyst to join the Geospatial Team, part of the Analysis & Risk Group within HSE's Science, Engineering and Analysis Division. This is an excellent opportunity to use your Geographical Information systems (GIS) skills to contribute to valuable operational and scientific projects, providing services and undertaking research and analysis to support HSEs regulation and enforcement duties.

You will be part of a team of geospatial specialists and there will be opportunities to collaborate with scientific and technical experts across many other disciplines.

Your responsibilities will include:

Undertaking scientific research and analysis to support HSE science and analysis projects, applying geospatial approaches for data processing, statistical analysis and visualisation.

Supporting the development and application of technical processes for the ongoing maintenance of HSEs National Population Database.

Presenting outputs of scientific research and analysis to technical and non-technical audiences in the form of reports, scientific papers, presentations and meetings.

Providing technical input for submission of proposals and helping to identify opportunities to broaden the reach of the geospatial teams offerings inside and outside of HSE.

Collaborating with other scientists and analysts in HSE in multi-disciplinary projects. Providing geographical insight and ensuring that spatial relationships are effectively considered in analytical work.

Person specification

You will be able to demonstrate, the following:

Essential Skills and Criteria:

Strong skills and experience in applying geospatial technologies and analytical techniques to investigate and answer operational and/or research questions.

Experience of managing and maintaining corporate GIS datasets including the development and implementation of routines and scripts.

Experience of using GIS software and platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS and ArcGIS Online.

Knowledge and experience of programming languages such as python, R and Arcpy.

Strong communication skills e.g. technical reports and papers, presentations and user guides.

The capacity to work on a variety of projects simultaneously and reprioritising to suit changing demands.

The capability to work with stakeholders to set priorities, objectives and timescales.

The ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.

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