GIS Technician (Public Sector)

Job Description

GIS Technician (Public Sector)

VANRATH are recruiting for a GIS Technician (Public Sector) to work across our clients Lisburn and two Belfast sites on multiple exciting projects for an initial period of 6 months with opportunity for extension.


Responsibilities

This person will work in collaboration with the AEB GIS team to assist with hydrological correction of the Lidar digital elevation models. This will involve:

  • Editing and digitizing drainage line work using aerial orthoimagery and digital topographic models as guides.
  • Running hydrological models to check and validate corrections
  • Processing of other LiDAR data sets - surface and terrain models as required.


The Ideal Person

  • A degree qualification incorporating a high level of GIS
  • Skilled in GIS using either Arc or QGIS and use of advanced editing packages
  • Experience with high resolution LIDAR digital terrain models
  • A background and/or knowledge of the natural landscape, landforms and river systems would be desirable but not essential


Remuneration
VANRATH are offering a class leading salary for this role from day one in addition to excellent holiday allowance and on-site parking

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Chris Haddock in the strictest confidence.