# GIS Lead-Technical Director

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: United Kingdom
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As Lead GIS Consultant at WSP, you will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping multi‑disciplinary projects across Water, Energy, Earth, and Environment.

You will lead the geospatial delivery of complex projects, taking ownership of solutions and delivery to ensure successful outcomes, while providing clear direction and oversight to the GIS team supporting this work.

Responsibilities will include:

- Providing overall leadership of the GIS team, setting direction, managing performance, and ensuring capability and capacity align with project and business needs.

- Driving digital transformation through innovative, client-focused geospatial solutions across Water, Energy, Earth, and Environment.

- Managing programmes and resources effectively, ensuring projects are delivered to established standards, scope, and budget.

- Understanding client needs to provide technical advice and solutions, including preparing proposals and bids to support business development.

- Managing and developing a technical team with a customer-focused approach to quality and service delivery.

- Leading the development and documentation of efficient working practices to provide industry-leading, best-value services to clients.

- Driving innovation and demonstrating technical leadership in delivering high-quality solutions.

- Occasionally travelling to other offices for business development and project meetings.

Requirements:

- In-depth understanding of GIS principles and geospatial data management, with the ability to apply them across diverse sectors.

- Proven experience in designing and deploying Esri Enterprise solutions, including Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS Online.

- Highly proficient in building and automating workflows using FME Form and publishing workflows to FME Flow for enterprise-level automation.

- Experienced in driving digital transformation initiatives, including integrating Microsoft business applications into geospatial services.

- Skilled in at least one programming language for developing geospatial applications, such as Python, JavaScript, SQL, or R/Shiny.

- Proficient in utilising Microsoft Azure for cloud-based geospatial solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to develop GIS inputs for bids and proposals, including preparing accurate cost estimates and translating complex geospatial concepts into clear content.

- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a technical team, ensuring quality and service delivery.

- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering quality and identifying opportunities to add value through GIS.

## Skills

### Required
- GIS
- Esri ArcGIS Pro
- ArcGIS Enterprise
- ArcGIS Online
- FME Form
- FME Flow
- Python
- JavaScript
- SQL
- R/Shiny
- Microsoft Azure

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