GIS Consultant

Job Description Overview Empowering projects in a complex world Are you ready to play a key role in delivering innovative projects that make a real impact? Join our talented and inclusive Geospatial team within the Applied Technology Practice, where collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence are at the heart of everything we do. We work together to solve complex client challenges, embracing diverse perspectives to deliver exceptional outcomes. As part of our growing team, you will help develop and deliver geospatial solutions that drive efficiency, support Net Zero targets, and enable digital transformation for our clients. Our team has a wide range of specialities and backgrounds, allowing us to contribute to projects across the UK, Middle East, Canada, the United States, and Asia Pacific. In this role, you will design and implement GIS solutions throughout the project lifecycle, supporting projects across infrastructure, environment, planning, and energy sectors. Working closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, you will help identify opportunities, shape geospatial strategies, and deliver practical solutions that add value. You will also have opportunities to further develop your technical and consulting skills, particularly in GIS automation and digital workflows. We are looking for someone with experience in client-facing consultancy, delivering GIS solutions, and leveraging technology to improve processes and automate tasks. You will be supported by an experienced and welcoming team, with opportunities for mentoring, professional development, and career progression. The role can be based in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, or London, with occasional travel to client locations across the UK as required.

Your role

• Work as an effective member of GIS project teams.
• Produce high-quality GIS outputs that meet project requirements, quality standards and delivery deadlines.
• Design and implement GIS solutions for internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Develop, configure, and manage web mapping applications using both proprietary and open-source technologies.
• Deliver spatial analysis, data management, and geospatial services to support multidisciplinary projects.
• Undertake technical reviews for data, methodologies, analysis and project deliverables.
• Drive efficiency through automation using tools such as FME and Python.
• Promote the value of GIS and geospatial technologies across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support business development activities by identifying and delivering client-focused geospatial solutions.
• Manage the scope, delivery, and resourcing of internal GIS workstreams.

About you

• A degree in GIS, Geography, or a related discipline.
• Experience automating workflows using FME, Python, or similar technologies.
• A proactive and innovative approach to developing efficient, client-focused solutions.
• Strong experience with Esri technologies, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS.
• Enterprise/Portal.
• Experience administering mobile GIS solutions such as Survey123 and Field Maps would be advantageous.
• Experience delivering GIS services within a consultancy or client-facing environment.
• A proven ability to produce high-quality outputs while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage. #LI-ADST | #LI-UK | #SGCampaign Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.