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Optimised Environments Limited (OPEN) is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary, design and landscape planning practice with a team of 65 spread across Edinburgh, Manchester and London. OPEN has recently become part of the SLR Group with over 200 staff across 5 regions – including over 900 staff in Europe. SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions helping clients achieve their sustainability goals.

We would be willing to consider a variety of different working practices depending on your capability and location. Our salaries and benefits packages are competitive and would be commensurate with your experience.

The role
OPEN has an exciting opportunity for a GIS Consultant to join our team in Edinburgh. Candidates should be self-motivated, pro-active, well organised and resourceful with a good eye for detail. You will form part of a team that provides GIS help and support across many offices in the UK, covering a wide range of projects from renewable energy to urban developments, providing consultancy to internal and external clients, assessing their needs, and generating innovative solutions. The workload will include GIS data management, mapping, analysis, and visualisation. Your role will be to assist OPEN project managers in the analysis of spatial information and production of maps and plans for inclusion in project reports and planning applications. In return you will receive on the job training and support with an opportunity to gain experience and develop your GIS skills as part of a collaborative GIS and Visualisation team.

About us
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 2400+ staff across 6 regions – including over 900 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

About you
To be successful, ideally you'll be able to demonstrate the below:

• Recognised GIS based qualification and demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary consultancy - environmentally focused would be advantageous.
• Experience of ESRI software products, particularly ArcGIS 10x and its analytical and productivity extensions.
• Knowledge of other GIS packages would be beneficial (e.g. QGIS, GlobalMapper etc.).
• Knowledge of large spatial datasets, data capture techniques, data management, coordinate systems, map projections and use of geoprocessing tools.
• A self-sufficient and creative approach to problem solving.
• Good organisation, time management and workload prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• An understanding of how GIS technology can be applied to landscape, planning or wider environmental issues.
• An interest in 3D modelling and visualisation. Experience in the use of 3D visualisation software such as SketchUp, Autodesk Revit and 3D Studio Max would enhance your application.
• Knowledge of other packages such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign is also beneficial.

To apply
If you are interested in this opportunity we'd love to hear from you, so click apply or you can submit your application at: www.slrconsulting.com/careers.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
SLR Consulting is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and who we choose to be. We embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organisation. We respect and celebrate difference to ensure SLR is a place where everyone feels included, is encouraged to be their authentic self and has opportunities to grow.

Across Europe, our DE&I agenda is driven forward through our DE&I Committee, which actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion across both our internal processes and our client work. Globally, our Global Culture & Diversity Council brings together representatives from across our regions to share ideas and best practice that can be incorporated into our global policies, enabling greater transparency and supporting the development of an inclusive culture, inclusive approaches to policies and practices, and to personal behaviours.
We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of their background, and particularly invite those from groups who are currently under-represented in our business to apply, such as women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.