Charting/GIS Officer Location: Chelmsford, Essex Salary: circa £22,000 - £27,000 pa dependant on experience. Plus excellent benefits Company: Global Marine Systems Limited Job Type: Permanent Global Marine Systems is a diversified marine technology and engineering company, specialising in both the maintenance of submarine telecom cables and the provision of installation services to the Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy and Power cable sectors. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Charting/GIS Officer, to join us in order to support a multi-disciplined organisation by providing specialised cartography, GIS and geographical data analysis. The ideal candidate will have Specialist Cartography, GIS and CAD skills and be able to demonstrate their practical experience in this field. An understanding of offshore submarine telecommunications industry and/or other major construction / civil engineering is required. Candidates must already be eligible to work in the UK. The closing date for applications is Friday 29th January. For further information on this role please see the job description below. Interested candidates that meet the role criteria should submit their CV and covering letter, which should contain salary expectations to [log in to unmask] Candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Job Title: Charting/GIS officer Purpose: To Support Global Marine operations by providing specialised cartography, GIS and geographical data analysis. Duties: Creation of project specific installation charts for telecoms and power cable installations using CAD and GIS software Produce project related maps and charts Manage deliverables for assigned charting and records management contracts. Support GeoCableTM GIS projects. Provide Ad hoc data requests/charting support to internal and external customers as required Experience / Qualifications: Required Qualification in suitable Earth Sciences course Specialist Cartography, GIS and CAD skills. Experience with GeoMedia or ESRI GIS products essential. AutoCAD or MicroStation CAD skills also essential. Knowledge of specialist chart production software AutoChart would be advantageous. Familiarity with databases, data processing and data management Experience in cartographic production area Familiarity with charting and GIS requirements of the submarine telecoms industry Good communication and presentation skills Ideal Excellent team player A willingness to embrace new ways of working An aggressive spotter of issues and solutions to problems To unsubscribe or modify your gis-jobs settings, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/gis-jobs