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Senior GIS Consultant, Glasgow Land Use Consultants About us: At Land Use Consultants (LUC), we are dedicated to conserving, protecting and enhancing the environment. LUC is one of the UK’s leading environmental consultancies, specialising in planning, design and management. Founded in 1966, we have over 100 employees based in London, Glasgow, Bristol and Edinburgh. Our clients include a broad spectrum of private sector companies such as major energy and water companies, central and local government, government agencies and environmental bodies, professional institutions and trade associations. We are now looking to expand and strengthen our Digital Design team through the recruitment of a Senior GIS Consultant to join our Glasgow office. About the role: You will provide input as the lead GIS specialist in projects including EIA, site selection and capacity studies, in landscape management, planning and transport related studies. Your work will involve the creation, management and analysis of GIS data and its presentation in attractive hard copy or interactive digital maps. You will also set out in detail used methodologies and findings in reports. You will be a team player and work very closely with the other GIS, 3D and graphics specialists of the Digital Design Team and other professional staff and will play an active role in the management and development of the team. You will also be involved in project acquisition and in the promotion of the Digital Design Team’s services. About you: If you have the following qualifications, skills and experience we would like to hear from you: * GIS or related degree at a 2:1 or above; * demonstrable experience of applying GIS technology to landscape, planning and wider environmental issues; * extensive experience with using ESRI software products (particularly ArcGIS with spatial and 3D analyst extensions); * good statistical skills and practical experience in manipulating data in GIS, databases (Access) and Excel; * excellent graphical skills allowing you to create clear and attractive maps; * the ability to support and deliver multiple projects simultaneously, to a high standard and in an organised and cost effective way; * excellent written communication skills with the ability to report your findings in a clear and unambiguous way * experience of or an aptitude for managing and developing teams; * initiative and the desire to continuously improve and develop work processes; * experience with Wind Farm development projects and with Resoft Windfarm software is an advantage. In return, we can offer a competitive salary relative to experience. How to apply: For further details about the role and LUC please visit our website www.landuse.co.uk To apply please send your CV, a covering letter and examples of your work quoting job reference number 2010/08 to: [log in to unmask] LUC is an equal opportunities employer Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 14 May 2010 To unsubscribe or modify your gis-jobs settings, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/gis-jobs