Graduate GIS Technician at PlotBox

Graduate GIS Technician

Location: Ballymena - Office based role. 

52 week contract 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Geography, Computer Science, Engineering or Surveying graduate who has a desire to develop their GIS knowledge and skills inside an innovative team.

Headquartered at the Ecos Centre, Ballymena, PlotBox is a rapidly growing technology business with a global opportunity. The company is a scale-up business with a young and dynamic team who are challenging the status quo with both software and process innovation.
 

PlotBox is a cloud-based death care management solution that facilitates cemeteries in operating to world class standards. It is the world's first solution to fully integrate 2 previously separate functions - software and GIS mapping. Because of the number and scope of problems this innovation solves, PlotBox revolutionises the way death care facilities both operate and grow and will change the landscape of cemetery management forever
 

The Graduate GIS Technician reports to a Senior GIS Technician and will work alongside a team of GIS Technicians to contribute to the completion of all Mapping related tasks to satisfy our customers’ needs and to the continual innovation of the product.

Responsibilities 

As a Graduate GIS Technician, here is what you will be doing : 

• Creation of georeferenced aerial mosaics.
• Using Photoshop to alter TIFF’s, PNG’s and JPEG’s.
• Creating web maps using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
• Design work mainly using ArcGIS Pro, we also use AutoCAD occasionally.
• Assisting Drone pilot to complete Aerial Image Surveys.
• Use of GPS equipment to record Ground Control Points.
• Surveying work with iPad within cemeteries to capture headstone photos.
• Surveying work with Total station within cemeteries.
• Surveying work with 360 cameras.
• Champion product consistency and support implementation of product standards.
• Continuous innovation to improve current product capabilities.
• General assistance to wider mapping team effort.

What we are looking for: 

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Surveying or equivalent 
• Relevant hands-on GIS experience in the field, this could have been during your placement year or within an internshi
  
   

Desirable Experience - It’s not a deal breaker, but ideally you will have:

• Ideally you will have some experience using:
• Photoshop
• Arcmap
• ArcGIS Pro
• AutoCAD
• Python 
• G suite (mail, drive, hangout, docs) or Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of GIS programming

Why should you join PlotBox ?

• We have a clear mission - and a sense of pride in doing what we do - to ultimately lessen people’s pain at the most difficult time of their lives; this means a lot to our team.
• We are a global company with over 120 colleagues based across the UK, Australia and North America. You’ll undoubtedly  broaden your understanding and appreciation of global operations.
• We have a passion for tech and innovation, actively exploiting new and cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance our product and skillset.
• We are proud that, since 2020, we have received our Great Place to Work® Certification™ - our staff have told us loud and clear that they love working for PlotBox.
• We have also been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development™ 2024 - we invest in employee growth; we nurture every career.
• We are a truly diverse and inclusive workplace; we are proud to boast 43% femalé representation - which is almost double the average within the tech industry and helped put us on the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women listing in 2023
• Our focus on wellbeing and a supportive culture has seen us ranked on the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing list (2023)
• One of our core values is trust; you are trusted to do your job without someone micro-managing - we expect people to give their best efforts in return

Life at PlotBox - we appreciate that we may not be the right workplace for everyone, so below we have laid out what life at Plotbox is really like so you can decide if a career at PlotBox is for you !

• We are a growing / scaling company - as such we don't always have everything neatly mapped out so you have to be comfortable with ambiguity sometimes
• A 40 hour working week and flexible working hours. We ask everyone to be in the office during our core hours from 10-4pm meaning you can balance your work hours around life’s commitments.
• Hybrid working - for most roles, our staff work 2 days per week in the office and we love the opportunity it gives us to collaborate face to face.
• We believe in continuous improvement - so that can mean change is a pretty constant thing for us - we need our people to embrace change as opposed to resisting it
• We believe feedback is crucial to development so we will create a safe environment where you can take onboard feedback and use it to improve - but we can't force you to take the feedback on board; that's your choice
• We will support and nurture you - but we need you to show initiative, be able to tackle problems, roll with the challenges and get stuff done
• There is no room for ego round here - everyone is here because they bring something to the table - all voices are heard and respected
• We support our employees’ health and wellbeing with regular wellbeing initiatives and a health cash plan, access to EAP and additional counselling support
• Our life assurance policy ensures your loved ones are looked after should the worst happen *
• Our flexible benefits suite allows you to flex-up (or down) on on benefits depending on what is most useful to you and your family at the time
• Career mobility and progression which is based on merit as opposed to ‘time-served’ as well as  the opportunity to travel to our global sites and visit customers when they need us on the ground. 
• Active social and charity committee - lots of social events throughout the year including a summer social, Christmas party, Easter events, quizzes, book club, walking groups, coffee mornings and many many more.
• We offer Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership if that’s your thing! 
• Quirky office set on a beautiful nature reserve with fully-stocked fridges and larders
• Free parking too!

PlotBox is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you who you are.. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

If you require any reasonable adjustment or wish to speak to a member of our Talent team about tailoring the recruitment process to your needs please email [email protected] stating the role you are applying for.