Location: Ballymena (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)

The Role

Are you a GIS enthusiast who loves the intersection of geography and technology? As a GIS Technician at PlotBox, you’ll play a vital role in our Operations department. Reporting to the Senior GIS Technician, you will work as part of our mapping team to deliver high-quality mapping solutions that meet our customers' unique needs.

This isn't just about data entry; it’s about contributing to the continual innovation of our product and ensuring our cemetery mapping remains world-class.

What you'll do:

Mapping Foundations: Creating Cemetery Specs from Google MyMaps and tabulating data accurately via Google Spreadsheets.

Visual Precision: Creating georeferenced aerial mosaics and using Photoshop to refine and alter TIFFs, PNGs, and JPEGs.

Webmap Architecture: Building and maintaining webmaps through ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online.

Standards & Innovation: Championing product consistency and supporting the implementation of global standards.

Collaborative Support: Identifying ways to improve current product capabilities and assisting the wider mapping team on various high-priority projects.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Education: A Degree in a GIS-related subject or equivalent professional experience.

GIS Software: Proficiency using ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.

Design Tools: Hands-on experience with Photoshop for image manipulation.

Technical Suite: Familiarity with AutoCAD and the G Suite ecosystem (Mail, Drive, Docs, etc.).

Geospatial Basics: Experience working within Google MyMaps.

Who You Are:

An independent worker capable of performing tasks using appropriate methods and tools.

A solid communicator who can interact with and influence immediate colleagues.

Someone who demonstrates a deep understanding of their core technical competencies.

Life at PlotBox: Is it for you?

• We want to be honest about our environment so you can decide if we are the right fit:

• We are a scaling company. Sometimes things aren't neatly mapped out; you should be comfortable navigating that.

• Change is a constant here. We need people who lean into change rather than resist it.

• We work a 40-hour week with flexible hours. We just ask that you’re in (office or online) during our core hours of 10 am - 4 pm.

• This role is based in our Ballymena office. We work 2 days per week in the office to facilitate face-to-face collaboration.

• We provide a safe environment for feedback to help you grow—taking it on board is up to you!

• Everyone brings something to the table; all voices are heard and respected.

Why Join PlotBox?

• We have a clear mission: to lessen people’s pain at the most difficult time of their lives.

• Great Place to Work® Certified™ since 2020 and recognized as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development™ 2024.

• We boast 43% female representation—nearly double the tech industry average.

• We trust you to do your job without micromanagement.

• Health cash plan, Life Assurance, flexible benefits suite, and a quirky office set on a beautiful nature reserve with fully-stocked larders and free parking.