GIS Team, Health & Safety Laboratory

Attractive salary plus excellent benefits package including civil service pension

Buxton, Derbyshire

 

The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) are recruiting two GIS Scientists to work within the Geographical Information Systems Team on a wide range of GIS projects.

 

HSL offers a wide range of general and specific GIS support and analysis to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and commercial customers. Our GIS specialists apply their skills and a variety of GIS analysis and support tools to a range of health and safety applications

 

You will work on a range of projects, carrying out research and support work. Sometimes acting as project leader, you will help provide bespoke GIS solutions for customers and assist in the development of bespoke desktop and web based applications. In addition, you will also assist in the running of the National Population Database and in managing and maintaining the GIS database of digital mapping products, including OS MasterMap.

 

Well organised when working to deadlines, with a collaborative approach, you can plan, organise and prioritise your work effectively and can operate successfully within a team to deliver both quality and timely results. Your excellent verbal and written communication skills will be put to good use when liaising on the preparation of proposals for new project opportunities, and when writing papers and presenting research at conferences and seminars.

 

You will have a good honours degree (or equivalent) in GIS, Geography, Maths, Environmental Sciences or another relevant scientific discipline, and experience of using MapInfo and/or ESRI ArcGIS products and of using and/or developing GIS applications. Self-motivated, disciplined with a professional attitude, you also have experience in using and manipulating GIS data.

 

This post is offered at band 4 or band 5. For a band 4 appointment, you will have greater depth and breadth of experience and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and expertise in government related GIS work and projects.

 

The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), an agency of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is a centre of excellence for research, incident investigation and the promotion of improvements in health and safety in the workplace. With a new purpose built laboratory, excellent technical facilities and highly qualified staff, HSL is at the forefront of research into work-related accidents and ill-health. Our Buxton site is home to a uniquely diverse team of scientists, engineers, technical specialists and other professionals, supported by a wealth of advanced facilities. This diversity of talent is necessitated by the scope of our work, where multi-disciplinary teams are often required to solve health & safety problems

 

As a leading authority on health and well-being in the workplace, HSL is committed to best practice as an employer; a first class benefits package, generous leave allowances, opportunities for professional development and an excellent working environment are waiting for the successful applicant.

 

For further information and to apply, please visit www.hsl.gov.uk/recruitment or www.hse.gov.uk/careers and click on job profiles and current vacancies.