Geospatial Service Owner
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,220 to £49,020 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £41,220 - £45,400, London: £44,500- £49,020 plus industry leading pension and benefits. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | York |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 408123/6 |
Summary
Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.LinkedIn
We are seeking an experienced Geospatial Service Owner to join our team to improve our enterprise geospatial services. The team includes service owners, analysts and data managers delivering key services to staff in Defra and beyond.
This role is critical in managing our geospatial offering and making it central to supporting Defra in achieving our outcomes. A key early priority will be in supporting our requirement to investigate and reduce geospatial software licensing costs with ESRI.
The role will support Defra’s transformation of geospatial services and offers significant opportunity for helping to deliver key aspects of technical work in support of Defra’s modernisation.
Digital, Data, Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.
We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all.
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Defra is at the heart of the UK's efforts to protect and enhance the environment, support our world-leading food and farming industries, and sustain a thriving rural economy. Geospatial data and services are fundamental to achieving these goals, underpinning critical decisions and public-facing services.We are seeking an experienced Geospatial Service Owner to join our team to improve our enterprise geospatial services. The team includes service owners, analysts and data managers delivering key services to staff in Defra and beyond.
This role is critical in managing our geospatial offering and making it central to supporting Defra in achieving our outcomes. A key early priority will be in supporting our requirement to investigate and reduce geospatial software licensing costs with ESRI.
The role will support Defra’s transformation of geospatial services and offers significant opportunity for helping to deliver key aspects of technical work in support of Defra’s modernisation.
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