G6 Head of Geospatial Analysis
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £69,501 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 November 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 436811/1 |
Summary
Are you passionate about geospatial analysis?
Have you got experience developing new geospatial tools and using geospatial techniques to generate new insights from data?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Analysis Directorate strives to ensure that every DfT policy and decision is driven by high-quality data, research and analysis. They take a strategic view of the department’s analytical requirements and provide support and challenge to teams across the DfT family. They provide cross-cutting work that sets the analytical standards, supports evidence gathering and makes innovative use of new analysis.
This role will lead the newly created Geospatial analysis team within the Analysis Directorate. We have an ambitious vision for the directorate utilising new data and technology to drive innovation in what we do. This team will generate an enhanced offer for geospatial and visualisation for the department leveraging modern methods and technology to enhance our work.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport: Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers
This role will be the new DfT Head of Geography Profession, reflecting the importance of geospatial analysis and data to the work of DfT. The role combines exciting opportunities for innovation with functional leadership so will influence not only within their group but across the department as a whole, with their impact felt more widely across the sector.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Developing the DfT’s first Geospatial strategy.Work with key partners (DSIT, MHCLG, Ordnance Survey and others) across government to delivery transport spatial data priorities and cross cutting opportunities as part of the government’s missions.The development and implementation of best practice in spatial data standards, geography boundaries, geodesy and cartography across the department.Develop novel geospatial analysis, insights and tooling to aid enhanced decision makingLine management of one G7 and one SEO initially with scope to grow on successful deliveryGreat line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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