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# GIS Consultant/Senior GIS Consultant

- **Company:** Galbraith
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £35,000.0 - £42,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ArcGIS (Software), Data Integration, Digital Mapping, GeoServer, Oracle Databases, Spatial Data Infrastructures
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.galbraithgroup.com/careers/career-opportunities/gis-consultantsenior-gis-consultant/#apply

## About the Role

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 4 years' experience and for those looking to apply at the more Senior level, you will have experience in having responsibility for leading complex technical workstreams and mentoring colleagues.

You will have proven experience in providing GIS support to multi-discipline, client focused, project environments. Relevant industry experience is preferred, although not essential. You will have advanced knowledge of ArcGIS Pro (3.5 or later) and/or QGIS (3.4 or later), experience in spatial database design and management with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle databases, proven ability to publish, manage, and administer web feature and web map services using a GIS server (Esri ArcGIS Online, GeoServer, or equivalent), practical experience using FME (Form and Flow) for data integration and automation, and working knowledge of ArcGIS Online, including Field Maps and Survey123.

The successful candidate will also have strong digital cartography skills, with experience in producing high-quality maps, plans, reports, and visualisations to professional standard, and demonstrable experience analysing spatial data to answer questions and inform decision making.

Collaboration, trust, and knowledge sharing are central to the success of our GIS team. Your technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and communication skills will be instrumental in supporting technical governance, mentoring colleagues, promoting best practice, and contributing to the team's ongoing growth and development.

## Description

* Maintaining and operating a suite of GIS applications used internally and with client projects, and support the firm's GIS user group, applying your expertise to improve project delivery.
 * Producing high-quality cartographic products, technical plans, and mapping outputs for a diverse range of client and internal projects.
 * Providing GIS technical advice to client and internal teams.
 * Developing new workflows and designing innovative solutions, helping clients unlock efficiencies across programmes, visualise and interpret complex data, and make data-informed decisions.
 * Identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement, proactively developing solutions that enhance service delivery and client outcomes.


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