Advert Close date: 31/08/2026
Purpose of Role:
The Crown Estate manages one of the UK's most diverse property portfolios, spanning rural land, urban developments, marine assets, renewable energy infrastructure and natural environments. Our geospatial capability plays a critical role in supporting strategic decision-making, operational activities and long-term stewardship of these assets.
The Geospatial Analyst provides spatial data, analysis and mapping services that enable informed decision-making across The Crown Estate's diverse portfolio. The role will be expected to use problem solving skills to interpret geospatial data and provide spatial analytical insight and visualisation to support strategic decision making, property transactions, asset management and legal activities across the business. Our geospatial technology stack includes ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, FME and Databricks, hosted in an Azure based data platform.
Working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners and stakeholders, the Geospatial Analyst ensures the effective management of spatial data, promotes best practice in geospatial and contributes to the continuous improvement of GIS tools, processes and services across the business.
The role will be expected to identify opportunities to improve geospatial services through automation, process improvement and the adoption of new technologies to futureproof GIS workflows as well as other future business objectives.
Context of opportunity / Main accountabilities:
Deliver geospatial analysis, mapping and spatial insight to support various business priorities and decision-making and transactional activities across the business.
Undertake proximity checks to identify the spatial implications of proposed new developments on existing assets and external obligations.
Maintain accurate geospatial datasets through its entire life cycle, ensuring data quality, currency and governance standards are met and adhered to.
Produce maps, plans, visualisations and other spatial outputs that meet business and legal requirements.
Be accountable for the management and tracking of business requests, ensuring all tasks are recorded through the teams central logging system and delivered to agreed geospatial quality standards and timescales.
Build effective relationships with colleagues and external partners and stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve GIS service delivery.
Support the transition of the GIS business unit and stakeholder community to a self-service delivery model wherever possible through use of appropriate GI tools and datasets
Support the development, testing, and enhancement of GIS systems and applications.
Most important skills based requirements:
Experience using GIS to manage, analyse and present spatial data.
Experience producing various types of mapping products, spatial analysis, and data visualisations.
Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS Pro (or equivalent enterprise software).
Understanding spatial data management principles and its real-world application, including metadata, projections and coordinate systems.
Ability to communicate technical information to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
Is able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, take ownership of work, demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills and communicate openly and professionally.
Non-Essential skills:
BSc or MSc in Geographic Information Science or related field
Experience with Python, FME or similar GIS automation tools.
Experience with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise to build web apps and dashboards etc.
Knowledge of land, rural, urban, marine, environmental, or energy sectors.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us directly, or at [email protected]
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Skills Required
- Experience using GIS to manage, analyse and present spatial data.
- Experience producing mapping products, spatial analysis, and data visualisations.
- Experience using ArcGIS Pro.
- Understanding of spatial data management principles including metadata, projections and coordinate systems.
- Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience building collaborative stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrates Better Together, Candour with Care, Resourceful and Accountable behaviours.
- BSc or MSc in Geographic Information Science or related field.
- Experience with Python, FME or similar GIS automation tools.
- Experience with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise to build web apps and dashboards.
- Knowledge of land, rural, urban, marine, environmental, or energy sectors.
What We Do
The Crown Estate is an independent commercial business created by Act of Parliament that manages a diverse portfolio of UK land, urban centres, and the seabed. Its mission is to create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation by supporting the UK's transition to a low-carbon, energy-secure future, protecting and restoring nature, and contributing to inclusive growth through improved access to new homes and infrastructure.
