Geospatial Platform Operations Manager

Geospatial Platform Operations Manager Advert Closes: Wednesday 29th July Are you an experienced Geospatial Platform Operations Manager who wants the opportunity to sustain and shape the geospatial capability behind one of the UK’s most distinctive land, coast and seabed portfolios? Purpose of Role: The Crown Estate manages a uniquely varied portfolio across the urban realm, countryside, coast, seabed and local communities. As Geospatial Platform Operations Manager, you will keep our enterprise geospatial platform reliable, secure and easy to use while helping to evolve the capability that delivers services and underpins decisions across the business. You will lead day-to-day platform operations, work with data, digital and vendor teams to resolve issues, and turn user needs into practical improvements that support a growing analytics ecosystem. Main accountabilities: Run a reliable enterprise platform: Lead day-to-day support and sustainment of the geospatial platform, maintaining stability, performance and security all in alignment withservice standards. Own issues through to resolution: Act as the primary point of contact for platform queries, triage incidents, manage support tickets and keep users informed. Improve how the platform works: Identify opportunities to simplify processes, enhance capabilities and undertake upgrades to keep the platform evergreen. Shape future capability: Work with the geospatial DevOps squad, other digital teams, business stakeholders and suppliers to translate backlog priorities, user needs and vendor roadmaps into practical platform improvements. Maintain trusted geospatial data: Support the enterprise geospatial data model by helping ingest, maintain, retire and document datasets and metadata using manual and programmatic approaches. Assure quality and outcomes: Make sure operational and development work is delivered to agreed standards, supports business priorities and aligns with strategic roadmaps. Most important skills and requirements: Great experience managing and improving enterprise-scale geospatial platforms in a multi-domain operating environment, with strong operational support, service delivery and governance practice. Advanced hand-on expertise in geospatial platform administration and supporting technologies, including: Essential: ArcGIS Enterprise (administration), ArcGIS Online (administration), Enterprise Geodatabases within Azure SQL, FME Flow and FME Form, Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, Esri ArcGIS Pro Desirable: Coding capability (e.g. SQL, Python, R), Databricks, Power BI Demonstrable ability to supporta diverse user base, managing incidents and maintaining platform performance, security and stability. Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions. Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work with business users, technical teams, , delivery partners and vendors. Experience working within DevOps or agile environments, contributing to continuous improvement and iterative development Ability to produce clear technical, operational and user documentation. Knowledge of geospatial analysis tools, particularly in relation to property management, title and rights ownership and offshore industries Experience of coordinate reference systems, projections, and transformations 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] Department Digital Locations The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market Our Perks & Benefits 28 days paid holiday We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday. Flexible working We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies. Market leading family friendly policies We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life. Workplace, Culture & Diversity It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong. A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential. About The Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other. It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.