The posting
Job Description
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About the role
Costain helps to improve people’s lives by deploying technology-based engineering solutions to meet urgent national needs across the UK’s energy, water and transportation infrastructures. We have been shaping the world in which we live for the past 150 years. Our people are committed to safe delivery, providing value to our customers, and improving people’s lives.
We have a team of 8 GIS specialists, apprising graduates, consultants, developers and managers in multiple UK locations, with a main hub sited in Manchester. We deliver on a wide range of projects from scope development to detailed technical delivery and construction support. Our team focuses on the production of transferable and reusable geospatial tools for a range of different projects across Costain’s water, energy and transportation sectors. Whilst serving projects, the team also serves the company, with the ArcGIS Enterprise providing geospatial information to the entire workforce.
Graduate Development Programme
By joining our 2-year Graduate programme, you’ll get the best of both worlds—great technical development and exciting opportunities to grow your personal confidence and leadership skills. You’ll be working alongside your team to deliver standout, best-in-class projects across the infrastructure sector, all while learning and building your career step by step.
The Graduate Development Programme (GDP) is also a fantastic chance to meet and network with other graduates joining us at the same time. You’ll connect with people across different projects and disciplines throughout the UK, creating a supportive community from day one. Throughout the 2 years, you’ll come together both in person and virtually to take part in engaging modules and activities such as “Growing your Career,” “Costain In Action,” and “Group Coaching.” These sessions are designed to inspire you, challenge you in the best way, and help you get the most out of your programme.
Your line manager will be fully on hand to support your learning, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to talk through how you can put what you’re learning into your everyday work.
We also strongly recommend getting involved with our Graduate and Apprentice network (GRaAPs). It’s a brilliant way to meet other Early Careers members, discover what’s happening across different teams and projects, and explore areas of the business that genuinely interest you—helping you shape your future learning and direction.
And as a graduate, you’ll have the chance to help influence and shape future recruitment programmes and early careers opportunities—making a real difference to what comes next for future intakes.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Creating new and maintaining existing GIS datasets on the Costain ArcGIS Enterprise platform
- Supporting the successful delivery of design projects in line with the contracted cost and programme
- Communicating with other members of the project team & supply chain, often in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Coordinating the detailing and drawing requirements on the project
- Digitising and creation of GIS data both vector and raster formats
- Identifying opportunities to improve the sustainability considerations in our projects including delivering low carbon solutions in our design processes
- Seek to improve existing ways of working, by finding efficiencies in processes and automating design deliverables
- Creating end solutions for GIS within a team and independently.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2:1 achieved or expected in Geography or a GIS related degree (Essential) within the last 3 years
- MSc or equivalent in GIS (Desirable)
- Familiar with UK Geospatial Data Standards Register (Essential)
- Pro-active and innovative work ethic – able to seek opportunities and add value through technology and data
- Demonstrate proficiency in ESRI products including ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise, ArcGIS Online and field applications (Essential)
- Experience in coding skills such as Python, SQL, JavaScript, JSON or other scripting related language (Desirable)
- IT literate with previous experience with Microsoft products e.g. Office, Azure, PowerApps, PowerBI (Essential)
- FME knowledge and experience (Desirable)
About Us
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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Advisory is a core part of Costain’s strategy to broaden our mix of services and grow margin performance. We work with clients on multiple strategic fronts to understand, articulate and provide solutions for their most complex challenges and to facilitate further growth in multiple areas.
Our vision is to be recognised as a leading infrastructure consultancy who transform client capabilities and help them achieve enhanced value for money.
This is a key part of Costain achieving its mission to shape, create and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the infrastructure ecosystem.
