Updated Template 2025
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3544 (88% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and The Crown Estate is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 3549 (Business associate professionals not elsewhere classified., If role were broader geospatial analysis rather than routine data capture and mapping.). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Advert Close date: 26/08/2026
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.
Working within the GIS Team, the Geospatial Technician delivers a high volume of routine and repeatable geospatial tasks supporting transactional and operational business processes. The role will focus on data capture and process driven work including producing maps and plans, undertaking standard spatial checks, quality assurance and capturing and updating spatial data.
The role is responsible for completing allocated work accurately, consistently and within agreed service times, while identifying and escalating exceptions, ambiguities or more complex requirements. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their geospatial career to gain experience across a range of GIS technologies, datasets and business applications.
Our geospatial technology stack includes ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, FME and Databricks, hosted in an Azure based data platform.
Deliver routine mapping, data-processing and standard geospatial analysis tasks in accordance with established procedures, templates and service standards.
Support the delivery of transactional GIS tasks to support legal transactions and asset management activities, and other clearly defined tasks allocated through the GIS Team Lead.
Undertake proximity checks to identify the spatial implications of proposed new developments on existing assets and external obligations.
Maintain relevant accurate geospatial datasets, ensuring data quality standards are met, and jobs are delivered to customer deadlines.
Produce maps, plans and other spatial outputs in accordance with agreed specifications, templates, quality standards and any requirements provided by the relevant business or Legal teams.
Review and extract relevant spatial information from sources including maps, deeds, plans, coordinates, charts and aerial photography, applying established procedures and escalating unclear, conflicting or complex information.
Complete required quality-control checks before work is issued, correcting errors and escalating uncertainties or exceptions.
Maintain accurate casework records, file structures, task status and supporting information.
Communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, external partners and internal stakeholders to obtain information, clarify requests and support timely completion of allocated work.
Provide practical feedback on recurring issues, inefficiencies and opportunities to improve documented processes, templates or guidance to generally improve GIS service delivery.
Organise allocated work on a daily basis, following agreed priorities and escalating capacity, quality or deadline risks promptly to the GIS Team Lead.
Monitor and support the administration of the GIS request intake process when required, logging and routing requests in accordance with agreed procedures.
Undertake other defined operational GIS activities appropriate to the Technician role.
Practical experience of using GIS to capture, update, check and present spatial data, gained through employment, education, placement or equivalent experience.
Ability to create maps and deliver basic spatial analysis and visualisations using GIS software.
Familiarity with the ESRI ArcGIS platform, particularly ArcGIS Pro.
An understanding of spatial data concepts such as coordinate systems, data quality and metadata
Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and requestors, including asking appropriate questions and explaining routine GIS outputs.
Strong attention to detail, with an understanding that errors in spatial records or outputs may affect subsequent business decisions and transactions.
Is able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, take ownership of work, demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills and communicate openly and professionally.
HND or BSc in Geographic Information Science or related field
Familiarity with Python, FME or similar tools
Experience with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise to build web apps and dashboards etc.
Some knowledge of land, rural, urban, marine, environmental, or energy sectors.
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 careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
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.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with The Crown Estate, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Not necessarily. The Crown Estate holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3544 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.