The software and GIS development team is a vital part of the organisation, providing bespoke solutions across the global business. This includes developing and supporting applications for:
* Site selection and feasibility analysis
* Technical analysis suits used to calculate the optimal design for a wind or solar farm, as well as predict the energy production and economic viability of a site
* Asset management software, used to monitor and analyse the performance of operational sites
Role General Characteristics - Purpose
The successful candidate will join the "Project Systems" Application sub-team to support and develop GIS Applications and GIS Integrated Software Applications. The applications produced by the "Project Systems" team are used to support the global development of Renewable Energy projects by RES as follows:
* Finding potential sites for wind, solar or storage projects
* Managing relationships and contracts with landowners, including spatial tracking of landowner boundaries.
* Assessing the suitability of potential sites in the face of a fast changing political landscape.
* Providing fast access to key spatial datasets and associated tools.
* Assessing the economic viability of projects
Additionally the successful candidate will deliver support and mentoring to RES's team of GIS Analysts.
Qualifications
* Ideally you will have a degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science or equivalent or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
Technologies
* ESRI ArcGIS
* ArcGIS Software Integration
* Databases (SQL Server, Postgres, PostGIS etc)
* C#
* Python
* Flex and Javascript
* Version Control systems (GIT)
Knowledge / experience
* GIS application development
* ArcObjects, ArcGIS ArcMap Desktop and ArcGIS Server.
* Obejct orientated principles.
* GIS design patterns
* Geographic data formats
* Data management best practice
* GIS Client/Server Architecture
* Scrum / Agile methodology
Skills
* Ability to discuss, design and implement desktop and server based geo-processing tools/applications and services.
* Ability to discuss and resolve logical problems
* Ability to integrate smoothly with an existing team
Closing date for this role is 12th Augus5 2015.