Systems Analyst (GIS)

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

This role is office based for a minimum of two days per week.

Our Team:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Team within ICT Services at Halton Borough Council as a Systems Analyst.

This small but dynamic team support GIS development and use across the authority and Planning Systems along with maintenance of the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and delivering ad-hoc training/advice sessions with all levels of staff.

Our technology stack is constantly evolving but currently includes MapInfo Professional, Idox Uniform, QGIS, CadCorp SIS Web, Safe Software FME (Form & Flow), AutoCAD, PowerBI and Python.

Your Contributions:

In this role you will be supported to become a subject matter expert in the fields of GIS and Planning Systems.

We are looking for a data driven individual who both drives and embraces technological changes and strives to deliver best value through the use of technology. Halton has a varied user base for these systems so flexibility will also be key when responding to ad-hoc information requests or providing advice on the latest innovations in the teams subject specialism. The ability to interact with others at all levels is an essential quality, including members of the public, elected members of the council and members of staff both internal and external.

GIS experience is preferred, however skills will be developed on the job with the successful candidate.

Roles and responsibilities include:

Maintenance of web mapping systems (Cadcorp)

Data manipulation using data tools such as FME

Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) maintenance

System administration Idox Uniform and DMS

Ad-hoc GIS support and requests

Experience of database systems (Oracle or Microsoft SQL) would be advantageous to this role.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact (Adrian Farrell on 0151 511 7037 or Adrian.Farrell@Halton.gov.uk)

This role has a closing date of 02/02/2025 with interviews being held soon after, these interviews will include an assessment to be completed using either QGIS or MapInfo along with Microsoft Excel.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!