Salary: £35,000 per annum, plus benefits

Location: Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days office based (Southwark, London)

Type: Permanent TfL contract

About Us

Transport is the cornerstone of every successful city. London is no exception and it is the purpose of our Estates Management Directorate to make great places and spaces that help Transport for London keep London moving, working and growing. In delivering this the Operational Property Division provides full, high quality property consultancy services to clients within both TfL and the wider GLA Group family.

The Property Asset Register Team manages and maintains TfL’s land ownership using GIS and CAD based systems, creates insight and innovation for Estates Management and supports the wider business with a variety of property matters.

The Role

With a very strong background in GIS or AutoCAD, you will lead on the production of drawings using various types of CAD and GIS datasets and provide a professional service to our customers in relation to land and property enquiries. You will develop and support the automation to improve business processes for the department. In addition, you will provide high level business and technical support to the Property Asset Register (PAR) Team, Operational Property Services and the Estates Management Directorate.

Your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Provide guidance, training, advice, configuration and support in relation to AutoCAD and GIS
• Produce and lead on technical drawings and plans using CAD/GIS in accordance with industry and/or TfL standards
• Assist with the management of GIS systems and datasets including FME processing
• Develop systems using CAD, GIS, FME, databases including Oracle, and MS Power Platform to improve business processes.
• Assist with the management of property legal documents
• Assist with the undertaking high volumes of conveyancing searches for railway and highway searches within tight time frames when required.
• Deal with external and internal enquiries, primarily in connection with land and property ownership.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Ability to communicate and influence effectively and to work closely with customers and stakeholders.
• Ability to plan, develop solutions, implement and manage projects to deliver to time, budget and quality.
• Ability to identify, review, recommend and implement complex technology systems
• Ability to analyse complex data, automate (as much as possible) data collection, integrate data with IT systems and publish reports.
• Ability to identify the need for change, initiate and implement change

Knowledge

• Very good working knowledge of GIS ESRI suite of applications.
• Very good working knowledge of CAD, including programming (e.g. macros and vba) and systems configuration.
• Detailed knowledge of Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Land Terrier systems and any other resources to provide information about land ownership and interests.
• Knowledge of the transport (rail and highway) industry, including knowledge of the constituent asset groups and how they operate to deliver an integrated transport service.
• Relevant degree qualification
• Good knowledge of all industry standard Microsoft packages particularly the Power Platform: Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint and Teams.
• Membership of GIS related professional body desirable (RICS, AGI, RGS, etc.).

Experience

• Experience of working in a time-constrained project management environment, in a large, complex, safety focussed and regulated organisation, where there are multiple complex interfaces.
• Experience of working in a CAD/GIS development role and delivering to time, budget and quality.
• Experience of working in property team providing property, graphical, spatial and attribute information.
• Experience of desktop and on-site data-capture, storage and manipulation, for GIS and CAD, using off-the-shelf technologies, and liaising with other GIS, CAD and infrastructure delivery project teams within TfL, External Consultants, Government Departments and Network Rail.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Wednesday 24th May 2023

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel