Job Title: Geospatial (GIS) Officer

Band: 7

Location: Basildon Centre – minimum office attendance 2 days per week

Contract Type and Hours: 2 Year Fixed Term / 36.25 hrs

Basildon Borough Council is embarking on an ambitious transformation journey, driven by our Corporate Plan and the belief that every resident deserves to live in a safe, thriving, and high‑quality environment. Our focus remains firmly on strengthening communities, creating opportunities, and delivering high‑quality public services.

Basildon Council is currently preparing for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), which will change how councils operate across the area in the coming years. While this transition is underway, the Council continues to deliver essential services and remains committed to recruiting talented people who can help shape the future of local government.

Are you passionate about geospatial data and the power of location-based intelligence? Do you enjoy turning complex data into meaningful insights that support planning, service delivery and decision-making?

Basildon Borough Council is looking for a talented and motivated GIS Officer to join our Planning Service and play a key role in developing and maintaining our corporate geospatial capability.

About the Role

In this role, you'll help ensure our GIS systems and spatial data remain a valuable corporate resource, supporting everything from planning and regeneration projects to cross-departmental collaboration and service improvement.

As GIS Officer, you will provide a comprehensive geospatial service that supports the Council's strategic objectives and GIS/Data Strategy. You'll work across a wide range of GIS and data management activities, helping to maintain accurate spatial datasets, deliver high-quality mapping and analysis, and support innovative GIS applications used across the organisation.

About what/ who we are looking for

We're looking for someone with:

Excellent GIS knowledge and practical experience.
A strong understanding of data management principles and geospatial technologies.
Experience using GIS tools and working with spatial datasets.
Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
The ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
Experience working in a customer-focused environment with a wide range of stakeholders.
A degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Experience within a Local Authority, planning environment, consultancy, government agency or similar technical setting would be advantageous.

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would like to be part of Basildon’s success, please attach and submit your CV and covering letter detailing how you demonstrate the requirements of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Please note:

Basildon Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors and volunteers to share its’ commitment, while implementing a range of policies to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation across all departments.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to inclusive recruitment, encouraging applications from disabled people and we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We value the diversity of our community and aim to have a workforce that reflects this. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures and identities, and are particularly keen to hear from underrepresented groups.

We are proud holders of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community and aligning with the values of the Armed Forces Covenant.

All offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks and clearance.

Please note, if you do not have access to a desktop to apply- computers are available in the Job Centre, Library or our own Customer Service Centre.

Applicants with a hearing or speech impairment can contact us using the Text Relay Service. Dial 18001 followed by the full telephone number as above. Calls are charged at your telecommunications provider's standard rate.

If you have any queries regarding this or any of our roles, please contact Human Resources 01268 208242 or human.resources@basildon.gov.uk.

Good Luck with Your Application.