Geospatial Environmental Analyst

  • Knight Frank
  • City Of Westminster, London
  • Jan 23, 2022
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Reference No 18344
Job Title Geospatial Environmental Analyst
Type Permanent
Salary Range Competitive
Division Residential
Sub Division Research
Department Residential Research ()
Location 55 Baker Street

The Knight Frank Global Research team in London are currently looking to recruit a Geospatial Analyst with environmental background and 2-5 years of post-graduate experience.

Working as part of a multi-award-winning Analytics team in our Baker Street HQ, your role will be to strengthen and advance the use of geospatial products and services across Knight Frank's internal business service functions and external multi-disciplinary client base. You will already be established in geospatial analytics or data visualisation and you will bring rich experience in the delivery of environmental projects to high level stakeholders and clients.

You will design and lead analysis on datasets relating to residential and commercial property markets and global wealth, drawing together spatial data on market performance, local planning frameworks, land ownership, demographics, and transportation. Your analysis will not be limited to the UK and your outputs will cover each of the global markets Knight Frank operates in. You will be actively encouraged to look at new ways to analyse and visualise data, and you will bring the vision, spontaneity, and confidence to contribute ideas that gain traction with our clients and wider PropTech commentators. You'll join a committed team of geographers, urbanists and technical specialists who are passionate about what we do and who have fun doing it.

To be successful in the Geospatial Analyst role, you will have the following skills and experience:

Environmental Science, Geomatics, or Geography degree
More than 2 years' commercial industry experience
Experience in advanced data analytics and visualisation
Advanced data creation and spatial data management skills
Experience in Environmental management, sustainability, or impact assessment is highly desirable
Keen interest in global environmental chance and disaster and humanitarian relief projects
Strong competence in Geoprocessing tools and Model Builder
Competence in the use of Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, and 3D Analyst extensions
Experience and understanding of ArcGIS Pro, Online, and Server
Experience and understanding of Python / ArcPy, as well as Jupyter Notebook and SQL
Experience in the deployment of Esri's suite of GIS products
Strong excel skills i.e. VLookup, Pivot tables, and conditional formatting
Knowledge of data interoperability and moving spatial data to Google Earth / CaroDB
Strong knowledge of OS products and awareness of industry demographic and market data sources i.e. Land Registry, CACI, Experian, VOA and ONS