npower
GIS Specialist – Offshore renewables
£Competitive plus benefits, Swindon
npower renewables is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers and operators, and is the UK subsidiary of specialist renewable energy company RWE Innogy.
As one of the UK's leading renewable energy companies, npower renewables is dedicated to generating electricity using sustainable, environmentally-friendly resources. We have the resources and expertise to develop, build and operate high quality, commercial-scale renewable energy schemes throughout the UK. We are committed to delivering huge growth in renewables capacity and have a large existing portfolio of geothermal, biomass, hydro, and both onshore and offshore wind farms.
Our UK Offshore Wind Development Team is responsible for the preliminary design and planning consents for new projects. Having delivered the UK’s first major offshore wind farm at North Hoyle, our team is now working on a portfolio of projects including Gwynt y Môr ( key Welsh clean energy project) Triton Knoll (the largest of the UK’s Round 2 offshore wind farms) and preparation for Round 3 – the next generation of UK offshore wind farms. This is an exciting opportunity to join this dedicated team and help us achieve our goals.
Providing GIS and data management support, you will create and modify charts, maps and figures for discussions, presentations, publications and project design purposes. Responsible for the assessment and manipulation of turbine layouts as well as their visual representations, you will also undertake the spatial analysis of environmental and human features data - both onshore and in the marine environment. Other elements of the role include: supporting the management of offshore department data, potentially including the maintenance and use of geodatabases and the updating of metadata. With relevant experience and qualifications in the use, establishment and operation of GIS systems (preferably ArcGIS), you will also have excellent organisational and communication skills. Some experience in data audit would also be beneficial.
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter, quoting reference SN 674751 CH in the subject field of your email to hrservicecentre@rwenpower.com If you do not have access to email, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0845 166 3200 option 2 then 1 or you can send postal applications to: Recruitment Team, HR Service Centre, RWE npower, Trigonos, Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon SN5 6PB.
Closing date: 12th December 2008.
npower renewables is strongly committed to its principles of Diversity & Inclusion and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We monitor some calls for security and to help with team training. We hope you don’t mind, and it will make things better for you.
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