Geospatial Manager

Would you like to be part of our winning team and get the opportunity to work on a variety of high-profile projects across the UK, Europe and the US?
Are you passionate about delivering positive client outcomes?
Want a role with constant opportunity for upskilling and progression?
Then Murphy Geospatial is the company for you!

About Us

Murphy Geospatial is part of Woolpert, a premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and consulting firm with over 2,000 employees and over 60 offices on five continents. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm and has earned seven Great Place to Work certifications.

Murphy Geospatial captures, collates, verifies and governs geospatial data, enabling our clients to make informed decisions across the project lifecycle. Proven geospatial solutions through design, construction and inuse phases of projects across six key sectors; Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities, Property and Natural Environment.

Founded in 1983, our highly developed workflows have been refined through the delivery of over 27,000 projects over 40 years. The Murphy Geospatial and Woolpert union enables numerous career growth and training opportunities within the business.

The Opportunity:

Due to continued business growth, we are currently recruiting a Geospatial Manager to join our Digital Engineering Department for an 6 month contract role.   This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a Geospatial background looking to widen their experience in Laser Scanning, BIM & Digital Twin projects within the expeditious Geospatial industry. This role’s primary focus will be to take responsibility for delivering and executing on key projects using MGS best practices and standards whilst providing commercial assistance & sales support to the wider MGS commercial team.

What will I be doing in my new role?

• Leading the cascade of company culture, mission, and values within the department while ensuring compliance with regulations and driving safety culture.
• Taking responsibility for delivering and executing project scope using MGS best practices and standards.
• Aligning project approach with company behaviours and vision, while managing client relationships and communication.
• Defining project goals that align with client expectations, protecting MGS's future goals, values, and strategy.
• Setting the tone and culture for projects, projecting professionalism, adding value to clients, and building the right team through leadership and mentoring.
• Overseeing the development of project charters, track KPIs, and ensure effective delivery and reporting.
• Driving excellence in project delivery, manage commercial contracts, and ensure operational success.
• Building and maintaining relationships with existing clients to encourage repeat business and develop a sales pipeline.
• Acting as Subject Matter Expert for the project and client, advising on best approaches to meet project goals.
• Working with the team and clients to identify future work, solutions, and business opportunities.
• Identifying and develop sales opportunities, including cross-selling, within the target market aligned with business strategy.
• Collaborating with wider company strategy and support functions while leading the development of new processes and the use of technology.
• Collating client feedback, supporting organizational change initiatives, ensure department KPIs are met, and resolve issues to maintain deadlines and budgets.

Requirements of the role:

• Excellent end-to-end project management experience and skills
• Degree in surveying (or related field) beneficial
• Awareness of Health, Safety and Environmental Training – SPA, RAMS, lone working etc
• Strong Leadership skills
• Membership of RICS / SCSI an advantage
• Proven experience in performance and operations management, coaching teams
• Full Irish/EU Manual driving licence
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. 
• BIM / Laser Scanning experience and advantage.

What key attributes do I need?

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work on your own initiative and to develop new applications and projects, as well as working within an existing team
• An ability to work under pressure and prioritise workloads and achieve critical deadlines
• A flexible, positive attitude towards work and be a team player
• Enthusiastic and structured approach to planning with good problem-solving abilities
• Proven commercial awareness and ability to create business cases for innovations and improved workflows and efficiencies.

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive basic package plus benefits  
• Company Vehicle/Car Allowance – Role dependent  
• Allowance payments when working away 
• Hybrid working opportunities – Role dependent 
• Early Friday finish 
• Service Awards 
• Death in Service scheme  
• Employee Assistance Program; Including Wellbeing  
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Companywide Social Events  

Why build your career with Murphy Geospatial?

• Widely Recognised: We are widely recognised as one of the most experienced, professional, innovative, and technologically proficient surveying companies today.
• Cutting Edge Technologies: we use only the very latest technological equipment.
• Support network: We pride ourselves on our excellent support network of employees and management who are always eager to help each other.
• Equality & Opportunity: We are fully committed to a policy of equality of opportunity in our employment practices.
• Breadth of Experience: We branch across all sectors of industry giving our staff opportunities to gain a broad base of knowledge and experience.
• Learning & Growth: We support and develop our people to enhance their technical and personal competencies towards the achievement of their ambitions.
• Exclusive Clients: We are proud to work with a broad spectrum of exclusive clients.

Murphy Geospatial HR Philosophy

Our people are a critical part of our success and represent the value of Murphy Geospatial through their actions and decisions every day. We believe focusing on recruiting the best people and investing in their development helps us to create an environment where staff are engaged and committed, leading to higher levels of staff and client satisfaction.

Murphy Geospatial are proud to be an employer of equal opportunities. We encourage people with different beliefs, abilities, backgrounds and relevant life experiences to apply to our vacancies.

To all agencies: Please refrain from contacting any employee of Murphy Geospatial about this requisition. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Murphy Geospatial’s application process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid, unless such agencies were engaged by Murphy Geospatial’s Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place.