Geospatial Platform Lead

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp operates with five core values: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability, and Drive.

We seek to attract and hire individuals who share our commitment to creating a safe workplace, uphold the highest standards of integrity, and demonstrate respect for colleagues, communities, and the environment. Our recruitment process promotes sustainability by valuing long-term growth and responsible practices, while seeking candidates with the drive to innovate and lead in the global energy transition.

Together, these values shape how we engage, assess, and welcome talent to join us in delivering transformational solar power solutions worldwide.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What You’ll do (the role)

Summary

As the Geospatial Platform Lead, you will be responsible for leading the development of innovative technical solutions and coordinating the administration of the geospatial enterprise environment.

Your role will involve delivering tailored solutions encompassing business workflows, enterprise system administration, integration, data management, geospatial analysis, mapping, data visualization, and mobile geospatial applications.

Collaboration is key in this role—you will work closely alongside regional geospatial leads to ensure the delivery of scalable solutions.  You will also work with IT teams to ensure the technical integrity and enhancement of the underlying system is maintained.

Role and Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management:

• Lead and manage a team of GIS professionals.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, ensuring high performance and professional development.
• Foster a collaborative working environment, encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee geospatial projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Manage resources, and timelines for GIS-related projects.

Geospatial Technology and Solutions:

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced geospatial applications and tools to support business needs across various platforms, including enterprise GIS, desktop, and mobile environments.
• Support the implementation of scalable geospatial workflows using Python and libraries including ESRI ArcPy.
• Identify opportunities for automation and design solutions to improve efficiency and integrity.
• Develop integration between the geospatial platform and other enterprise systems.
• Maintain and optimize the geospatial environment, including cloud-based infrastructure, to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
• Define and maintain standards and documentation for development processes, code, and workflows to ensure maintainability and knowledge sharing across the geospatial teams.
• Promptly and effectively troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to the geospatial systems, workflows, and applications.
• Stay current with emerging geospatial technologies and industry trends to continuously improve the organisation’s GIS capabilities.

Stakeholder Engagement & Support:

• Collaborate with regional geospatial leads and with internal departments (e.g., development, engineering, planning, environmental operations, IT) to understand geospatial requirements and deliver solutions that meet the regional and global business needs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for geospatial technical queries.
• Drive the integration of GIS technologies and spatial data into key operations and decision-making processes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to others, fostering best practices in coding, version control, and project workflows.

Who we’re looking for

Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in geospatial technologies, with a significant portion of that time in the renewable energy sector or related industries (energy, infrastructure, environmental management).
• Extensive experience in the design and delivery of geospatial solutions in an enterprise environment to support business needs.
• Extensive experience in GIS, remote sensing, geospatial analysis.
• Extensive experience in geospatial data management and implementing related standards and governance.
• Experience in integration of geospatial platforms with other enterprise systems.
• Experience working with cloud-based solutions is an advantage.
• Experience in coordinating and leading technical activities and managing others.

Skills & Competencies:

• Expertise in the use of ArcGIS Pro, ArcSDE, Portal for ArcGIS, FME, ArcPy and Python.
• Expertise in the development of solutions in an ArcGIS Enterprise environment.
• Excellent project management, organisational, and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of processes related to the development of renewable energy projects, and the role of geospatial in the project lifecycle.

Education and Qualifications

Master’s or advanced degree in Geospatial Science, Geography, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal/Work Skills

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders in a high-paced environment.
• Must be detailed oriented and have strong data organization and analytical skills.
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, with a commitment to keeping projects on time.
• Must be proactive in seeking to improve data insights, automate and simplify workflows and processes.
• Have extensive relevant experience in a business analysis and consulting role.
• Passion to share the latest trends and best practices in GIS.
• Fluent in English.

Why you’ll want to work for us  

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values – from operating safely to ensuring our projects are responsible.

Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired: Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. These include our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project, or volunteering on our VIBES committee to name a few.

Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

For further information on our career opportunities and life at Lightsource bp, please visit https://www.lightsourcebp.com/careers/