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Job description

The post holder will report to the Principal Mapping and Charting Officer (PMCO) Head of Survey Infrastructure Development Branch and will be a member of the OSNI Operations Board. The post-holder will have leadership and management responsibility for the Geodetic Survey and Development team, currently comprising the Higher and Mapping Charting Officer (HMCO) Geodetic Manager and one Mapping and Charting Officer (MCO). Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Geodetic Survey and Development team, including team performance, motivation, culture change, encouraging innovation, creativity, and inspiring performance.
• Manage staff from other teams or Branches to deliver geodetic projects, as and when required.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with stakeholders, project partners and customer organisations.
• Contribute to Branch policy formulation and the production of processes, rules and regulations.
• Support strategy development, business planning, personnel services and procurement within the Branch.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Have a master’s degree in Geodesy or an equivalent qualification in an appropriate subject such as PNT, Geospatial Surveying, Engineering or Geomatics with Geodesy taken as a major subject in the final degree examination
• Or Have current membership of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) (Geospatial Element) i.e. TCInstCES or higher, or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
• MRICS or higher who have qualified through the Geospatial Engineering or Geomatics pathways. AND
• Have two years professional experience within the last six years of working in at least two of the following areas: Geodesy. PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing). Coordinate system design, transformation and management.
• Geodetic network design, adjustment and quality assurance. Vertical datum and geoid modelling. High- accuracy surveying (using GNSS, total station and other geodetic techniques).
• Or Have a degree in Geodesy or an equivalent qualification in an appropriate subject such as PNT, Geospatial Surveying, Engineering.
• Geomatics with Geodesy taken as a major subject in the final degree examination, or a post graduate diploma in Geodesy.
• And Have two years professional experience within the last six years of working in at least two of the following areas: Geodesy. PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing). Coordinate system design, transformation and management.
• Geodetic network design, adjustment and quality assurance. Vertical datum and geoid modelling. High- accuracy surveying (using GNSS, total station and other geodetic techniques).
• Or Have four years professional experience within the last six years of working in at least two of the following areas: Geodesy. PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing). Coordinate system design, transformation and management.
• Geodetic network design, adjustment and quality assurance. Vertical datum and geoid modelling. High- accuracy surveying (using GNSS, total station and other geodetic techniques).
• Have access to a form of transport which will enable them to carry out the full range of duties of the post.

Further Information

For full list of responsibilities, essential & desirable skills, please see Candidate Information Booklet on employer's website. NICS Application form only. Vacancy closing date 27th November 2026 at 12 noon. Applications from women, young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcomes for this post. The Northern Ireland Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit.