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Supporting this work, the Geospatial Technology Engineer - Remote Sensing is responsible for geospatial and remotely sensed data acquisition, management, driving analytics, and sharing data within the geospatial environment.\nThe role will be accountable for supporting our day-to-day operations through the delivery of Remote Sensing products, building a standardised approach for the bp business regarding Remote Sensing data acquisition and management and creating an integrated solution for the company.\nResponsibilities and Duties\nDevelop and maintain Remote Sensing processes, solutions and documentation for bp\nProvide technical analysis and advice to support the strategic direction of the Geospatial Domain in the use of Remote Sensing products\nKeep tabs on technological and industry developments and apply these to the strategic advancement of bp’s Geospatial capability\nHandle Remote Sensing data, enhance data collection, maintenance, and management processes\nChallenge conventional thinking, problem solve and innovate\nCoordinate with various regions and teams on Geospatial and remote sensing support requests\nAdvise business users and other staff on recommended processes, workflows and standards when managing and publishing data\nActively share knowledge and best practices throughout the organisation\nEvaluate, investigate and develop new ideas on Remote Sensing technology & data processing for promotion within bp\nCreate, maintain and deploy solutions for process optimisation and automation\nCreate outputs and visualisations to support effective partner management and engagement\nWork collaboratively with various bp teams and contractors to execute projects, retain expertise and takeaways to share across the group\nParticipating in industry events, bringing knowledge and information back to the Geospatial and Remote Sensing community\nQualifications and Skills\nRemote sensing experience, particularly designing, building, and operating data platforms including concepts, standards, practices, tools and technologies across the data lifecycle\nExperience working with ESRI tools and applications\nAdvanced capability with remote sensing software packages (e.g. ArcGIS, ENVI, ERDAS)\nPython experience and knowledge using MS Dev Ops Code repositories\nUnderstanding of geospatial processing libraries including GDAL and Rasterio and general knowledge and application of standard python libraries including numpy and pandas\nKnowledge of AIML and deep-learning concepts and practices\nUnderstanding and practical experience of image analysis and classification techniques\nExperience in designing and implementing strategies for collection, analysis, storage and display of large imagery data sets and in performing statistical data analysis\nKnowledge of cloud-based data management and storage solutions for imagery data and familiarity with parallel, distributed, or other high-performance computing platforms such as Miscrosoft Azure\nSignificant knowledge and experience using ESRI products\nAbility to work independently and problem-solve\nStrong verbal and written communication skills to both technical and non-technical resources\nGraduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, communications, GIS Technologies, remote sensing, or a related field is generally preferred\nDemonstrate ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment\nFacilitate project initiation, implementation and delivery\nPreferred Qualifications and Skills\nMaster’s Degree (ideally PhD) in Remote Sensing/Earth Observation (eg. 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These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits!\nbp is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your needs.\nApply now!\nTravel Requirement\nUp to 10% travel should be expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:\nRelocation may be negotiable for this roleRemote Type:\nThis position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:\nCommunication, Digital Collaboration, Intellectual Asset Management, Scripting, Source control and code management.\nFuture Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. 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