GIS Analyst - Assets & Infrastructure
Tweed Shire Council
Posted 13 days ago
We are seeking a passionate and motivated self-starter with experience using GIS to administer, maintain, develop and implement standards, policies and best practice processes to ensure operational effectiveness, security and integrity of the Engineering Geographic Information and related datasets.
About the role:
- Provide specialist technical advice and support for a range of special-purpose activities and projects
- Management of GIS data and database administration
- Problem solve complex database problems using analysis of information to ensure continuity of GIS services
- Assist the Geospatial Analyst in administrating spatial asset datasets of water, wastewater, roads and stormwater.
What's on offer:
- a base salary ranging from $81,860 per annum with competency-based increments up to $96,965 annum, plus 11.5% super
- a maximum-term contract up to 20 months, with the possibility of extension or permanency subject to performance, funding and operational need
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).
We are seeking:
- Degree qualification in GIS or a related discipline and/or significant industry experience working with Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Information.
- Knowledge of principles, standards and techniques associated with data management in a corporate environment
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
About us:
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 9 May at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
SK97188A
About Tweed Shire Council
Tweed Shire Council is the largest council on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. Covering an area of 1300 square kilometres, the Tweed adjoins the local government areas of Byron, Lismore, Kyogle, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast, with the NSW–Queensland border to its north where it divides the twin towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta.
Council is the largest employer in the Tweed with a workforce of more than 750 employees across a wide range of professions. Through a budget of about $256 million, Council delivers more than 50 services to 41,500 ratepayers and almost 100,000 residents who call the Tweed home.
In late 2021, Council was named Employer of Choice by Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) for its great employment practices within NSW local government.
Professionals Australia recognises what workers throughout the region already know – people choose to work at Tweed Shire Council when presented with other employment opportunities due to its:
employment terms
great workplace culture
amazing location.
Aboriginal Acknowledgement – Tweed Shire Council wishes to recognise the generations of the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation who have lived in and derived their physical and spiritual needs from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this beautiful valley over many thousands of years as the traditional custodians of these lands.
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