Geospatial Analyst

About the role:

As a Geospatial Analyst reporting to the Geospatial Lead, you will have the opportunity to create innovative solutions and leverage your initiative to achieve outstanding results for our community and council. You will collaborate with vendors and fellow geospatial professionals, enhancing your skills along the way.

We are committed to advancing our Digital Strategy and enhancing the digital services we provide to our community. A key part of this initiative involves significant investment in our geospatial data to ensure we deliver accurate and relevant information to our residents.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement geospatial related projects for various business units across council.
• Provide support for Council's geospatial solutions and applications in line with customer and business requirements
• Communicate best practice in geospatial practices including process governance, data management and quality
• Maintain the currency, accuracy and integrity of councils geospatial data
• Develop and implement small to medium GIS user portals that provide custom delivery and analysis for communities of interest.

About you:

Our geospatial team is part of the Digital Services group, which fosters a collaborative learning environment where knowledge sharing and innovative ideas are highly encouraged. You will have numerous opportunities to develop your skills through a diverse range of tasks and professional growth initiatives.

You will bring:

• A tertiary degree in an appropriate discipline (ie Geospatial, Geography papers)
• 3 to 5 years of experience in GIS or in roles where GIS plays a key part
• A strong understanding of GIS software and its applications
• Skills in interpreting and capturing data from imagery
• Proven ability to analyse complex data sets effectively
• Sound knowledge of projections, datums and core datasets

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is New Zealand's fastest growing district. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

To apply for this job go to: https://sdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6688526.

Applications close 20 November 2024