GIS Administrator

We are seeking a proactive and innovative GIS Administrator to join our team. This role focuses on providing spatial design services and GIS solutions, utilising applications such as ESRI and FME. The GIS Administrator will play a crucial role in developing and implementing spatial business solutions, ensuring data integrity, supporting various spatial projects and providing day-to-day GIS systems support.

Working both independently and as part of a hard-working team, you will work to achieve timely and appropriate outcomes on an exciting range of projects.
You'll be an experienced GIS member of a growing team, leading Tweed Shire Council through the current business transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and maintaining geospatial systems infrastructure
• Installing and configuring GIS software, hardware, and peripherals
• Developing scripts, databases, and applications to automate geospatial tasks
• Analysing data and producing maps, reports, and other visualisations
• Creating and maintaining metadata for geospatial datasets
• Fulfilling map and data requests
• Ensure data integrity and support spatial projects
• Conducting geographical analysis
• Coordinating the collection, analysis, and dissemination of geospatial data.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $81,860 per annum with competency-based increments up to $96,965 per hour/annum, plus 11.5% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• a maximum-term contract up to 27 months, with the possibility of extension or permanency subject to performance, funding and operational need
• 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).

The ideal candidate for this role will possess:

**Please note that candidates who have previously applied for this position need not reapply.

• Tertiary qualification in spatial information science or related discipline and/or 3+ years of demonstrated experience in GIS roles with a proven ability to deliver position requirements (beyond research experience)
• Demonstrated experience in the use of the ArcGIS suite of applications: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online (ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Experience Builder / Web App Builder)
• Demonstrated technical capabilities and competency with spatial database administration using FME, SQL query tools, Oracle Database, Technology One CiA
• Thorough understanding of spatial analysis, spatial database design and map production (creation, manipulation, analysis, geoprocessing, cartographic design skills)
• Proven organisational and time management abilities in managing large-scale, multi-year geospatial projects, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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, 30 May at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Do you have relevant tertiary qualifications in Spatial Information Sciences or a related discipline of study? Please provide details.
2. Demonstrate your three or more years experience in a similar position with an understanding of spatial data analysis and data management?
3. What is your experience in creating, processing, updating and maintaining GIS data? Outline what tools you have used to complete these processes.
4. Describe with working examples your ability to prioritise, delegate, manage time and multiple demands to meet tight deadlines with limited supervision to deliver spatial projects.
5. Detail your well-developed verbal and written communication skills. Describe your excellent interpersonal skills including an ability to liaise and negotiate with a range of stakeholders.

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