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GIS Officer

Darwin, Australia

Reference: 6277550

  • Full-time permanent opportunity for a seasoned Geospatial Information System (GIS) Officer to drive continuous quality improvements in our Infrastructure program services.
  • Work in a collaborative and inclusive team environment
  • Grow your Career with City of Darwin

About the Opportunity:

This role will have oversite and management of the Geospatial Information System (GIS) ensuring the ongoing effective integration and synchronisation with the Asset Management Information System (AMIS) is maintained for the purpose of our Strategic Asset Management. (SAM). This role will be responsible in the maintenance of cadastral, topographic, and other data sets necessary for the operation and utilisation of the GIS and AMIS throughout the organisation. The GIS Officer will be the organisation wide champion in the use of GIS & AMIS systems and develop and conduct appropriate training to end users as required. The successful applicant must have experience in developing briefs for consultancy works and participate in tender documentation and assessment as required for relevant Infrastructure programs.

To be considered for this role, you will have:

  • Relevant Bachelor's Degree with a major in Geospatial Information Systems
  • Remote Pilot Licence (RePL)
  • General Construction Industry - White Card
  • Drivers Licence
  • Minimum two (2) years relevant experience in GIS / Asset Management field

Desirable but not essential:

  • Minimum 5 years' experience in GIS/Asset Management field.
  • Graduate Certificate in GIS

Why join us?

At City of Darwin, we're passionate about building and sustaining a high-performance culture that motivates our people to deliver exceptional results. You will align with and flourish in a fast-paced environment that focuses on excellence and accuracy and is passionate about delivering a high standard of customer service.

At City of Darwin, we offer competitive remuneration with generous leave entitlements. This position has a commencing base salary of $91,887.33 - 101,152 per annum, and is negotiable based on qualifications and experience. For further information regarding this position, please contact our Executive Manager Infrastructure, Nik Kleine, on 08 8930 0586.

The vacancy closes at 5 pm Monday 3 April 2023

The City of Darwin is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.

As part of Council's recruitment process, applicants may be required to undergo pre-employment assessments, such as a Medical Assessment, National Police Check and Psychometric Assessment.



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