NZ Transport Agency Hiring for Geospatial Analyst Job at New Zealand , New Zealand Full Time

• Use Geospatial data analysis and support Waka Kotahi’s strategic objectives
• Work with a fun, supportive and diverse team
• Opportunity to grow and learn
• Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington based

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

This is a great role for the innovative as you will be encouraged to take initiative to try new things. The team are dynamic and have developed a culture of mentoring so if you are looking to grow this is the role for you.

Join us and be part of a team that enables decision making throughout the Agency. This is a great opportunity to work across the organisation providing specialist geospatial advice, managing data and gathering requirements to understand business needs. This will enable you to create tangible solutions that make an impact for the business.

We would consider either Geospatial analysts or advisors with experience in managing multiple projects and managing stakeholder expectations.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Solid experience performing mapping, spatial analysis, editing and visualisation using the Esri GIS product stack
• Working experience with FME desirable
• Experience working in an agile project or programme environment
• Operationalisation of real-time data capture and risk analysis
• Excellent knowledge and some experience with spatial data and the geospatial industry
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Cross program integration including Power BI, Qlik, and Illustrator
• Prior experience with large enterprise geospatial systems an advantage
• Experience working with Portal for ArcGIS, Insights for ArcGIS, and Velocity for ArcGIS desirable
• Familiarity with Open Data Platforms like Open Street Map would be a plus
• Big Data analysis enablement using Jupyter notebooks and statistical analysis

Ko wai mātou | About us

At Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, it all starts with our people. The organisation’s performance and success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for Aotearoa. Waka Kotahi has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver in ten years time.

The Research and Analytics business unit is a unique multi-disciplinary team, with over 83 individuals, across 7 disciplines that support over 220 projects to ensure the right analytics and research are available to the organisation and the sector.

The Geospatial Team sits within this unit and we believe that looking at information through a location lens will help make your jobs easier. It will enable you to get new insights by viewing information in a way that reveals relationships, patterns and trends.

Along with our other benefits we also have new Waka Kotahi Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance scheme available for permanent employees.

Rā Katinga | Applications close : Tuesday 5 October 2021

For a copy of the position description: www.nzta.govt.nz/careers

For further information, email: [email protected]

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). At the Agency we recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

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