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.

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.

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.

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.