Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator

Who are we?

TasPorts is a state-owned company responsible for eleven Tasmanian ports and the Devonport Airport. We are a vertically integrated organisation, providing a diverse range of port and marine operations and services around Tasmania.  Our vision is to proudly connect people, products and solutions for the benefit of all Tasmanians.

With 99% of the State’s freight moving through our multi-port system, TasPorts’ facilitates vital trade to enable industry partners and communities while ensuring the highest environmental and safety standards.

Why work for us?

TasPorts offer a supportive and flexible work environment, professional development opportunities and a range of attractive employee benefits.

As an employee of TasPorts you will benefit from our strong focus on wellbeing including a generous Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and participating in health and community building initiatives.

TasPorts encourages applications from all members of our community to support and grow a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are open to exploring flexibility with each role to support you to perform at your best while maintaining a healthy work life balance, your individual needs, and to ensure we can attract the best candidates for our roles. We look forward to hearing from you and how you would like to make a positive contribution to TasPorts and the Tasmanian maritime community. 

The Role

Reporting to the Manager Technical Services, the purpose of this position is to champion the establishment and integration of TasPorts Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and ensure it provides a range of business benefits through the collection, analysis and sharing of spatial information to better inform decision making. 

Key areas of focus for this role and the GIS include: 

• Optimising asset & property portfolio management activities through accurate spatial mapping of data
• Reducing Health & Safety risks associated with working near subsurface infrastructure
• Enhancing environment management compliance

 The GIS software used at TasPorts includes Esri ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, along with FME Flow and Form.

This role can be based at either the Hobart, Launceston or Devonport TasPorts' offices. 

Key role responsibilities  

• Champion the establishment of TasPorts' GIS, through development, integration, and management of the Enterprise GIS across the business.
• Train people in the use of the GIS and encourage them to consider further opportunities to extend the GIS to support their business functions.
• Working with relevant stakeholders, develop and implement processes to update and maintain relevant spatial information, and ensure the GIS remains fit for purpose.
• Facilitate the integration of asset spatial information with the asset management information system.
• Leverage the capabilities of FME Flow and Form to automate data management workflows.
• Collaborate with service locators to ensure location information for electricity, water, communications, and other services are accurately captured and updated into the GIS in a timely manner.
• Investigate and implement opportunities to integrate with other information and business systems to fully leverage the benefits of the GIS.
• Establish data standards and guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency in the flow of information into the GIS.

For a full list of the role duties, please see the Position Description on the TasPort's Careers page: Careers (tasports.com.au)

What you can bring to the role

We are looking for a self-motivated and positive team player with excellent communication skills who thrives in a diverse and busy role!

We take a flexible approach to the skillsets candidates have, and prefer someone with strong learning mindset, quick-thinking and ability to solve and assimilate data rapidly in order to present solutions to difficult day-to-day incidents as required; can work collaboratively and have an ability to think outside the box. 

What you can bring to the role

• Demonstrated experience and solid understanding of GIS and spatial data principles.
• Experience in contemporary GIS software (Esri ArcGIS Pro strongly preferred), including cloud-based service offerings (Esri ArcGIS Online preferable).
• Experience in automating data workflows using FME Flow and Form is preferable.
• Experience integrating GIS with contemporary asset management information system software would be advantageous.
• Experience planning and coordinating site data capture works, including working with service locators to improve subsurface asset knowledge.
• Experience coordinating spatial data quality improvement programs.
• Experience working with CAD drawings (strongly preferred) and Building Information Modelling (desirable).

You will possess the skills and abilities to undertake a high level of complex administrative and technical task, and you will utilise a high level of communication and stakeholder liaison skills as well as organise, schedule, and prioritise your own area of responsibility. 

Experience in a shipping or marine operations environment would be deemed an advantage, however not essential. 

What you will have

Essential

• Ability to obtain and hold a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC)

Desirable

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as Geomatics, Information Technology, Science, or equivalent experience.
• Esri Technical Certification or equivalent.
• Association with the Geospatial Council of Australia or equivalent.
• Current drivers licence.

Where to next?

TasPorts offer a supportive and flexible work environment, professional development opportunities and a range of attractive employee benefits. 

We are committed to building and inclusive, diverse workplace, where the individual differences of our employees are considered value-adding. We encourage applications from suitably qualified persons, including Indigenous Australians, people of all ages and people with a disability.

All applications are to include the following: 

• Cover Letter
• Current CV

For more information about TasPorts, please visit our website: www.tasports.com.au, or if you have any questions regarding the role - please contact our Recruitment team via email: ***********@tasports.com.au.

Applications close 17:00 pm, Wednesday 13th March 2024.