GIS Officer - Development Services

The City of Albany is one of Western Australia's most important and historic regional Cities. The services, facilities and activities that we offer are continually evolving and expanding. As an employee of the City, you can help us to reach our full potential. We employ around 450 staff members and provide an exceptional and committed service to the Community of Albany and we create an environment where every employee has an opportunity to succeed. We are committed to a more diverse workforce and promote diversity and equal opportunity employment.
Job Description
Reporting to the Manager Development Services, this role will see you responsible for the management of the City's spatial information services and databases.
Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate must be competent to;

• Think strategically and act with a long-term perspective, ensuring that plans and outcomes contribute to City of Albany strategic priorities;
• Relate well to others, listen, understand and adapt to different audiences; and
• Ensure the required level of quality, taking any project or task through to completion including analysing and adopting lessons learnt for future work.

The proven technical knowledge required includes;

• Spatial systems and software including ArcGIS Pro;
• ETL (Extract, Transform & Load) tools such as FME;
• Spatial data formats and geometries, including CAD, SQL and 3D;
• Spatial analysis and queries, including SQL Spatial queries and advanced modelling and analysis processes;
• Managing ArcGIS Enterprise and Online, and all related applications;
• Systems and software development lifecycles and project management; and
• Knowledge of programming languages including Python and Arcade.

If you have a tertiary qualification in GIS, Land Information Systems or an equivalent Associate Diploma in GIS, at least 5 years' experience in a similar role and are passionate about working for the City of Albany please apply.
Applicants MUST clearly address the selection criteria in the Conditions and Selection Criteria Document to be considered for interview.
Interested? Please find the full job information below.
If you are having any difficulties or for further assistance with the process please contact People and Culture at mailto:peopleandculture@albany.wa.gov.au or on 6820 3110.
Role related queries should be directed to Jan van der Mescht, Manger Development Services at or on 6820 3047.
Deadline: Applications close 5pm, Friday 5 April 2024