Geospatial Specialist

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Land Information NZ Full time
Contribute to the quality of Aerial Imagery and LiDAR datasets

  • Collaborate with data users
  • Work to ensure the accessibility of this important data
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Land Squad has LINZ's capability to consistently manage important data such as LiDAR, Digital Elevation Models, and Imagery as well as future remote sensing data.

In this role you would except to;

  • Manage and maintain large Raster and Vector datasets in a consistent way including Imagery, LiDAR and related datasets.
  • Contributing to the quality and accessibility of Location Information data.
  • Quality Assurance of datasets to agreed standards in the data specifications.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with Local and Central government data users.
  • Liaise with internal and external customers to either obtain datasets and or discuss and fulfil their data needs.
  • Evaluate, Investigate, and implement opportunities to produce more fit for purpose products from the data.
He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
The skills you would bring to this role are;

  • Possess a qualification or experience in Geospatial Sciences e.g. Geographic Information Systems.
  • Demonstrate practical knowledge and experience of Geospatial data and data management principles.
  • Awareness of data standards including metadata standards for geospatial information.
  • Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of data manipulation and analysis
  • Experience using geospatial tools.
  • Possessing an understanding of scripting languages and familiarity with opensource geospatial tools.
  • Ability to document technical processes.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills that enable you to articulate complex technical matters to nontechnical individuals.
  • Ability to manage and build relationships with key stakeholders and customers.

The annual salary range for this role is: $76,981 to 86,000

Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees

  • Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
  • Eye & ear care reimbursements
  • Annual Flu Vaccinations
  • Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
  • Diverse groups and networks
  • If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
  • A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave
Te Tākinatanga - Our Story

Toitū Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways).

Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference.

Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations.

Now and for future generations.

Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan

Tono mai - How to Apply

If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.


You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Geospatial Specialist - Level Tahi/one) doesn't match the advertised title.

At Toitū Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks).

This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR).

Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.

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