Geospatial Specialist

Provide geospatial system expertise and support to users
- Work daily with complex national geospatial databases
- Support our open data publishing process

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
We are looking for an early to mid-career Geospatial Specialist to join our team on a fixed term basis from 1 July. This fixed term position is expected to be 8 months. This position requires experience dealing with large (national level) datasets and their management, providing internal and public facing geospatial support. Having knowledge of the LINZ Data Service (LDS) would be an advantage.
You will be working with and helping LDS customers, so a demonstrated ability to deal with both technical and non-technical customers would be a great skillset for you to bring.
The role sits within the wider Location Information Group, so you will be working with specialists in a range of spatial fields including Hydrography and Geodesy as well as specialists in national level datasets such as LiDAR, imagery and topographic data. We also provide support to the dissemination of LINZ property information via the LDS.
If you are up for the challenge and have the skills to match, we would love to hear from you.

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
- Providing geospatial system expertise and support to users,
- Working daily with complex national geospatial databases,
- Supporting our open data publishing process,
- Providing internal and public facing geospatial support,
- An understanding of open data publishing processes,
- Demonstrated ability to provide internal and public facing geospatial support,
- Evaluating, investigating and developing new ideas to promote geospatial concepts,
- Assisting in administering LINZ's geospatial databases to support business needs,
- Experience within a geospatial or data related role,
- Experience in spatial databases and SQL, QGIS, ESRI, FME, IntraMaps and Python scripting would be ideal,
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas and information with a diverse audience.

**Qualifications**:
A degree in a Spatial Sciences or related field would be preferred.
**The salary range for this role is**: $76,000 - $90,000 per annum dependant on skills and experience.

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/1) 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.