Graduate Geospatial Specialist

4 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Kickstart your career in the Datums Squad You will help maintain New Zealand's geodetic system, including the NZGD2000 and NZVD2016 datums, the PositioNZ GNSS network, and the critical infrastructure of ground marks and trig beacons.
Now is an exciting time to join Location Information. With our new Agile structure, you will have the opportunity to work across traditional domains of geodesy, hydrography, topography and property through the lens of data, technology, products, and services value streams.
The Datums Squad's core work includes maintaining nationally consistent coordinates for geodetic marks and commissioning new infrastructure throughout the country. As SouthPAN comes fully online and ubiquitous positioning becomes a reality, our squad is developing to meet New Zealand's future needs.
We have an exciting open-term entry-level role available in the Datums Squad, suitable for a recent graduate or someone planning to graduate in the next 6 months. In this role, you will be well-supported as you gain wide experience across the squad duties including:

- Developing operational geophysical models and contributing to innovative solutions in geodesy
- Analysing geodetic survey data and incorporating it into the Geodetic Database
- Contributing to the maintenance and enhancement of New Zealand's survey control and geodetic systems
- Assisting with geodetic fieldwork
- Providing geodetic system operational advice to customers

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
- Hold (or be in the final year of) a suitable tertiary qualification (such as: Geophysics, Geology, Survey, or Mathematics).
- Experience with geodetic surveying techniques and tools, including GNSS.
- Ability to develop and work with geophysical models.
- Enthusiasm for expanding your knowledge of New Zealand's geodetic system.
- You will have good communication skills and a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a small team, across Toitū Te Whenua LINZ and with customers.

**Highly desirable**:

- Familiarity with least squares analysis, including use of the SNAP software.
- Willingness to participate in occasional field work
- Valid driver's license

**The annual salary range for this role is**: $77,000 - 90,500
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
Applications close Thursday 3rd Ocotober 2024. You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position. 
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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