Gis Technician

4 months ago


New Plymouth, New Zealand Powerco Full time

Enjoy working flexibility for work/life balance
- Free onsite parking
- Competitive remuneration, plus 4% KiwiSaver contributions and medical insurance package

**GIS Technician**

**New Plymouth**

**About the role**

The full title for this role is GIS - Asset Data Technician but let’s not get hung up on the title

We are looking for a GIS - Asset Data Technician and a Senior GIS - Asset Data Technician.

The purpose of the GIS - Asset Data Technician role is to keep our electricity asset information accurate and up to date in our business data systems.

We’re looking for a team player who brings a positive can-do attitude to help keep our systems up to standard with accurate and available information. This is how we contribute to keeping our customers, our communities, and our people safe. We are offering a role at our New Plymouth office but working from one of our established offices (New Plymouth, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Whanganui) may possibly be an option.

In this role, you will get to:

- ** Master our systems**: GIS and SAP will be your bread and butter - you’ll be drawing and inputting geospatial asset information into our business data systems.****:

- **Build relationships**:Work with your team, the wider electricity teams and our teams in the field completing the work to help improve our team functions and the flow of information.
- ** Join a culture strong team**: Our customers and our people are at the centre of who we are. We’re proud of our work and we celebrate our success. Our Offices have an awesome feel, and everyone plays a part in making that happen.
- ** Become network savvy**: Gain knowledge of the Powerco Electricity Network and our areas of growth and change - it’s an exciting time to work in the Electricity supply industry

**Skills & Experience**

We’re looking for a superstar. Someone who understands the importance of information upkeep and the role it plays in keeping our customers safe. A person that can look at a document and see more than just lines on a page - you see the story and you see how our part fits into the bigger picture of keeping the lights on for our customers. We’re after a team player that can get stuck into our team’s work, even if it gets quite repetitive. If you can create relationships with people from all walks of life - team members, contractors, business partners, we want to hear from you. We’re after someone who is keen to utilise their research and drawing skills, loves to get stuck into work, and wants to be an asset to the Asset Information team
- Experience in a similar role (with ArcGIS or SAP)
- ArcGIS knowledge essential
- SAP knowledge beneficial
- Strong communication and problem solve skills.
- A high level of initiative, professionalism, confidentiality, and tact
- Strong attention to detail and high accuracy in your work

**What’s in it for you?**
- Working flexibility to give you work/life balance.
- Great office environment, team culture & social activities
- Health and Wellness - flu vaccinations, access to regular health checks, fruit in the office
- Healthcare scheme - Medical insurance package

**About us**

Our purpose is to connect communities. It’s at the heart of everything we do as we serve our customers now and into the future. At Powerco, we’re passionate about doing mahi that keeps over 1.1 million customers connected and enables energy choices as we support Aotearoa on the journey to a low-carbon future.

Ngā Tikanga - Our Way, is what guides us to achieve our purpose and ensures we’re better together, work smarter, proud to be here, and future focused in how we work together with each other, our communities, and industry stakeholders.

**Applications close: Sunday 18th June**

Video