GIS Officer

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• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• Leading Gas and Pipeline infrastructure company
• Eagle Farm, QLD

Bring your energy! APA Group is one of Australia’s leading energy infrastructure businesses. As a part of the APA team, you’ll join a group of passionate professionals who work safely, and responsibly to deliver Australia’s energy.

As one of Australia’s ASX top 50 organisations we offer career and personal development opportunities, work-life balance, discounts, incentives and wellbeing programs.

Best of all, we are a bunch of great people to work with!

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a GIS Officer to join our Asset Information and Systems team, based in Eagle Farm, Brisbane on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

Reporting to the Asset and Information Systems Manager (QLD), the purpose of this role is to support and actively contribute to the day-to-day operations of the Asset & Information Systems Department, within our Networks & Power division. 

The GIS Technician will be responsible for capturing asset information to the geographic information system (GIS), preparing maps, plans and other mapping products, and maintaining high levels of service delivery.

On a day to day basis, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing GIS mapping services and CAD services for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Updating geospatial information systems ensuring cadastral and maintaining current information in corporate systems.
• Creating reports using data obtained from the GIS system.
• Creating and printing of ‘as is’ or ‘as built’ drawings from the GIS, including field and other mapping data/products.
• Assisting with Dial Before You Dig and other mapping/GIS related enquiries as required.
• Processing Cadastral and address-related information.
• Maintaining land interest records, and production of mail-outs to landowners on pipeline routes.
• Quality management – such as performing quality audits or pipeline records.
• Providing awareness and support to clients about GIS Services.

To excel in this position, you will have the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

• Knowledge of ESRI Arc GIS software essential (with ArcFM an advantage)
• Knowledge of fundamental GIS concepts and experience in practising in a GIS environment
• Demonstrated ability to produce accurate and timely GIS updates and presentations
• Skills in data capture, data manipulation, and data transformation
• Preparation of high quality plans, maps and drawings to support APA Group operations.
• Analysis of the GIS system and creation of reports using data obtained from the GIS.
• Ability to quickly establish and maintain co-operative and working relationships with others in a team environment
• Ability to learn and adapt to new environments rapidly
• Degree qualifications in GIS, Surveying, Engineering, Geography or related discipline highly regarded
• Experience in a utilities related organisation/company highly regarded
• Experience with using Model Builder and Python desirable
• System administration skills in ArcCatalog for improvement of the departmental spatial environment highly regarded
• Ability to produce technical drawings in AutoCAD highly regarded.

 

We are looking for a candidate who can self-manage their time to ensure tasks are completed and KPIs are met, whilst maintaining effective working relationships.

With a strong focus on achieving results, a collaborative working style and a values-based culture, APA offers you a career opportunity like no other!

If this sounds like a company and team that you’d like to be a part of we’d love to hear from you!  Submit your application (covering letter and CV) by pressing the “Apply” button below before 1 August 2018.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

APA Group is not accepting submissions from recruitment agencies for this role.