Remote Sensing Analyst
An exciting and challenging opportunity exists for a Remote Sensing Analyst to join Astron based in East Perth, WA.
Summary about this job
Environmental, Earth & Geosciences
Company: Emapper Australia Pty Ltd
Location: Perth
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-5299-9928
Fax: +61-3-2179-3849
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Detail information about job Remote Sensing Analyst. Terms and conditions vacancy
About the business
Astron is one of Australia's longest established environmental consultancies with over 30 years' continuous experience in Western Australia. Astron is a market leading environmental service provider, strongly focused on safe, efficient, timely and high quality execution of projects. Our core permanent staff comprises experienced and well respected scientists, supported by dedicated HSE, Human Resource and Administrative teams. The Geospatial Team comprises GIS and remote sensing specialists that together deliver geospatial products complementary to the diverse range of ecological and environmental projects managed by Astron.
Astron's core values are Health and Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Respect, Contribution and Leadership. They form a very important part of Astron's culture by guiding us through the way we work, the way we behave and the way we conduct our business.
About the role
The successful candidate will become an integral member of our Geospatial Team comprising remote sensing and GIS specialists. This position provides the opportunity to be part of an innovative team of experienced geospatial professionals and work on exciting, real-world applications of remote sensing.
To be considered for this role you will need to demonstrate your experience utilising remote sensing approaches in applied environmental management.
The primary focus of this position utilises a variety of software and geospatial scripting deployed on local and cloud-based high performance computing environments. You will have experience managing projects that apply geospatial programming (ideally Python) for image classification, change detection, terrain mapping, image enhancement / manipulation and statistical analyses to studies examining environmental management issues. Consulting industry experience, project leadership roles and maintaining cloud computing environments are highly desirable, as well as having excellent communication skills and experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
Reporting to the Manager Geospatial, required tasks for this position include:
- Developing and utilising Python for geospatial analyses
- Technical contribution to remote sensing and geospatial projects
- Sourcing and processing a range of spatial data types to deliver analytical products
- Communicating with non-technical environmental specialists and clients regarding technical information both verbally and through reporting and proposal development
- Diligently manage large and complicated projects in a team environment
Develop new approaches to traditional problems that deliver more robust and cost effective solutions.
Benefits and perks
The Astron office is centrally located in the heart of East Perth and is surrounded by parks, restaurants, public transport, parking and great coffee. At Astron there is also a strong focus on flexible working arrangements and work-life balance.
Skills and experience
Required skills include:
- Demonstrated experience in environmental remote sensing analysis including image classification, feature extraction and machine learning
- High level Python programming skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of spatial science and computer science
- Excellent reporting and document review skills
- A sound knowledge of scientific practices
Further, you must have strong written and verbal communication skills, be able to work effectively as part of a team and display a strong commitment to health, safety and the environment.