GIS Analyst - 9-Day Fortnight, Local Council Impact

Federation Council; Corowa; On-site; AUD 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fortnightly rostered days off

Community-focused role

EAP

Salary packaging through Maxxia

Supportive workplace with work/life‑2

Job summary

Federation Council is seeking a skilled GIS professional based in Corowa, NSW, with strong experience in Pozi, QGIS, and PostGIS. The role covers maps, spatial analysis, data management, and mobile field data collection across the Federation Council area.

You will integrate GIS with other IT systems and contribute to high‑quality spatial data services for staff and the public. The position is full‑time, 70 hours per fortnight, offering a 9‑day fortnight and 26 long weekends per year in a

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in spatial science, geographical information and data analysis or another relevant field.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in GIS administration specifically using IntraMaps, Pozi, QGIS, and/or PostGIS.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, set priorities and organise work efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Maps and Layers: Searching, opening, saving, and managing spatial layers with proper metadata.
• Map Navigation and Scale: Zooming, panning, measuring distances/areas, and handling projections.
• Symbology and Data Filtering: Styling map features and rendering imagery.
• Attribute Management: Working with tabular data linked to map features and configuring pop-ups.
• Field Data Collection: Using mobile apps and GPS devices to log asset conditions and work orders.
• Spatial Analysis: Proximity checks, overlaying zones, and calculating spatial statistics.
• Data shaping: Writing SQL queries to join data from multiple sources and filter results.

Skills

GIS expertise

Map data handling

Spatial analysis

Education

Degree in spatial science or GIS

Tools

Pozi

QGIS

IntraMaps

PostGIS

Job description

Federation Council is seeking a skilled GIS professional based in Corowa, NSW, with strong experience in Pozi, QGIS, and PostGIS. The role covers maps, spatial analysis, data management, and mobile field data collection across the Federation Council area.

You will integrate GIS with other IT systems and contribute to high‑quality spatial data services for staff and the public. The position is full‑time, 70 hours per fortnight, offering a 9‑day fortnight and 26 long weekends per year in a