Senior Geospatial Engineer & Enterprise Data Leader

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Auckland

On-site

NZD 148,000 - 176,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

5 weeks annual leave

Competitive salary and benefits

Life, Income Protection and CriticalIl

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is seeking a Principal Geospatial Engineer to act as a trusted technical authority. You will partner with senior leaders, delivery teams and external partners to ensure geospatial solutions are scalable, secure, and fit for the future.

Beyond technical leadership, you will grow NZTA's geospatial engineering capability by coaching and mentoring, and by leading the Geospatial Community of Practice to enable knowledge sharing, innovation and continuous

Qualifications

Extensive experience delivering enterprise geospatial solutions.
Proven mentoring of technical specialists to build organisation capability.
Ability to influence senior leaders and provide trusted technical advice on complex decisions.
Strong experience managing and supporting enterprise geospatial platforms and services.
Expertise across ArcGIS Enterprise and modern geospatial technologies.
Experience with spatial databases and ETL processes, ideally using FME.
Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise geospatial platforms and services.
Coach and mentor to grow geospatial capability within the organisation.
Lead the Geospatial Community of Practice and foster knowledge sharing.
Provide trusted technical advice to senior leaders on complex decisions.
Collaborate with delivery teams and external partners to ensure scalable solutions.