Description:
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.WSP Digital is a team of innovators within WSP Australia that uses future ready Digital Technologies to enhance our customers' engineering, infrastructure, building, and environmental projects.
We are looking for a highly experienced Associate level GIS Consultant to join our innovative Perth offices and be an integral part of our National GIS team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a current Senior GIS expert to work on a host of major projects not only in WA, but globally and genuinely help positively impact the lives of the communities now and for generations to come! Plus, you will also have the chance to work with some of the brightest subject matter experts in the world!
WSP Australia is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across more than 50 offices in Australia and New Zealand. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineering projects to help societies grow for lifetimes.
At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life!
Digital
Our Digital team applies the latest technological innovations to our client’s complex problems across sectors and projects.
Our integrated service combines not only GIS, but a full suite of Digital solutions including software development, data analytics, visualisation, digital engineering, and cloud technologies to deliver information and efficiency that supports decision-making, time and cost savings, and improved community outcomes.
Our Location Intelligence Team are spread over the east coast of Australia, with a wide variety of skills from application development, spatial analysis, map production, modelling, reporting and data manipulation and acquisition.
As an Associate GIS Consultant, you will help lead and mentor the team and support the continued development of geospatial solutions across the WSP Australian business.
You will also be working with a range of government and commercial clients to enhance the operation and maintenance of many critical infrastructure systems that keep our world moving - Many of our clients operate large-scale, network-based systems such as road, rail, and water supply networks, with tangible outcomes that affect us all.
Some of the exciting projects the team have worked on, have included:
Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) - TMR have tested and deployed Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) in real-world, large-scale deployments in Queensland. WSP has been working with TMR to provide technical expert support, including centralised application development and the Integration and DevOps of AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
Sydney Water - In response to high-volume breakdown maintenance activities, the DevOps team designed and implemented a new approach to planning and scheduling mechanical and electrical asset maintenance.
Telstra Digital Workflow - We developed an online forms service that allows NSW Family and Community Services (FACS) applicants to fill out, submit, and manage applications and responsible parties to be notified and contribute to the application workflow.
Energy Rating – We built a website that facilitates evaluatiing and issuing of energy ratings for electrical appliances for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
If you would like to see more of the cool things that our Digital team at WSP get up to, please do check out their dedicated website, here - https://www.wspdigital.com/)
A typical day for an Associate GIS Consultant would look like (but not be limited to):
- Manage and monitor the technical quality of work performed by the team.
- Provide technical input to a diverse range of GIS projects, ensuring the work complies with qualities systems and client requirements.
- Undertake a senior role in business development activities with others to grow the GIS Team business
- Design and delivery of multiple projects of varying complexity and size.
- Coach/mentor junior GIS staff including business development.
- Tertiary qualifications in GIS/Geospatial. Post Graduate qualifications is desirable
- Extensive solid and proven experience as a Senior GIS Consultant after tertiary education.
- Competent and experienced in providing key technical expertise across a broad range of projects.
- Experience in monitoring and managing the scope of multiple varying size projects
- Proven ability to prepare technical reports and GIS related outputs eg. web/desktop mapping, analysis, data management, scripts as well as review medium size project reports.
- Well-developed problem solving and analytical skills.
- Contribution to proposals and pursuits and seeking new business opportunities.
- Contribution to building the technical capability of others and transferring technical expertise within the organisation.
- Highly experienced using a range of GIS industry software.
- Ability to follow company management systems and procedures.
- Natural connector
- Problem solver with a powerful team spirit
- Open
- Curious
- Passionate
- Adaptable
- Someone ready to do the kind of work the world needs
An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.
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