Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?

Working to protect the state's environment and heritage.

• Temporary role to 31 December 2026.
• Full-time role - 35 hours per week + FlexTime .
• Any NSW location will be considered (subject to office availability) - regional location encouraged/hybrid working supported.
• Salary ranges from $102,899.00 to $129,228.00 + super + leave loading.

Our Geospatial Services team is seeking to appoint a Geospatial Officer to support Water Group - Infrastructure Development and Delivery initiatives, including desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis, application development, and data standards, contributing to effective information management.

The role will provide high-quality GIS technical assistance, delivering data via departmental information systems, web mapping applications, and mobile solutions while ensuring alignment with NSW government requirements and policies on open data, interoperability, and spatial information management.

As part of a growing specialist unit, you will liaise directly with teams across NSW to address their immediate needs for geospatial support while identifying innovative ways to guide project decision-making, construction planning and asset delivery through our Enterprise GIS platform.

About You

You will have proven experience applying geospatial science/data knowledge to assess and implement effective information analysis and collation tasks. Working with various internal and external stakeholders, you will build collaborative partnerships through strong verbal and written communication skills. Exceptional attention to detail is also required for this role, as you will continually review data and identify business risks and opportunities to improve the delivery of high-quality data outputs.

This is an excellent chance for a spatial specialist to join a dedicated team and assist in the streamlined delivery of spatial data management and application deployment. We also offer career development and advancement opportunities.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Spatial Sciences, GIS, Cartography, Information Systems or Computer Science. .

Who we are

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state's environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state's natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

The Water Group leads the NSW Government in providing confidence to communities and stakeholders with the transparent stewardship of water resources, provision of services and reforms that support sustainable and healthy environments, economies and societies across NSW.

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We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.