Assistant Spatial Analyst

Urbis is people focussed, and we want the best for our team, our clients, and our communities. We are a community of passionate problem solvers, sought out by clients for our fresh thinking and approach to their city-shaping projects. Our mission is to help create meaningful, sustainable cities & communities.

Urbis is an employer of choice for gender equality (EOCGE), recognised through the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), and active participants in the Federal Career Revive Initiative which supports the attraction and retention of women returning to work after a career break.

We pride ourselves in empowering our employees and supporting them to be the best they can be. Here you will make a tangible difference and positive impact, while gaining incredible industry experience and broad ranging exposure to the most exciting work.

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The Opportunity

The Spatial team at Urbis is seeking a motivated and dynamic Assistant Spatial Analyst based in Sydney. In this position, you'll work closely with our consulting teams to deliver high-quality GIS services across a wide range of projects for both Urbis and Cistri. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals with 1–3 years of industry experience who are eager to collaborate with leading experts and fast-track their geospatial career.

You will:

• Collaborate with consulting staff to raise awareness of spatial services and assist in offering advice to address clients' complex challenges through innovative spatial service.
• Compose high-quality cartographic products of varying complexity, ensuring they align with corporate branding, standard product specifications, and cartographic principles to meet client-defined requirements.
• Manage and maintain spatial data to ensure accuracy and accessibility for project needs, including data creation, geocoding, and maintaining authoritative corporate spatial data, adhering to industry and Urbis best practices.
• Perform a range of spatial analyses and other geo-processing tasks, including Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) and spatial queries, capturing and maintaining methodologies to demonstrate and quality control processes to maintain consistency and standards.
• Engage in solution engineering, including web GIS, publishing digital maps, and configuring spatial tools and products.
• Assist with draft proposals, tenders, and submissions for potential projects, and preparing weekly timesheets.
• Actively contribute to the positive culture and collaborative environment of the Spatial team.

About You:

• Tertiary qualification in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, Geography, Environmental Science, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Economics (or similar)
• Experience using desktop GIS (ArcGIS Pro preferred) and enterprise or web GIS platforms (ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online preferred)
• Experience using other associated technologies (including open source) that are used to manipulate data (FME preferred), automate tasks (Python preferred) or develop solutions
• Experience using the full suite of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Why Urbis?

Urbis is committed to fostering a work environment that is inclusive, supports flexibility, and welcomes diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and an employer of choice for gender equality (EOCGE), recognised through the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). As a member of our team, you will have the benefit of:

• Working in a truly flexible workplace, while maintaining strong client support and engagement.
• Active mentorship, development of career goals and support in achieving them.
• Investment in ongoing training with all employees provided with an annual training budget.
• Opportunities to partake in internal and external networking and social events across the State and Nationally.
• Working on city-shaping projects alongside the best in the industry, and across all sectors.

Our commitment to Inclusion

At Urbis, we encourage everyone to be themselves and share their unique views which are shaped by their individual identity. We are proud of our ongoing recognition as a champion of workplace inclusion amongst our professional services peers. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

How to Apply?

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