Engineering Analyst - Geospatial & Flood Protection
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Engineering Analyst - Geospatial & Flood Protection
Location flexible: Dunedin, Alexandra or Queenstown
- Address complex engineering challenges with high community impact
- Enhance your GIS, mapping, hydraulic & hydrologic modelling skills
- Returning to NZ? Enjoy the outdoors lifestyle & stunning environment of Otago!
If you’re looking for job interest and challenge and would enjoy the outdoors lifestyle that goes hand-in-hand with the Otago environment of rugged coastlines, spectacular mountains, rivers and alpine lakes, this position could be right for you.
Otago Regional Council (ORC) manages the land, air and water resources, and provides flood and natural hazard protection and response on behalf of communities across Central Otago, Clutha, Waitaki, Queenstown Lakes and Dunedin. Climate change impacts, pressure on critical infrastructure, and Otago’s complex river and coastal systems creates a challenging environment that requires a forward-thinking approach. That’s where you come in.
The Challenge:
- Support the planning and management of flood and coastal protection, river control and land drainage schemes.
- Carry out geospatial analysis, mapping and reporting to inform decision making.
- Collect and manage spatial and asset data in support of the activities of the Engineering Group.
- Undertake hydraulic modelling of the performance of Council’s flood protection and drainage schemes and support the Engineering and Natural Hazards teams in examining flood hazard.
- Assist in flood event readiness, response, and recovery.
- Form collaborative working relationships within Council, and with Territorial Authorities and other Regional Councils, contractors, consultants, and regulatory bodies.
Your Skills:
- A tertiary qualification and 5+ years’ experience in the field(s) of Civil, Natural Resources, Geotechnical, or Water Engineering, Geosciences or Spatial Information Science.
- Prior experience using GIS, ArcMap, ArcPro or similar will be highly regarded.
- Sound knowledge of hydrological processes and hydraulics. Prior experience using hydraulic modelling software such as MIKE11 will be highly regarded.
- Initiative, a focus on delivery and achieving outcomes, collaborative work style, and strong customer focus.
To support its diverse and capable team, ORC is pleased to offer enhanced benefits such as flexible work opportunities, an annual wellbeing programme, competitive remuneration packages, and development opportunities for high performers. We know it’s the full package that counts!
To find out more, contact Lisa Hulley on 027 688 8831 in confidence.
Otago Regional Council has engaged Peak Recruitment to manage the recruitment of this position. Please direct all enquiries and applications to Peak Recruitment.
jobs@peakrecruitment.co.nz | excellence in technical recruitment | www.peakrecruitment.co.nz
Applications close: 27 February 2022