GIS Analyst

We're looking for a GIS Analyst to join our dedicated and friendly ICT Data and Information Team. This is a full-time, fixed term role through to May 2028, based in our modern Cuba Street office in Wellington.

About the role

You will provide geospatial data analysis, develop mapping applications and tools, deliver support and training to enable users of spatial data to derive the best value from Greater Wellington's GIS systems. They will also need to ensure Greater Wellington's geospatial data is able to meet a wide and growing variety of needs.

The GIS Analyst is part of the Data and Information Management team. This team provides GIS services, data analytics and information management expertise. We give direction and support, to meet the Greater Wellington's business requirement for advanced analytical capabilities - which can provide significant opportunities for automation and efficiency gains across the business.

This role is an opportunity to work as part of an established team who manage Greater Wellington's digital library of geographic maps, providing geospatial data analysis, developing mapping applications and tools, and deliver support and training to enable users to derive the best value from GIS data sets.

Skills and experience required

• Tertiary qualification in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science, Geography, Surveying, Engineering, or related field and/or demonstrable competency in geospatial data analysis work in similar sized organisations.
• Proficient with analytical programming languages such as SQL, R or Python.
• Proven experience with the wider Esri software suite including hands‑on experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro.
• Knowledge and hands‑on administration of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online.
• An understanding of the geospatial integration tool FME.
• Strong quantitative skill set and an analytical mindset.
• Demonstrable attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Capable written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write documents that are clear, concise and in plain language.

What we offer

• Work to suit your life and whānau with our flexible working policy.
• We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression.
• Your wellbeing is our priority - we'll provide medical and trauma insurance support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers, generous annual and sick leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support.
• We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.
• Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture.
• Great working environments across our beautiful region.

Come help treasure and grow our rohe together

Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured.

To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts and helping this rohe and its people prosper.

We are part of a collective movement alongside mana whenua and community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own.

Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future.

How to apply

Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.

We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.

Click on the Apply link to view the position description and to apply for the role with a cover letter and CV. All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

For further information, please contact Chris Dick, 021 229 0458.

Applications close: 5.00pm, Monday, 29 June 2026 . However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.

Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We're committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whānau, and participate fully in their communities.

The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $79,289 to $118,920, with a midpoint of $97,203. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

Agency applications won't be considered at this time.