Senior Spatial Services Administrator

A great lifestyle in a treasured environment, this is life at PSC!

The opportunity

Council’s GIS System, ESRI, is used across a broad number of business units connecting invaluable data and map views to help support decision-making within their teams. 

We’re seeking a Senior Spatial Services Administrator to join our Corporate Applications & Data team on a permanent full-time basis. 

The Senior Spatial Services Administrator takes ownership of the GIS and spatial platforms, as well as being accountable for the strategy, roadmap, vendor relationships, and continuous improvements of the systems, workflows and user experience. Essentially, we’re seeking someone with a strong technical background who is able to invest time into how we could be utilising the system more efficiently. 

Why PSC?

Not only have we only recently implemented ESRI, we’re investing heavily in our mobility and mapping integration into our ERP platform and focusing on how we utilise our mapping data to drive better community outcomes. We offer a high level of flexibility within the team, with WFH availability around operational needs throughout the work-week.

• This is a permanent opportunity – working full-time 35 hours / week + access to a flexible working arrangement
• Base Salary Range: $97,160 to $114,303 pa based on 35 hours / week + 12% superannuation + $2,562 retention allowance 
• You will be working from PSC Administration Building, Raymond Terrace

The full list of key responsibilities for this role are listed here  – view the position description.

We’re all about putting the right people, in the right role! Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A tertiary qualification in GIS/LIS or related spatial discipline
• Extensive experience in spatial systems operations including spatial data management, maintenance, analysis and system administration
• Demonstrated experience as the product owner or equivalent for an enterprise application or platform, including roadmap development, stakeholder engagement and vendor management

This is life at PSC!

• Work/Life balance with generous leave entitlements, flexible work options and leave in lieu 
• Long service leave when you’ve been with us for just over 5 years
• Health & Wellbeing leave to recharge when you need it 
• Industry leading Paid Parental Leave accessible for all employees – regardless of how you became a parent, we offer 14 weeks that can be taken within 2 years from the birth, adoption, or long-term foster care of your child.
• PSCare Day available to all employees to take in addition to your regular leave entitlements
• Confidential support (including mental health) through our employee assistance program
• Award winning health and wellbeing program PSCare, Workers Health Initiative with access to a broad range of gyms in the area, and discounted health insurance
• Free parking on site and a convenient local shopping centre
• Coffee and food to keep you sustained at our on-site café
• And lots more…

Enough about us, we want to hear about you! So tell us about…

• Why you want this role and how it aligns with your career goals?
• Give an example of a specific project where you used an enterprise GIS system to solve a real world problem.

Ready to Apply? Here’s what you need to know

Applications Close: Midnight, Sunday, 23 August 2026

Contact: Joshua Geraghty, Corporate Applications & Data Manager, on (02) 4988 0442

For information on our recruitment process, and what we look for in an application, please visit our Careers page on our website for ‘How to Apply’

To complete your online application, you will be asked to upload a copy of your resume and provide responses to questions which are based on the criteria listed in the Position Description and our organisation Values

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