Spatial Systems Manager

• New role with lots of opportunities for you to lead and champion
• Permanent Full-Time Position
• Generous salary circa $165,000 inclusive of superannuation and free myki for metro and regional travel

If you want a career combined with lifestyle then V/Line can take you there with a true commitment to workplace flexibility, why not have your dream career and the lifestyle you want?

Reporting to the Head of Asset Intelligence & Digital, and working in a motivated and friendly team, could you be our new Spatial Systems Manager?

The Spatial Systems Manager is responsible for the planning and implementation of V/Line’s geospatial information management system, and the continuous management of all aspects of V/Line’s spatial data. This position will suit a motivated spatial systems professional, with a background in a heavy infrastructure environment who has the willingness and experience to make this position their own.

About the role:

• Make your mark! Establish V/Line’s spatial systems footprint to unlock data from across our rail network to help inform our decision making in the within business.
• Get your foot in the door in the rail industry! No rail experience is required. The position is the perfect opportunity to step into the rail industry.
• The team: This team will start off small, but you will be working in closely with a broader team of motivated and supportive members across the asset performance, asset intelligence and digital areas.
• Stability: Work for a stable long-term organisation that has a focus on digital engineering in pursuit of Asset Management maturity resulting in long term efficiency.
• Flexibility: We offer and support flexible hybrid working arrangements throughout the organisation.

Duties:

• Lead and define the business’s objectives and requirements for spatial information, data schemas and integration with V/Line’s asset information management system.
• Work with department of transport’s strategic asset management team to deliver a solution that will integrate the asset registers.
• Ensure that V/Line complies with its obligation for asset information management as outlined in the Asset Information Strategy.
• Work with the maintenance teams, to upskill their capabilities to leverage the capabilities of GIS systems for asset validation and data collection.
• Work with the asset integration team, Asset System and Data, the V/Line project delivery and the Big Build to ensure that project delivery authorities are using the latest reference data and asset augmentation requests are completed thoroughly.

About you:

• A relevant geospatial tertiary qualification (Geographic Information Science, Geomatic Science/Engineering or Spatial Sciences, Computer Science/Engineering, Surveying).
• A demonstrated history of GIS management with a sound understanding of GIS mapping software products including ESRI ArcGIS.
• Comprehensive understanding of cartographic and Geodesign principles
• Must have the ability to develop maps and manage GIS data collection, Spatial data ETL (export, transform, load) with experience in the FME system.
• Skills in digital engineering, BIM integration, DL/ML, gaming engines, extended reality (XR /AR/VR), IoT, PowerBI and Blockchain
• The ability to manage a small team as this team grows.

For a copy of the position description, please email Michelle Waters on michelle.waters@vline.com.au

A generous salary in circa $165,000 including superannuation, plus free myki travel within metro and regional Victoria.

The selection process may include aptitude assessments, a behavioural event interview, probity (police) check.

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V/Line is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and we welcome applicants from any background.We value diversity and are continuously working towards creating a flexible and inclusive environment that is representative of the Victorian community.