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Senior Geospatial Analyst

About the job

GreenCollar is Australia’s leading ecosystem services project developer and market investor, with over 200 projects spanning 5 million hectares of active conservation as well as a growing international portfolio of work targeting nature-based solutions in carbon abatement, biodiversity conservation, water security and plastics circularity. We aim to prove that the best way to achieve lasting environmental outcomes is to enable markets to direct long-term finance towards sustainable land management practices and ecosystem services.

We work in partnership with farmers, graziers, traditional owners and other land managers to develop high quality, high integrity nature-based projects that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits.

 

About the Role

The Senior Geospatial Analyst is a pivotal technical member of the Operations team. Acting as the primary conduit between the business/portfolio teams and project delivery, this role ensures that complex spatial requirements are translated into high-integrity environmental outcomes.

You will be responsible for coordinating GIS delivery across the project lifecycle, bridging the gap between the Portfolio’s technical requirements and the project delivery phase. This involves overseeing the work of external contractors and partners to ensure quality and alignment with GreenCollar’s standards.

Beyond project delivery, you will serve as a functional specialist, driving continuous improvement and aligning technical practices with the broader business strategy and OKRs in connection with the Portfolio Operations team.

The location for the role is flexible, with a strong preference for Sydney, Cairns or Perth.

 

Your Key Responsibilities:

 

Spatial Project Coordination & Delivery

  • Serve as the bridge between Portfolio teams (requirements) and GIS delivery (outputs) to ensure technical priorities and deliverables are aligned with business needs and priorities.
  • Apply advanced GIS and remote sensing techniques to vegetation mapping, land cover classifications, and regeneration monitoring across diverse Australian landscapes to deliver best in class spatial data analysis and deliverables.
  • Develop high-quality spatial outputs, including maps, data packages, survey materials, and audit/RFI responses that meet ACCU and regulatory requirements
  • Coordinate and review the work of external GIS contractors and partners to ensure project milestones and high-integrity standards are met.
  • Ensure all spatial outputs, including maps, data packages, and audit/RFI responses, meet ACCU and regulatory requirements
  • Proactively manage geospatial inputs across multiple concurrent projects in varied ecological and operational contexts

 

Functional Practice & Regulatory Engagement

  • Lead technical engagements with auditors and the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), providing project run-throughs and explaining spatial methodologies with clarity and confidence.
  • Facilitate the development, documentation, and refinement of functional practices/standards, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • In connection with the Portfolio Operations team, drive internal alignment on technical topics and evaluate tools to enhance data integrity.

 

Travel to regional areas as required to visit project sites, ground-truth mapping data, and attend on-site audits or workshops.

 

Skills and Experience:

  • Project Delivery: Comfortable working within multi-disciplinary teams to deliver carbon and water projects, overseeing spatial components carbon to delivery success.
  • Regeneration Mapping Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of vegetation mapping and land-based carbon methods within the Australian landscape.
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Comfortable presenting technical spatial data to external bodies (CER, auditors) to support project registration and compliance.
  • Partner Coordination: Ability to coordinate external service providers and translate complex technical requirements into actionable work packages.
  • GIS and Remote Sensing: Apply GIS and remote sensing tools to produce high-quality analysis and project outputs.
  • Process Automation: Streamline geospatial workflows and build automation that improves efficiency and consistency.
  • Communication & Influence: Very strong communication skills, with ability to translate complex spatial insights to internal and external stakeholders and conversely, being able to transform business requirements into the right technical deliverables

 

Why join GreenCollar?

  • A dynamic, growing and innovative leader in the Ecosystem Services market space
  • Supportive and dedicated team environment
  • Competitive remuneration package
  • 5 weeks’ annual leave
  • Wellbeing leave
  • Volunteer leave
  • Gender-neutral parental leave
  • Regular social club activities and events (in person/online)

 

Next steps

If you can see a future with us then apply by clicking on the link and submitting your resume and covering letter.

If you have any questions regarding the role please reach out to our friendly Human Resources team via [email protected]

If you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

You must have the right to work in Australia to be considered.

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