Senior GIS Technician

About Us

Jemena is an Australian energy company who owns and operates over $12.4 Billion worth of gas and electricity transportation assets across Australia supplying millions of households and businesses with essential services every day.  

We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our Group’s over 3000 team members across the East Coast, consistently strive to make a difference in the communities we serve.

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior GIS Technician to play a pivotal role in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the GIS electrical network model. You'll oversee Planned Assets (PA), Change Requests (CR), and LV/Substation audit work, while coordinating and mentoring a team of GIS Technicians to ensure timely delivery. This role is central to supporting operational control, planning, and real‑time network visibility across the business.

This is a hybrid role with a requirement to be in the Collins Street office 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities include

• Oversee the end‑to‑end management of Planned Asset, Change Request, and LV/Substation audit workflows, ensuring accurate and timely GIS updates
• Assign, prioritise and monitor work across a team of GIS Technicians, ensuring timely completion aligned with operational requirements
• Act as the GIS subject matter expert and escalation point for technicians, planners, control room teams, and project stakeholders
• Maintain spatial and aspatial data integrity and ensure compliance with business standards
• Provide GIS, mapping and CAD services for capital projects, planning, construction and handover activities
• Support continuous improvement across GIS systems, processes and documentation
• Lead or contribute to system testing, reporting and regular work‑in‑progress reviews

About You

You’re an experienced GIS professional with strong stakeholder management, problem‑solving and leadership capabilities. You will be confident coordinating workloads, teaching others, and providing technical guidance as the team’s key SME.

• Experience using GIS systems within the electrical industry
• Demonstrated experience coordinating or leading technical teams
• Strong spatial reasoning, data management and cartographic skills
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and electrical network information
• Tertiary qualifications in GIS, Geomatics, Electrical Engineering, or significant relevant experience

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

Join our team and make a meaningful impact toward Australia’s “Net Zero” targets through the delivery of critical infrastructure projects and be a part of our journey to shape the future of the energy and utilities industry.

Diversity & Inclusion

We champion inclusion and are committed to gender equity targets, and increasing First Nations representation in our workforce. 

We welcome applications from all people especially women, First Nations peoples, those with differing abilities, LGBTIQA+ community members, those with neurodiverse abilities, those with culturally diverse backgrounds, and from all age groups. You belong here.

Recruitment Process

As part of Jemena’s recruitment process, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks relevant to your role.

Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.