GIS Senior Analyst

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future.

Your Opportunity

Queensland Rail is currently seeking an experience GIS Analyst to join our Strategy and Planning team in a fulltime permanent position as a Senior GIS Analyst. This is an exciting and pivotal time in our digital transformation journey as we accelerate the delivery of smarter, faster, and more integrated ways of working. This is your opportunity to lead the next evolution of GIS across the business.

In this role, you’ll report to the Digital Engineering Manager – who also serves as the Spatial Intelligence Product Owner within a newly established enterprise-wide initiative, with executive level sponsorship.  This is a dedicated initiative for technology-driven innovation, with a mission to lead the way in digital excellence by embracing emerging technologies and building the organisation’s digital capability.

As a Senior GIS Analyst, you'll help shape the strategic direction of spatial capability at Queensland Rail. You’ll lead the development of geospatial systems, improve spatial data quality, and embed GIS as a critical enabler of decision-making, asset intelligence, and operational efficiency. This is more than a technical role — it’s a chance to work closely with digital leaders, influence enterprise transformation, and contribute to a long-term digital vision that puts spatial intelligence at the centre.

You'll also play a key role in embedding GIS into broader digital workflows such as BIM, IoT, asset management, and real-time analytics, ensuring spatial data is not only trusted but also actionable.

In this role you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of best practice GIS methodologies, standards, and governance across Queensland Rail.
• Develop and maintain enterprise GIS platforms, spatial databases, and services using the Esri suite.
• Deliver high-quality spatial products, analysis, and visualisations that support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Integrate GIS with broader digital initiatives including asset management (SAP), BIM, IoT, and real-time data solutions.
• Champion spatial data integrity, automation, and innovation through scripting (e.g. Python, ModelBuilder) and modern tools.
• Act as the technical lead for GIS, providing guidance to peers and mentoring junior team members.
• Collaborate across Digital Engineering, ICT, projects, and operational teams to deliver scalable geospatial solutions.
• Contribute to the success of a cross-organisational digital transformation program
  
  

For further information about this role click here to view the Position Description. 

About you:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise GIS solutions in complex, asset-intensive environments.
• Expertise in Esri technologies including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and AGOL.
• Strong spatial data modelling, database management, and system integration expertise (e.g. SAP).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with a focus on actionable insights.
• Demonstrated ability to lead GIS initiatives and manage spatial standards, data quality, and workflows.
• Familiarity with automation and scripting tools such as Python, FME, or ModelBuilder.
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and contributing to broader digital transformation outcomes.

 
Benefits that Count 

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including:   

• Balance your work and personal life with flexible working options.
• Enjoy free travel to work and discounted rail travel.
• QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services.
• Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services.
• You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport.

And more! Click here Employee Benefits (queenslandrail.com.au) to see the full range of benefits available to Queensland Rail employees. 

Sounds great! What’s next?

Please apply to Materials Officer via our website by clicking onto the "Apply" button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) 14th August 2025.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce 

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day.  We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds. 

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience.  

If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Theresa via the phone number or email below. 

Applicants for roles within Queensland Rail will be subject to Alcohol and Other Drugs pre-employment testing if progressed through the recruitment processes. The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric assessment, pre-employment health assessment and background checks that might also include criminal history and credit checks. For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, QR will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to QR's requirements.   

To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Theresa with your specific enquiry via Theresa.dickson@qr.com.au   Please do not email your application. We can only accept applications received via our website.