Senior Advisor Prof Geographic Information Systems
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural:
Honesty
Integrity
Professionalism
Trustworthiness
Leadership:
Sound business and people management acumen
Stakeholder management
Manage vision and purpose
Teamwork
Knowledge:
Eskom business plan, direction and division business
Industry legislation
Geographic information systems, science, application
Various software extensions, principles and standards
Engineering survey principles, projections and multiple conversion factors
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Application Programming Interface (API) and when to be used
Geographic information system (GIS) and automated mapping facilities management (AMFM)
Understanding map projections, GIS applications, cartographic principles, data processing and analysis
Develop and manage Geospatial Dashboards
Web Map application development processes
Skills:
Project management
Communication and presentation
Translate client requirements into working solutions.
Self-motivation and a proactive attitude to work.
Understand and integrate a broad range of information.
Work under pressure
Work independently.
Negotiation and communication
Analytical
Interpersonal effectiveness
Imagery interpretatio
Key Responsibilities
· Identify, develop and implement new GIS products and services.
· Manage existing products and services.
· Provide technical consultation and training support services.
· Develop technical specifications and standards.
· Provide professional technical leadership
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
Honours Degree in Survey/Land Surveying/Cartography/Geomatics/ Geoinformatics/Environmental Sciences at NQF8 with 480 credits
Experience:
4 years. GIS applications, data processing and analysis, project management and contracts placement.
Professional Registration Body:
Registered as a Professional Practitioner with the South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) or Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientist Professions (SACNASP)
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