- Play a role in transforming and combining environmental data from various sources
- Analyse data to provide meaningful insights relevant to the audience
- Fixed Term 13 Months | Full Time
Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury
Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.
Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role
The main focus of this role is ensuring good quality data is combined, transformed and displayed in a way that provides meaningful insights to various audiences.
More about the role:
- Share technical expertise with team members to support and train them in data science practices (e.g. writing scripts for automation, modelling, visualising)
- Demonstrate curiosity and innovation to continuously improve data science methods
- Perform advanced data analysis and communicate issues and findings effectively
- Actively contribute to successful outcomes of a newly created Environmental Data Insights team
- Collaborate with the Digital Solutions team to ensure mutual understanding of requirements and dependencies
The indicative salary range for this role is $83,000 – $97,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Fixed term full-time 40 hours per week located at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.
Mōu │ About You
You’re a senior data analyst or data scientist and have solid experience working with data from different sources; preferably environmental or scientific. You are adept at writing code, using data visualisation tools and working with APIs. You have a natural ability to teach and upskill others, and a desire for continuous learning and innovation.
To enjoy this role you’ll have:
- Strong Python skills and experience using GitHub for data projects
- Solid understanding of APIs and ability to use them effectively
- An understanding of SQL databases and data architecture
- Excellent communication skills and experience transforming data into meaningful insights
- Experience designing dashboards to display insightful information to various audiences
- Experience with GIS, PowerBI or SQL would be welcome
Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury
Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.
We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.
Applications close on Sunday, 12 January 2025. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.
We aim to shortlist and contact all applicants with a status update within two weeks of the closing date, however, due to our annual shut-down from 20 December – 6 January 2025 this timeframe will be extended.
Please note that during this time our recruitment inbox will not be monitored.
We appreciate your understanding and patience, and we look forward to connecting with you in the New Year.
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
