About us

Acting to combat climate change is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. Climate Friendly was founded in 2003 as a profit-for-purpose business. Our growing team is passionate about active land management, and we are focused on finding economically viable solutions to maximise our impact on climate change. 

We are one of Australia’s largest and most experienced carbon farming project developers. This includes more than 160 projects with farmers, plantation managers, agribusiness, and Indigenous groups on carbon farming projects.

Climate Friendly has delivered over 20Mt in carbon abatement as at the end of 2020. Our immediate mission is to establish partnerships, by 2025, that will store or reduce 150Mt of CO2-e, while repairing nature and supporting reconciliation. Join our team and you will be helping to build A productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions & nature positive Australia by 2050.

We have a genuinely friendly and supportive culture where everyone has a voice and opportunity to help shape our future and to fulfil our purpose.

The role

As GIS Technician you will work as part of team to deliver GIS solutions for a portfolio of existing and developing carbon farming projects. The position will support the ongoing development, improvement and production of quality spatial information through the GIS systems and related processes and standards, including the preparation of spatial data (including landcover classification and monitoring) for feasibility assessments and reporting to external parties, and processing field imagery, including drone imagery, for use in spatial analysis.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completing multi-band image vegetation classifications accurately, efficiently and according to priority
• Maintaining tracking of the production of the suite of GIS products required across the project cycle
• Supporting the improvement of processes for the suite of GIS products required across the project cycle
• Maintaining a good working relationship with Climate Friendly business units to ensure delivery schedules are understood and priorities communicated.
• Assisting in the development of a best practice data management system that improves efficiency of spatial data storage and provides live inter-linkages with other data sources.
• Providing training and technical support with respect to GIS for internal customers and users.

About you

• Graduate of forestry or science, with a GIS major or specialisation being highly advantageous
• Good working knowledge of a range of spatial information systems and analytical tools (including QGIS as a minimum) and ability to expand knowledge rapidly
• Exposure to PostGIS for implementing queries in spatial SQL
• Demonstrated ability (on any platform) to use scripting for automated workflow(s)
• Good working knowledge of supervised image classification techniques
• Highly organised with the ability to work unsupervised
• Ability to work in a small team and contribute to group problem solving
• Understanding of the Emissions Reduction Fund methods and data requirements is highly desirable
• Availaibility for immediate start highly desirable

Climate Friendly encourages people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from different cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities.

Why join our team?

Our goal is to be seen as an organisation that supports wholeness, lifestyle and wellbeing whilst rewarding individual and collective performance. In addition to competitive salary and transparent career progression opportunities, our benefits include:

• Work with purpose, contributing to a productive, sustainable land sector that contributes to a zero net emissions and nature positive Australia by 2050
• A fully hybrid workplace - work to your own rhythm and balance connection and productivity
• A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes diversity
• 2 all staff events a year to connect with your friends and colleagues
• Christmas holiday - 3 days of additional leave each year
• Floating public holidays
• Gender neutral paid parental leave
• 2 days each year for training / development / study leave
• Home office setup and refresh allowance
• Company performance bonus and shared equity