Hydrographic Data Administrator

Job Description

Take charge of overseeing and verifying hydrographic data collected from 150 remote sites across Tasmania, ensuring its accuracy and integrity.

• Use your skills to maintain, model, and forecast hydrographic data.
• Help inform real time trading decisions.
• Enjoy a blend of field trips and office work for adventure and flexibility in your job.

Salary range $93,140 - $114,552 plus super

With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We're fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us to deliver efficient and compliant financial accounting services.

We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers

Who are you?

With a Certificate IV or equivalent industry experience as a Hydrographer or in Data Management you;

• Exhibit strong problem-solving capabilities and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to undertake trips across Tasmania with our hydrographers to assist with field work.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Even if you don't meet these criteria 100%, we still want to hear from you!

About the role

As a key player in maintaining Hydro Tasmania's hydrographic data archives, your role will support critical business functions like real-time energy trading and dam safety by ensuring our data is accurate and timely. You'll also help automate processes and produce reports for stakeholders, contributing to the reliability and accuracy of our data. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in Tasmania's renewable energy sector while developing your skills in hydrography and data management.

As a Hydrographic Data Administrator at Hydro Tasmania, you will...

• Ensure the hydrographic data is timely, reliable and accurate
• Maintain extensive library of ratings curves to ensure accurate flow calculations
• Help build processes and procedures to continually improve data reliability and accuracy
• Assist with monitoring and maintenance of relevant automated processes to ensure forecasting model outputs are available and reports, alarms and notifications run smoothly

More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD - Commercial -Hydrographic Data Administrator - HT3- Nov 2025.pdf

Haven't convinced you yet?

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, this role offers the unique opportunity to contribute to Australia's renewable energy transition and work in a highly collaborative and supportive team within a financial accounting function! We offer a range of employee perks and often have something for everyone, this ranges from health and wellbeing services to electricity discounts.

As an endorsed employer for women, we have benefits and policies on our Work180 page - check it out here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania

Let's get applying!

Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role asap. Help us get to know you in your cover letter by telling us who you are as a candidate and how your skills and experience align with the position!

We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon we have reviewed their applications so strongly encourage you to apply asap if this is the role for you!

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.