GIS Manager

Job TypeFull-timeDescriptionThis is geographic information systems (GIS) work at the managerial level. An employee in this class handles the day-to-day supervision of teams of GIS technicians and analysts who produce geospatial data using Esri’s ArcGIS suite of products and underlying databases. The employee is also responsible for directing the planning, design, maintenance, and production of departmental or major division geospatial data and maps. Conferring with departmental managers to ascertain their geospatial information needs is a significant aspect of the work. Work includes responsibility for managing the production of geospatial data, open data, maps, publications, graphics, and presentation material.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop, manage, and coordinate GIS and geospatial projectsAnalyze complex problems, evaluate alternatives, and make sound, well-structured recommendationsPrepare and present clear and well-organized written and oral reports to the executive team and other groups as requiredEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, superiors, vendor representatives and clientsAbility to manage projects, including planning, statements of work, budgets and schedulingPlan, organize, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of GIS project team staff in a manner that is conducive to independent judgment, high performance and personal accountabilityPlan, manage, and implement GIS-related projects, assess progress and make corrections to keep projects on trackExplain GIS-related technical issues and concepts to non-technical staffCommunicate effectively, both orally and in writingDirects the activities of a staff of subordinate specialists and techniciansEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with associatesDevelop and implement new and innovative methods, techniques, and proceduresReview project proposals or plans to determine effort and schedule requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project, arrange for assignment of project personnel from internal and external sources.QualificationsEsri’s cloud-based & enterprise services and applicationsThe methods, techniques and procedures utilized in the planning, design, maintenance, and production geospatial data and maps through a specialized Geographic Information SystemThe principles, practices, management, maintenance and techniques utilized in the establishment of geospatial data in a specialized geographic information systemTechniques of collecting and processing GPS and field data with mobile hardware and associated collection softwareJob duties require advanced GIS concepts and spatial data management skillsThe principles, practices, and methods used in geographic data analysisEmerging GIS technologies and their application to improve network servicesData types, how to import and export data (e.g. ETL), personal and enterprise geodatabases or text files, and the limitations on the data in each of these formats in Excel, Access and ArcGIS #J-18808-Ljbffr