GIS Project Manager

spruceinfotech; Peterborough; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee critical GIS projects in Ontario. The role requires strong leadership in project planning, execution, and risk management, ensuring deliverables meet high government standards. Candidates should possess extensive experience in geospatial solutions and demonstrate proficiency in managing project teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions.
• Ability to manage large project budgets and ensure fiscal accountability.
• Expertise in coordinating project monitoring and troubleshooting issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee GIS Delivery Platform projects, including maintenance and modernization.
• Develop and manage project schedules, deliverables, and scope.
• Mentor project teams to ensure adherence to standards and practices.

Skills

Conflict Management

Project Management

Leadership Experience

Relationship Management

Negotiation

IT Service Management

ArcGIS

SQLITE

Supplier Management

Education

Knowledge of PMBOK

Degree in Project Management or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Portal

Microsoft Azure

Relational Databases

Job description

Position Title : Project Manager / Leader Senior

Assignment Type : Remote

End Date : March 31 2026

Number of Openings : 1

Maximum Extension Term : 1 time

Extension Duration : Up to 189 days

To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025 the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.

A Senior Project Manager is needed to oversee three projects within the Geospatial Ontario IT Program.

• GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25 (22.6% allocation or 44 days of effort)

This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching Portal for ArcGIS implementation Geocortex to VertiGIS migration Cyber Security analysis / mitigations and platform architecture review / documentation.

• GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (46.2% allocation or 90 days of effort)

This is a GIS infrastructure modernization project focused on implementing modern platform monitoring analytics and reporting middleware.

• GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance 25-27 (31.3% allocation or 61 days of effort)

This is a bi-annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching FME ArcGIS Server Oracle etc. upgrades.

General Skills :

• Leads organizational development strategy development business planning and Ministry funding requests.
• Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and / or integrated plan.
• Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
• Experience developing and managing project schedules deliverables and scope
• Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
• Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
• Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes and developing / communicating guidelines and procedures
• Sources selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines clarify roles and responsibilities and set task / deliverable / performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants.
• Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts negotiates changes to resourcing ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met.
• Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates forecasts and reconciliation / confirmation of actuals.
• Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
• Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
• Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums
• Provides project program and / or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
• Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects concept definition planning implementation and close-out.
• Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.
• Experience leading projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions ArcGIS Portal ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Image ServerGIS infrastructure middleware maintenance services applications databases monitoring and tools.
• Experience leading projects involvingintegrated networking technologies Microsoft Azure Oracle Spatial MS Fabric midrange server enterprise storage and personal computer system technologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of Project Managements Institutes Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software hardware and technology resources
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring anticipates and troubleshoots issues provides ongoing expertise resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
• Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict
• Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations provides updates as required identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Contract

Key Skills

ArcGIS,GIS,PMBOK,Relational Databases,Conflict Management,SQLITE,IT Service Management,Project Management,Relationship Management,Supplier Management,Leadership Experience,negotiation

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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