Technical Project Manager - GIS

Targeted Talent; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A geospatial consulting firm in Vancouver seeks an experienced professional to utilize geospatial technology in consulting projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical project management, strong report-writing skills, and proficiency in GIS tools. Responsibilities include writing proposals and managing consulting tasks. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on decision-making processes for various organizations.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10+ years experience in relevant fields.
• Technical project management experience (2-5 years).
• Experience in consulting and proposal writing.

Skills

Technical project management

GIS proficiency

Report-writing skills

Civil Engineering

Analytical skills

Tools

ESRI ArcMap

Python

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

The Company: Our clients aim to utilize and unlock the value of geospatial technology by transforming spatial data into functional information. Our clients has tremendous market potential to do good GIS consulting. In effect, using GIS and geospatial technology to solve problems, lend transparency to decision making, manage the risk of massive data, and help people understand the spatial environment that surrounds them. The company was formed to fill this gap in consulting service delivery to assist urban planners, land economists, municipal decision makers, non-profits and other organizations that seek to make sense of the tsunami of data that surrounds us and turn it into meaningful and actionable information.

Skills

• Overall 5 - 10+ years experience
• Technical project management experience (2-5 years)
• Experience preferably in software development, engineering, urban planning, GIS and/or data science
• Demonstrated experience in consulting
• Writing proposals
• Developing business
• Comprehension of business fundamentals
• Technical proficiency in GIS, data science or engineering preferred
• Must have strong report-writing skills and be able to act as a conduit between technical staff and clients/non-technical humans
• Preferred experience in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Routing and Logistics, Site selection, Geospatial data analysis, Multi Criteria Decision Support, Forecasting, Housing, health and equity, Climate Mitigation or Adaptation

Competencies

• Strong quality assurance skills
• Strong organization skills
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and to provide and receive direction as required
• Able to plan effectively and communicate resource requirements to the broader team
• Happy to work the consulting lifestyle

Core Technical Skills

• Expert or advanced: Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets, Microsoft Word/ Google Docs, Microsoft PowerPoint / Google Slides
• Intermediate or advanced: ESRI ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro
• Basic or intermediate: Python, R, Javascript, ArcGIS Enterprise

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