GIS Manager

Team Royal; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Royal is seeking a GIS Manager to lead our geospatial program, manage GIS staff, and deliver accurate maps and analyses for projects in Baton Rouge and beyond. You will set data standards, oversee databases, and collaborate with project teams to meet budgets and schedules.

The role blends leadership with hands-on GIS work using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, plus Python automation, to improve data quality and drive effective decision-making for clients and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS or related field.
• 5+ years GIS experience, including 2+ years leading staff.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS Pro; ArcGIS Online/Enterprise.
• Experience managing geodatabases and producing maps.
• Knowledge of coordinate systems, metadata, QA/QC.
• Strong prioritization and budgeting skills.
• Strong communication to explain GIS methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day GIS operations; assign work, set priorities, and review deliverables.
• Develop and maintain GIS standards for data organization, coordinate systems, metadata, cartography, and QA/QC.
• Manage spatial databases and geodatabases, including data collection, editing, validation, versioning, and integration.
• Oversee maps, spatial analyses, web maps, dashboards, and applications using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
• Coordinate with project teams to define scope, estimate effort, manage schedules and budgets.
• Support engineering, environmental, and disaster recovery projects with terrain analysis, LiDAR and elevation data, imagery, infrastructure mapping.
• Develop field data collection workflows using ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123; coordinate data integration.
• Improve recurring workflows through automation using Python, ArcPy, ModelBuilder, or other appropriate tools.
• Coordinate with IT on GIS software, licensing, user access, deployment, data protection, and system performance.
• Provide training and technical support; maintain documentation; support proposals; and plan GIS services.

Skills

Project leadership

GIS expertise

Python automation

Data management

Communication

Education

BSc in GIS or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcPy

ModelBuilder

Job description

About Us

Royal is seeking a GIS Manager to lead our geographic information systems program and oversee GIS staff, spatial data, mapping, and technology. This role combines team leadership with hands-on technical work to support project delivery, improve data quality, and make geospatial information accessible to project teams and clients.

The GIS Manager will work with project managers, engineers, project scientists, and other stakeholders to define GIS needs, establish consistent workflows, and deliver accurate maps, analyses, and applications within project budgets and schedules.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead day-to-day GIS operations; assign work, set priorities, and review deliverables.
• Develop and maintain GIS standards for data organization, coordinate systems, metadata, cartography, and quality assurance and quality control.
• Manage spatial databases and geodatabases, including data collection, editing, validation, versioning, and integration with other systems.
• Oversee the creation of maps, spatial analyses, web maps, dashboards, and applications using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
• Coordinate with project teams to define scope, estimate effort, manage schedules and budgets, and communicate progress.
• Support engineering, environmental, and disaster recovery projects with terrain analysis, LiDAR and elevation data, imagery, infrastructure mapping, and other geospatial datasets.
• Develop field data collection workflows using tools such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123; coordinate field and office data integration.
• Improve recurring workflows through automation using Python, ArcPy, ModelBuilder, or other appropriate tools.
• Coordinate with IT on GIS software, licensing, user access, deployment, data protection, and system performance.
• Provide training and technical support; maintain documentation; support proposals; and plan GIS services.

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, geomatics, environmental science, engineering, computer science, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• [5+] years of progressively responsible GIS experience, including [2+] years leading staff, projects, or GIS operations.
• Strong proficiency with ArcGIS Pro and experience with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Experience managing geodatabases, performing spatial analysis, and producing clear, accurate maps and deliverables.
• Working knowledge of coordinate systems, projections, data conversion, metadata, and GIS quality control.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, estimate effort, and deliver work within agreed budgets and schedules.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain GIS methods and results to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting civil engineering, flood protection, drainage, utilities, transportation, environmental, or public‑sector projects.
• Experience with LiDAR, digital elevation models, raster analysis, terrain modeling, and survey or CAD data integration.
• Experience with Python or ArcPy, SQL, enterprise databases, and GIS workflow automation.
• Experience administering ArcGIS Enterprise, publishing services, or managing web and mobile GIS applications.
• Experience with Field Maps, Survey123, Dashboards, Experience Builder, or comparable tools.
• GIS Professional (GISP) certification or another relevant professional credential.

Work Environment and Travel

This position is primarily office-based and may require occasional travel to project sites, client offices, or company locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Royal is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.