GIS Project Manager

Geographic Technologies Group; Goldsboro (NC); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simple IRA Matching

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Geographic Technologies Group in the United States is seeking a GIS Project Manager to lead and deliver moderately complex GIS solutions across environmental, planning, and engineering projects. This remote role requires strong communication, budget discipline, and the ability to manage multiple tasks to on-time completion.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of project management experience, a Bachelor’s in GIS or related field, and a PMP certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS or related field.
• PMP Certification from the Project Management Institute.

Responsibilities

• defines project scope, requirements and deliverables;
• develops, modifies or provides input to project plans;
• implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities;
• monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk;
• implements or maintains quality assurance processes;
• identifies project documentation requirements or procedures;
• develops and implements project schedules and release plans in coordination with product teams;
• conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses; evaluates compliance with laws and policies;
• identifies change management requirements;
• participates in change control and implements information systems security plans;
• ensures product-related training and documentation are developed for customers.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Quality assurance

Change management

Requirements analysis

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Budget management

Scheduling

GIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in GIS or related field

PMP Certification

Job description

Job Purpose

The GIS Project Manager (PM) is a technical expert in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and testing of moderately complex GIS solutions. The PM will be responsible for providing GIS support to a wide range of environmental, planning, and engineering disciplines with good communication skills, demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, and perform work on time and within budget.

Benefits

• Simple IRA Matching
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Job Purpose

The GIS Project Manager (PM) is a technical expert in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and testing of moderately complex GIS solutions. The PM will be responsible for providing GIS support to a wide range of environmental, planning, and engineering disciplines with good communication skills, demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, and perform work on time and within budget.

Job Description And Requirements

Required Knowledge and Skills Skills:

• determines appropriate IT services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements and deliverables;
• develops, modifies or provides input to project plans;
• implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities;
• manages, leads or administers project resources; monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk;
• implements or maintains quality assurance processes;
• makes improvements, solves problems or takes corrective action when problems arise; gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project;
• participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews;
• identifies project documentation requirements or procedures;
• and develops and implements project schedules and release plans in coordination with product teams.
• conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses; evaluates, monitors or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures;
• identifies standards or requirements change management;
• participates in change control (for example, reviewing change requests); implements information systems security plans and procedures; and
• ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.

The Project Manager will possess knowledge and experience in:

• customer service;
• decision making;
• flexibility;
• interpersonal skills;
• leadership;
• organizational awareness;
• problem solving, reasoning;
• team building;
• oral communication, speaking and writing;
• business process reengineering;
• capital planning and investment assessment;
• contracting/procurement;
• cost-benefit analysis;
• financial management;
• planning and evaluating;
• quality assurance;
• requirements analysis and risk management;
• configuration, data, and information management;
• information resources strategy and planning;
• information technology architecture;
• information technology performance assessment;
• infrastructure design;
• systems integration;
• systems life cycle; and
• technology awareness.

Required Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of Project Manager experience.
• Experience applying project management principals, methods, techniques, and tools.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a lead capacity.

Required Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS or related field.
• Valid Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute.

This is a remote position.