Lead GIS Consultant

TRC Companies, Inc.; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking a Lead GIS Consultant to join our delivery team in North America. You will design and execute geospatial and utility network solutions for major utilities, translating business needs into architectures and driving delivery with cross-functional teams.

You will provide technical direction, mentor staff, and engage with clients and industry partners. This role requires travel up to 50% and a strong background in Esri ArcGIS Utility Network and related GIS

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science required.
• 10+ years GIS experience.
• Esri ArcGIS Utility Network certification required.
• Experience with GIS data models and migration from legacy GIS.
• Automation tools like SAFE FME and Esri Model Builder experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture and technical delivery of complex GIS projects.
• Guide technical teams and provide strategic GIS guidance to clients.
• Translate requirements into architectures, scope, and proposals.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure project delivery on time and budget.
• Travel up to 50% to support clients and projects.

Skills

ArcGIS Utility Network

GIS architecture

Automation tools

SAFE FME

Esri Model Builder

Project management

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Esri ArcGIS

SAFE FME

Esri Model Builder

Job description

About Us

TRC, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, TRC and WSP’s 83,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportationand infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team,you’lldiscover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world’s most challenging projects. At TRC, Member of WSP, you can have a rewarding career on every level.

TRC has long set the bar for clients who require more than just engineering, combining science with the latest technology to devise innovative solutions that stand the test of time. From pipelines to power plants, roadways to reservoirs, schoolyards to security solutions, clients look to TRC for breakthrough thinking backed by the innovative follow-through of an industry leader.

We recognize that the expertise of our staff is our strongest asset, so we generously reward employees for successful performance and invest in their careers through training and the development of new skills and certifications.

Overview

TRC is looking for a Lead GIS Consultant to join its delivery team and lead the design and execution of industry leading geospatial and utility network solutions for some of North America’s largest utilities customers. In this role you will work directly with our customers, our technical teams, and industry partners to translate business needs into solution architectures, provide technical direction, and support positioning, proposals, and delivery. This role may require travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

The Lead GIS Consultant is responsible for cultivating and managing external client relationships while serving as a senior technical authority for geospatial and utility network solutions. You will lead solution architecture and technical delivery of complex GIS projects, guide technical teams, and provide strategic guidance on GIS technology to clients and internal stakeholders. The role fosters long-term partnerships by understanding clients’ business challenges and evolving geospatial needs and translating them into implementable solutions. Essential responsibilities of the Lead GIS Consultant include:

• Cultivates and manages external client relationships to ensure satisfaction and long-term partnerships.
• Serves as a senior technical authority for GIS solution engineering and Esri ArcGIS Utility Network architecture and implementation.
• Provides strategic guidance on GIS technology utilization to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Leads solution design to address client and industry-specific business challenges, including utility network data modeling, migration, integration, and automation.
• Translates business and technical requirements into solution architectures, actionable scope, effort estimates, and technical proposal content.
• Serves as a mentor to internal staff on specific technical or industry areas.
• Provides technical direction and design reviews throughout delivery, collaborating with project leads and project managers to address requirements, interdependencies, technical risks, and solution quality.
• Reinforces recognition of TRC company values for team members on assigned project.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science from an accredited school or university is required.
• 10+ years of progressive, related experience in the GIS industry.
• Esri ArcGIS Utility Network certification is required.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of GIS and related subject areas.
• Demonstrated knowledge of gas, electric, or water utility operations and expertise in designing and implementing Esri ArcGIS Utility Network solutions, including data models and migration from legacy GIS environments.
• Demonstrated experience with automation tools such as SAFE FME for automating GIS tasks and workflows and familiarity with Esri Model Builder for creating geoprocessing models.
• Possesses extensive expertise in technical GIS applications, concepts, principles, and theories.
• Understands industry-specific subject areas, including regulatory requirements, business processes, and technical challenges.
• Able to quickly comprehend new functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Ability to clearly define, estimate, and write detailed project scope documents and respond to request for proposals.
• Leads comprehensive strategy and delivery for assigned projects and internal initiatives, ensuring adherence to budgets and timelines.
• Communicates technical information in a logical, organized, coherent, and persuasive manner, both written and verbally.
• Delegates and manages tasks on assigned workstreams and/or projects, providing effective guidance for others.
• Collaborates seamlessly with other teams/workstreams, as well as client representatives, to align tasks with overarching project priorities and goals.
• Provides comprehensive mentoring, training, and guidance for GIS technical processes to junior staff.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and/or Waterfall project management, including WBS definition, scope, schedule, and risk management.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with team members and stakeholders, and the ability to present complex GIS concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrates initiative in seeking out work, new responsibilities, and work challenges.
• Displays responsible positive behaviors for consistency, predictability, and reliability at work to complete assignments and meet deadlines.
• Excellent demonstration of written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact and represent TRC effectively with client teams including project sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as the lead solution architect across multiple enterprise-scale utility GIS modernization and ArcGIS Utility Network implementations, from discovery and architecture through migration, production deployment, and operational transition.
• Experience defining enterprise geospatial architectures and technology roadmaps, including cloud or hybrid deployment, security, scalability, performance, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Experience architecting integrations between GIS and utility enterprise systems such as asset management, outage management, distribution management, customer information, and mobile workforce platforms, using APIs and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience establishing architecture governance, reusable reference architectures, engineering standards, and design review practices across concurrent projects, including resolution of complex cross-system technical risks and design trade-offs.
• Experience advising executive sponsors and enterprise architecture stakeholders on solution options, investment priorities, implementation sequencing, total cost of ownership, and measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading technical strategy for complex pursuits, including solution differentiation, proof-of-concept demonstrations, estimation of delivery effort and technical risks, and transition of proposed solutions to delivery teams.
• Experience building solution engineering capabilities through mentorship of senior engineers and technical leads, development of reusable delivery accelerators, and contributions to technical communities, industry presentations, or published guidance.
• Certificate in GIS or other geospatial related certification.
• Experience with utility industry-specific subject areas including data models, regulatory requirements, business processes, and technical challenges

Benefits

TRC offers a competitive benefit package consisting of:

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full time or part time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
• All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year.
• TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.

*These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees.

Compensation: In accordance with local law, the below salary range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, geographical location, and other compensable factors.

Other Compensation:Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company’s annual Discretionary Bonus Program which is contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against Key Performance Indicators which vary by year and employee.

Disclaimers

TRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The complete job description and application are available on TRC’s career site.

TRC accepts applications for this position on an ongoing, rolling basis and reserves the right to cancel this posting at any time.

Salary Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.