Project Manager Sr - Geospatial

Sanborn Map Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

Paid time off

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

The Sanborn Map Company is seeking a Senior Project Manager in the United States. You will oversee multi-year projects, manage budgets, and coordinate contracts while working directly with clients and internal teams to ensure project success.

You will lead the project lifecycle from proposal through delivery, applying PMP practices, and guiding teams across design, development, QA, and deployment. This role emphasizes collaboration and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 6+ years of project management experience with GIS/geospatial context.
• PMP certification from PMI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of medium and large, multi-year projects with budgets and stakeholder management.
• Develop project budgets and schedules; control costs and timelines.
• Coordinate contracts and subcontracts; liaise with clients and internal teams.
• Lead meetings, guide project team, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Geospatial data understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Founded in 1866, The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn) is one of the oldest continuously operating mapping and geospatial information technology companies in the US. Our work is highly visual, and our mapped data and applications are an essential part of today’s information economy. We serve many industries and government departments and need to communicate effectively with them about our wide range of products and services. We remain at the forefront of the GIS and photogrammetry industry by offering high quality, technologically superior products and services backed by the industry’s most experienced staff. We are looking for a talented individual to fill this role working in a collaborative environment ready to innovate workflow.

SUMMARY:

The Senior Project Manager contributes to proposals as assigned, oversees project timelines and budgets and works directly with clients to ensure project success. Responsibilities include developing project budgets and schedules, managing contract and subcontract issues, troubleshooting operational issues that impact projects. The Senior Project Manager provides leadership, direction, and oversight to assigned projects. This role includes assigned responsibilities throughout the project management lifecycle including proposal writing, project scheduling, project deliverables, production, QA/QC, project budgeting, and controlling all aspects of projects in accordance with contract documents.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES:

Project Managers lead a wide variety of project types including:

• Design and deployment of custom web applications
• Geoanalytics and visualization
• Geoprocessing and data transformation
• Enterprise system design and implementation planning
• Strategic planning and execution

Project Managers are responsible for:

• Project Execution
  • Managing the execution of medium and large, complex, multi-year projects with substantial budgets and stakeholder management needs
  • Understanding and managing contracts and subcontracts
  • Communicating with internal teams, subcontractors, and customers
  • Managing and understanding technical and non-technical details of a project
  • Serving as strong and collaborative project team leader
  • Working directly with clients, stakeholders, and the project team to ensure project success
  • Leading and facilitating meetings
  • Coordinating the project team and delegating technical tasks
  • Ensuring the quality of project deliverables
  • Project planning and status reporting
  • Budget projections, tracking, reporting and analysis
  • Practical application of project management best practices
  • Effectively using PMO Project Management best practices, tools and applications and training and mentoring other Project Management staff
  • Assures quality. Follow Sanborn’s Quality Management System (QMS)
• Business Development
  • Taking a lead role in proposal writing, including project approach and scope development, budget and schedule development
  • Nurturing existing client relationships to acquire new and repeat business
  • Supporting Sales and Marketing staff in their pursuit of new business (e.g., documenting project descriptions, participating in webinars and sales meetings)
  • Coordinate contract and subcontract negotiations
  • Occasional travel may be required
  • Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION:

Bachelors degree in Business Management or related degree. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 6 years of demonstrated project management experience
• Experience in working with or understanding of GIS/ geospatial data
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational skills
• An energetic attitude and desire to work in a collaborative team environment
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in Transportation, Land Cover, and/or Tree Canopy projects preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Salary Range: 95K - 125K annual

Applicant must live in the U.S. and be authorized to work in the U.S.

Sanborn offers a comprehensive health and wellness program which includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday, PTO, EAP, disability and life insurance benefits.

We are accepting applications for this position until September 30, 2026.

Sanborn is an AA/Veteran/Disability Equal Opportunity Employer.