Senior Enterprise GIS Program Administrator

LyondellBasell Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasellis is seeking an experienced Geographical Information System Specialist to lead the design, operation, and improvement of our global ArcGIS Enterprise platform and UPDM-aligned geodatabase supporting pipeline, terminal, and operational workflows.

This role serves as the primary technical owner of the enterprise GIS environment—responsible for platform stability, data integrity, authoritative editing, versioning, schema management, and integration with critical operational systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5–10+ years administering enterprise-scale ArcGIS environments.
• Deep expertise with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, SQL Server, and SDE.
• Hands-on experience with UPDM, pipeline/terminal GIS, or regulated asset environments.
• Strong proficiency in Python (ArcPy), ModelBuilder, SQL, REST APIs, and ETL tools.
• Demonstrated experience with versioning, authoritative editing, QA/QC, reconcile/post, and schema management.
• Strong understanding of PHMSA Part 192/195 and IMP workflows.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Platform Ownership & Administration of ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Portal, Server, Data Store, ArcGIS Pro, and mobile apps.
• Manage user roles, authentication, license pools, and access controls.
• Oversee DEV/TEST/PROD environments, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security across pipeline regions.
• Perform authoritative editing, versioning, and lineage tracking.
• Execute structured QA/QC workflows and ensure UPDM compliance.
• Lead reconcile/post cycles and maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Manage schema evolution, domains, subtypes, relationship classes, and feature rules.
• Conduct compression, indexing, backups, and performance tuning.

Skills

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

SQL Server

SDE

Python (ArcPy)

ModelBuilder

REST APIs

ETL tools

Versioning

QA/QC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in GIS/Geomatics/Geography/Engineering/CS

Tools

UPDM

ArcGIS Pro

IIS

Azure

Job description

LyondellBasellis is seeking an experienced Geographical Information System Specialist to lead the design, operation, and improvement of our global ArcGIS Enterprise platform and UPDM-aligned geodatabase supporting pipeline, terminal, and operational workflows.

This role serves as the primary technical owner of the enterprise GIS environment—responsible for platform stability, data integrity, authoritative editing, versioning, schema management, and integration with critical operational systems.