Sr. Project Manager, Geospatial

Gannett Fleming; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) savings plan

Paid time-off

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Incentive compensation

Job summary

GFT is seeking a Sr. Project Manager, Geospatial to lead asset management and GIS-focused initiatives. Hybrid or remote work is available, with on-site presence in Chicago as needed for project demands.

The role requires extensive experience in business analysis, requirements elicitation, and documenting complex workflows, along with familiarity with agile and waterfall lifecycles. You will collaborate with software developers, GIS analysts, and engineers to deliver client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in business operations, workflow analysis, training, client relations, public speaking, or project lifecycle documentation.
• 8+ years of experience in GIS and asset management.
• Strong ability to engage with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Experience with GIS and asset management services to support clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate meetings; prepare agendas and detailed meeting minutes.
• Participate in requirements elicitation with client to define needs.
• Document As-Is environment and model business workflows.
• Support the To-Be environment and business workflows.
• Participate in agile and waterfall software development lifecycles.
• Author software requirements specifications, design specs, and training documentation.
• Develop training materials and deliver training to varying client needs.
• Collaborate with software developers, GIS analysts, engineers, and SMEs.
• Evaluate and document business needs assessments and perform gap analysis.
• Develop and execute test cases to confirm system requirements.
• Create mock-ups, wireframes, or graphics to illustrate requirements or workflows.

Skills

GIS knowledge

Asset management

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

Agile & Waterfall

Documentation

Communication

Training

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Job description

What You Will Do:

GFT is currently seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Sr. Project Manager, Geospatial to join our team, focusing on Asset Management Services. This position offers a hybrid or remote work arrangement, with onsite presence in Chicago as needed based on project demands.

What you'll be challenged to do:

We are looking for a motivated, organized, and communicative professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, demonstrates leadership, and has experience with documenting complex business processes, eliciting business requirements, modeling business process, compiling use cases and user stories, and supporting the design of workflows and operations. The candidate should have experience with asset management, information technology, and/or GIS technology.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and facilitate meetings; prepare agendas and detailed meeting minutes.
• Participate in requirements elicitation with client to define needs
• Document As-Is environment and model business workflows
• Support the compilation of To-Be environment and business workflows
• Participate in agile and waterfall software development lifecycles
• Author software requirements specifications, design specifications, and training documentation
• Develop training materials and support training class delivery based on varying client needs
• Work in multi-disciplinary project teams made up of software developers, GIS analysts, technical managers, engineers and business subject matter experts
• Participate in project team meetings with client mgmt. and other contractors
• Evaluate and document business needs assessments and perform gap analysis
• Resolve problems within working teams and with clients
• Compile user stories with the requisite details and acceptance criteria
• Develop and execute test cases to confirm system requirements
• Generate mock-ups, wireframes, or related graphics to illustrate requirements or workflows.
• Experience with asset management principles, best practices and methodologies
• Apply planning concepts and develop processes related to asset inventory, lifecycle management, condition assessments, state of good repair and other asset management activities.

What you will bring to our firm:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., or equivalent).
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in business operations and workflow analysis, training, client relations, public speaking, technical writing and/or project life cycle documentation
• Minimum of 8 years of business analyst experience in GIS and asset management. (Transportation market preferred)
• Strong ability to engage with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Excellent verbal communication and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communicationskills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of application and data management principles.
• Familiarity and experience on agile and waterfall projects
• Ability to work directly with clients to gather requirements based on their needs and translate those requirements into tasks for developers
• Ability to assess and evaluate client asset inventory and management processes.
• Experience with GIS and asset management services to support clients.

What we prefer you bring:

• Familiarity with GIS and/or geospatial technology
• Experience with Azure DevOps and/or JIRA
• Experience working as a consultant with government clients
• Experience managing small projects
• Experience with asset lifecycle cost analysis, including acquisition, maintenance, and disposal costs.
• Ability to develop and document standard operating procedures for asset acquisition, maintenance, disposal, and other related lifecycle activities.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $180,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits:

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

Company Overview:

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships - that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

Sponsorship is not being offered for this position.
GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

Location: Chicago, IL
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time