About the Role
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:
The Project Manager:
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.