About the Role
Job Description
Title
Project Manager - Utility Network (Esri ArcGIS / GIS Implementation)
Business unit
Utilities (Electric, Gas, Water, Telecom)
Location
USA
Role Overview
The Utility Network Project Manager will lead cross-functional teams and technical consultants to plan, design, migrate, and deploy enterprise GIS Utility Network models for electric, gas, water, or wastewater utilities. The PM will own the project lifecycle—managing scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder expectations, data migration, business process migration and business system integrations—to modernize utility asset management and operational workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Project Lifecycle Delivery:
Lead full-lifecycle project management from initiation and requirements gathering through design, data migration, business integration migration, testing (UAT), go-live, and post-implementation support.
Esri Utility Network & GIS Leadership:
Coordinate technical workflows involving Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and Utility Network schema designs, geometric network migrations, migrations from GTECH & Smallworld, or ArcFM and other business application integrations.
Schedule & Milestone Management:
Build and maintain detailed project schedules, critical paths, resource allocations, and task dependencies using tools like MS Project, or Jira.
Budget & Financial Control:
Manage project financials, resource time tracking, billing forecasts, variance reporting, and vendor/contractor expenditure management.
Risk & Issue Management:
Proactively identify project risks, technical roadblocks, and data quality issues, establishing mitigation and contingency plans.
Stakeholder & Change Management:
Serve as the primary liaison between utility operations, GIS/IT teams, executive sponsors, and third-party implementation partners.
Governance & Reporting:
Establish PMO standards, run regular status meetings, and deliver executive dashboards on project health, scope adherence, and milestone compliance.
Business Development Support:
Lead client presentations for shortlisted proposals with clarity and confidence, coordinating the sections of other team members.
Education & Credentials
Bachelor’s degree
in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Civil/Environmental Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s preferred).
PMP (Project Management Professional)
certification or equivalent Agile/Scrum certification strongly preferred.
Experience
5+ years
of progressive project management experience, with at least 3+ years specifically managing GIS, enterprise software, or Esri-based implementation projects.
Demonstrated hands-on or functional understanding of
Esri ArcGIS Utility Network
data model, asset packages, and spatial data migrations.
Experience working within the US utility sector (electric, gas, water, wastewater) or consulting for utility clients.
Strong familiarity with data cleansing, GIS topology rules, EAM/GIS integrations (e.g., Maximo, SAP, Cityworks, Cynergy, ADMS/OMS, etc.), and cloud/on-premise enterprise architecture.
Skills & Competencies
Technical Acumen:
Ability to translate complex GIS/IT requirements into actionable project deliverables.
Communication:
Exceptional verbal and written presentation skills for technical teams and C-suite stakeholders.
Leadership:
Ability to motivate matrixed technical teams, GIS analysts, and external vendors without direct line authority.