GIS Project Manager

GIS Project Manager

We work with our business partners to create improve and sustain industry and infrastructure. Orbital Engineering Inc. has been driven by this core purpose for over 50 years - energizing Orbital team members and helping our clients solve challenging and complex problems with innovative engineering inspection and construction solutions. Orbital team members are guided by the fundamental beliefs of building trusted relationships personal accountability innovation and excellence in everything we do. Orbital is looking for others to join our team to continue activating our purpose and embrace our values.

Orbital Engineering is seeking a highly organized client-focused GIS Project Manager to lead the planning execution and delivery of geospatial and data-driven programs across utilities energy and industrial sectors. This role is responsible for managing project scope schedule and budget while serving as the primary point of accountability for client satisfaction delivery quality and internal coordination. This is a fully remote position within the United States.

The GIS Project Manager will work closely with clients engineering teams developers and data professionals to translate business and operational needs into executable project plans and successful outcomes. The ideal candidate combines strong GIS domain expertise with disciplined project management excellent communication skills and the ability to manage complex multi-stakeholder programs in both waterfall and agile delivery environments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Position duties include but are not limited to the following:

1. Project Planning & Delivery: Lead GIS and data projects from initiation through closeout defining scope schedules budgets risks and success criteria.
2. Client Leadership: Serve as the primary client point of contact leading kickoff meetings status updates phase reviews and executive presentations.
3. Scope Schedule and Budget Management: Track and control project scope schedules budgets and resource plans ensuring delivery commitments are met and risks are managed.
4. Team Leadership & Delegation: Manage mentor and delegate work across GIS specialists analysts and technical contributors to ensure efficient execution and staff development.
5. Delivery Methodology: Apply appropriate project management frameworks (waterfall agile or hybrid) based on project needs ensuring transparency and predictability.
6. Enterprise GIS Oversight: Oversee solution design and delivery across ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Enterprise and enterprise geodatabases ensuring governance performance and reliability.
7. Data Integration & Automation: Oversee and guide use of FME and FME Server for data ingestion transformation and automation across enterprise systems.
8. Quality & Standards: Ensure deliverables meet Orbital standards for quality security documentation and operational readiness.
9. Risk & Issue Management: Identify track and mitigate project risks and issues escalating as appropriate and managing client and leadership expectations.
10. Change Management: Manage change requests through formal change control processes assessing impacts to scope schedule cost and risk.
11. Documentation & Reporting: Maintain project plans schedules budgets risk registers decision logs and client reports.
12. Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned and contribute to the refinement of Orbitals GIS delivery methodologies and best practices.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Bachelors degree in Geography Geospatial Information Science Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
2. Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in GIS geospatial technology or data-driven project delivery including experience leading or managing projects and client engagements.
3. Technical Experience: Demonstrated experience with ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Enterprise enterprise geodatabases (SQL Server PostgreSQL/PostGIS or Oracle) ArcGIS Pro FME and FME Server (Flow).

Nice to Have:

1. Experience delivering GIS programs in utilities energy pipeline or industrial environments.
2. Experience managing multi-phase or multi-program portfolios.
3. Familiarity with data governance asset management inspection or digital twin programs.
4. Experience integrating GIS with external enterprise systems (e.g. asset management inspection ERP or data lake platforms).

Requirements:

1. Professional Presence: Maintains a clean professional appearance and represents Orbital Engineering appropriately in all client and partner interactions.
2. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills including leading meetings delivering presentations and producing clear documentation.
3. Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to manage scope schedule budget risks and resources across complex technical projects in both waterfall and agile environments.
4. Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams delegate work effectively mentor staff and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
5. GIS Platform Expertise: Strong experience with ArcGIS Online (AGOL) ArcGIS Enterprise and enterprise geodatabases (EGDB) including publishing governance and operational workflows.
6. Desktop GIS Expertise: Proficiency with ArcGIS Pro for enterprise data management analysis and map production.
7. Data Integration & Automation: Experience with FME and FME Server (Flow) for enterprise data pipelines and system integrations.
8. Domain Knowledge: Experience delivering GIS solutions in utilities energy pipeline emergency management or industrial environments.
9. Problem Solving: Ability to analyze complex operational and technical challenges and implement scalable solutions.
10. Organization: Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
11. Adaptability: Comfortable operating in dynamic fast-paced environments with evolving technologies and client needs.
12. Language: Fluency in English with the ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to business and technical stakeholders.

Orbital Engineering Inc. has provided worldwide professional engineering and consulting services since 1969. Our commitment to quality responsiveness and attention to detail has earned us the reputation as a leading provider of engineering and design services.

A commitment to excellence and hard work will be rewarded with a competitive salary career advancement opportunities and an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision prescription drug 401(k) and supplemental insurance.

Orbital Engineering Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO/AA/M-F-V-D. Orbital Engineering Inc. seeks diversity among its employees. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions

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