Geospatial Information Supervisor
About The Position
The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking a Geospatial Information Supervisor to lead the Geospatial Information Section within the Data & Analytics Bureau. This position provides strategic and operational leadership for MDT’s enterprise geospatial data, systems, applications, and services used across planning, engineering, maintenance, safety, asset management, and other department programs. The supervisor establishes section priorities, data standards, quality expectations, and service direction while ensuring geospatial products support reliable decision-making across the department. This position supervises professional and technical GIS staff and oversees roadway inventory, mapping, web GIS services, spatial analysis, federal reporting support, fuel tax and secondary allocation data, and enterprise GIS modernization efforts. The role requires strong leadership, sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to coordinate complex geospatial work across internal programs, IT partners, local governments, and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geospatial Science, Transportation Planning, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field
- Minimum 4 years of related program or project management experience, or other related experience.
- Minimum 1 year of supervisory or team lead experience.
- Knowledge of GIS principles, enterprise geospatial systems, spatial data management, and geospatial quality assurance sufficient to lead and direct a professional technical section.
- Knowledge of enterprise GIS architecture, cloud-based geospatial platforms, and spatial asset data strategy to guide long-term investment and modernization decisions.
- Skill in providing strategic and operational direction for enterprise GIS programs, spatial asset management, systems, and services across a large organization.
- Skill in establishing and enforcing geospatial data standards, spatial asset governance, policies, and quality assurance expectations across a section and its stakeholders.
- Ability to lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of professional and technical GIS staff through clear expectations, performance management, and ongoing development.
- Ability to build effective partnerships with planning, engineering, IT, and external stakeholders to advance the integration of enterprise geospatial assets into department decisions and products.
- A resume detailing your qualifications and work history.
- A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing your qualifications for the position.
- Your online application and all required materials must be submitted before midnight on the closing date.
- Ensure all materials submitted are selected as “Relevant.”
- Driver’s record will be verified.
- Successful applicants will be required to sign a release form which authorizes the Department to obtain the applicant’s permanent driving records.
- Compliance with Mont. Admin. R. 2.6.201, "State Vehicle Use," and MDT Policy #6.03.001, "State Vehicle Use Policy" are conditions of employment.
- Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.
- MDT is unable to hire F-1 STEM OPT visa candidates.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for MDT’s enterprise geospatial data, systems, applications, and services.
- Establish section priorities, data standards, quality expectations, and service direction.
- Ensure geospatial products support reliable decision-making across the department.
- Supervise professional and technical GIS staff.
- Oversee roadway inventory, mapping, web GIS services, spatial analysis, federal reporting support, fuel tax and secondary allocation data, and enterprise GIS modernization efforts.
- Coordinate complex geospatial work across internal programs, IT partners, local governments, and external stakeholders.
Benefits
- Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
- Potential hybrid remote work arrangement available
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Access to Montana Health Centers, low-cost clinics for state employees and their families
- State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
- Employees in this position receive overtime compensation or compensatory time for all time in a pay status over 40 hours in a workweek
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
- Benefits apply on first day of employment
- Relocation assistance may be offered to the successful candidate at the time of offer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
