GIS Project Manager
About The Position
As our GIS - Project Manager, you will lead the development and implementation of a GIS Unification Platform focused on Affordable Housing projects across the City of Los Angeles. This high-impact initiative will consolidate stand-alone web mapping applications from multiple City departments into one centralized, data-driven platform to improve tracking, reporting, and decision-making. Our GIS - Project Manager will oversee all phases of the project, including kickoff, stakeholder coordination, requirements gathering, application development, testing, training, and post-go-live support. This role requires strong GIS technical knowledge, cross-department coordination experience, and the ability to manage complex municipal initiatives from concept through deployment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in GIS, Urban Planning, Engineering, Geography, Public Administration, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in GIS project management or technology program delivery
- Experience working with City or local government agencies
- Strong understanding of municipal policies, permitting, and development services processes
- Experience leading requirements gathering, system implementation, and application development projects
- Technical familiarity with ArcGIS platforms, web mapping applications, and system integrations
- Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder environments and cross-functional teams
- Must reside in Southern California
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with City of Los Angeles departments
- Background in planning, engineering, or public infrastructure programs
- Experience integrating GIS platforms across multiple City systems
- Familiarity with API integrations and asset or permitting data systems
- Experience managing centralized dashboards, reporting tools, or affordable housing metrics platforms
Responsibilities
- Lead project management and technical oversight for GIS Unification Platform initiative
- Oversee integration of stand-alone web mapping applications into a centralized GIS platform
- Manage scope, budget, schedule, and cross-department coordination
- Establish communication protocols, meeting cadence, and documentation standards
- Facilitate requirements gathering with City departments and GIS subcommittee
- Coordinate application development, prototyping, testing, and deployment
- Ensure data validation, reporting standardization, and platform performance
- Support development of geo-tagging modules and API integrations with permitting systems
- Oversee training, rollout, and post-go-live enhancements and support
- Prepare executive-level reports and presentations for City leadership
- Build alignment across stakeholders to transition siloed systems into a unified platform
Benefits
- Enjoy remote work with flexibility to attend in-person meetings as needed, an inclusive benefit package providing medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and qualifying family members, a 401(k) with immediate vested company match, and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that is 100% paid by Psomas!
- Competitive hourly compensation: $60 - $80/hour, depending on experience
- Compensation may be adjusted for well-qualified candidates
- 8 Paid Holidays & 3 Weeks of PTO
- Career pathing, training + professional development
- Employee Parking paid by Company (when working onsite)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
