GIS Project Manager

Agama Solutions • Olympia, WA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Manage complex technology projects and programs: Use your consulting and project management skills to lead teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment. Manage scope, schedule, and budget to provide our customers and strategic partners with meaningful solutions. Be a thought leader: Advise customers regarding innovative solutions using ArchGIS technology and content to help them make better decisions. Recommend relevant strategies, architectures, and solutions and work with customers to prepare implementation and migration strategies. Understand our customers and know their business: Engage your domain experience to foster a sense of community among our customers in mapping and analytics, data fusion, and information sharing. Be familiar with the overall mission and operations of key industries including knowledge of common goals and initiatives, procurement cycles, and business processes. Develop and grow business: Provide business development support by defining project and proposal strategies that further technology and implementation patterns with new and existing customers. Collaborate with business and be part of actively shaping the future of the Delivery Department through your work on cutting-edge projects and technology trends-–real-time GIS, big data analytics, geoanalytics, open data.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in managing IT-based projects
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to technical peers, non-technical project managers, or customers
• Demonstrable ability to evaluate and translate a customer's business goals, objectives, and strategies into technical plans and solutions
• Self-motivated, proactive problem solver, team-oriented, and creative
• Exceptional interpersonal, written/verbal communication, multi-tasking, and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial attitude and willingness to learn
• Thrive in a dynamic cross-functional team environment
• Bachelor's degree in geography, computer science, GIS, or a related field
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and experience with software engineering and/or robust application development principles and practices
• Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geoenabled apps, spatial analytics, or similar geospatial technology
• Experience with current technology implementation patterns including service-oriented and cloud computing architecture
• Master's degree in geography, computer science, GIS, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Manage complex technology projects and programs, leading teams through all phases of implementation (requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, deployment).
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget to provide customers and strategic partners with meaningful solutions.
• Advise customers on innovative solutions using ArcGIS technology and content to aid decision-making.
• Recommend relevant strategies, architectures, and solutions, and assist customers with implementation and migration strategies.
• Engage domain experience to foster community among customers in mapping and analytics, data fusion, and information sharing.
• Understand the mission and operations of key industries, including common goals, initiatives, procurement cycles, and business processes.
• Provide business development support by defining project and proposal strategies for new and existing customers.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and contribute to shaping the future of the Delivery Department through work on cutting-edge projects and technology trends (real-time GIS, big data analytics, geoanalytics, open data).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level