Manager, Solutions Delivery
About The Position
The Solutions Delivery Manager facilitates geospatial solution development across the Center for Geospatial Solutions’ project portfolio, combining data engineering, project management, and client management. The role works directly with partners to understand their needs, translate them into technical requirements, design solutions, coordinate implementation, and support high-quality delivery. The position may be based in Washington, DC; Cambridge, Massachusetts; or Phoenix, Arizona, or performed remotely. It is full-time at 37.5 hours per week and reports to the Associate Director, Client Delivery Solutions. The manager serves as a technical guide and solutions architect, oversees and contributes to custom geospatial applications and workflows, and ensures delivered solutions are accurate, maintainable, and scalable. The role coordinates project execution with internal developers and partners, supports project planning and technical scoping, and ensures documentation and sustainable handoffs. It also strengthens CGS’s technical capacity through codebase and standards improvements, mentoring, technology assessment, and contributions to organizational planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in geography, GIS, environmental science, computer science, planning, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in geospatial analysis, application development, and automation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency automating geospatial data processing with Python, including geopandas, pandas, numpy, ArcPy, and ArcGIS API for Python.
- Experience designing and deploying geospatial applications using Esri Experience Builder, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, or similar frameworks.
- Knowledge of geospatial analysis techniques, including spatial analysis, network analysis, interpolation, and raster analytics.
- Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases, AWS/Azure/GCP cloud environments, and environment management tools such as Conda and Docker.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, OGC services, feature services, and modern web application principles.
- Experience using GitHub for version control and code collaboration.
- Strong communication skills, including ability to translate technical concepts for nontechnical partners.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, including ability to balance multiple priorities.
- Ability to design creative, practical solutions to complex geospatial challenges.
- Ability to mentor others and contribute to a collaborative team culture.
- Willingness to travel up to 5%.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Desire to continue learning and growing in geospatial engineering and solution design.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical guide and solutions architect on assigned projects, helping partners identify appropriate geospatial tools, workflows, and applications.
- Translate partner needs into actionable technical requirements and document solution architectures, workflows, and data pipelines.
- Oversee and contribute to custom geospatial applications, automated workflows, dashboards, scripts, and diagnostic tools.
- Execute and manage development tasks using geospatial technologies, including Esri’s ArcGIS suite, Experience Builder, Python automation, and cloud-based architectures.
- Ensure the technical quality, accuracy, maintainability, and scalability of solutions delivered to partners.
- Guide day-to-day technical coordination on assigned projects, ensuring work is scoped, tracked, delegated, and completed on time.
- Collaborate with the Associate Director, Client Delivery Solutions to maintain project boards, adjust workflows, and align timelines with partner expectations.
- Support scoping and planning for new project phases or expansions, including defining technical approaches and estimating level of effort.
- Coordinate with internal developers and the technical team to guide workstreams, troubleshoot issues, and maintain development standards.
- Ensure smooth handoff, documentation, and long-term sustainability of delivered solutions.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for partners, communicate progress, demonstrate prototypes, and explain geospatial methods.
- Collaborate with partners to clarify goals, refine requirements, and align expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop documentation, presentations, and visual materials that communicate analytical findings, system behaviors, and application workflows clearly and accessibly.
- Collaborate across CGS teams to maintain and improve codebases, workflows, and internal development standards, including GitHub repositories.
- Mentor and support others on geospatial development, workflow automation, and best practices.
- Identify emerging technologies, methods, and opportunities to strengthen CGS services and support business development.
- Contribute to organizational planning by assessing technical needs, staffing, and long-term solution strategies.
- Travel as needed, up to 5%.
Benefits
- Employer retirement contribution matching employee contributions up to 15%, at three times the employee contribution.
- Health insurance with no deductible.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Copay assistance through an employer-funded health reimbursement account.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Voluntary insurance options, including accident insurance.
- Health care flexible spending account.
- Dependent care flexible spending account.
- Paid holidays, vacation, personal, sick, bereavement, and jury-duty time off.
- Office closure between December 24 and January 1 each calendar year.
- Flexible schedule and option for a compressed four-day workweek.
- Tuition and staff development reimbursement.
- Pet insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
