Senior Project Manager GIS

WSP•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

WSP is seeking an experienced and future‑focused Senior Project Manager to join our Midwest Region Geomatics Team. This role expands our surveying and geospatial capabilities by integrating GIS, remote sensing, digital field data collection, and enterprise geospatial workflows into Transportation and Infrastructure programs across the Midwest. The preferred location for this position is Minneapolis, MN. This is a seller–doer role for a professional who can both win work and deliver high‑value geospatial solutions, with a focus on shaping and growing our digital geomatics offerings for state and local DOTs, MPOs, transit agencies, and municipal clients. Your Impact People and Culture Mentor and develop staff in GIS, digital field tools, remote sensing workflows, and modern geospatial practices. Build bridges between survey, GIS, environmental, planning, and engineering teams to deliver fully integrated data solutions. Promote a culture of innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, and client-focused delivery. Inspire and motivate teams through strong communication, technical leadership, and a commitment to excellence. Clients Serve as a client‑facing leader for geospatial and digital geomatics services across the Midwest. Expand WSP’s footprint by identifying opportunities where GIS, dashboards, remote sensing, UAS, and data governance add value to transportation clients. Develop winning proposals, scopes, and budgets that elevate our digital capabilities and differentiate WSP in interviews and orals. Cultivate long‑term relationships with DOTs, counties, municipalities, and regional partners. Expertise Lead geospatial components of transportation and infrastructure programs, including: GIS enterprise architecture & AGOL/Portal implementations Remote sensing and environmental/transportation analytics UAS, LiDAR, and photogrammetry data integration Mobile data collection (Field Maps, Survey123) Dashboards, StoryMaps, and digital reporting tools Survey/GIS data workflows and data governance Develop advanced mapping products, decision-support tools, and spatial analytics that improve project outcomes and client insight. Provide technical leadership on data standards, QA/QC, metadata, and cross-platform data integration. Support project teams in understanding and applying best practices in GIS, RS, and digital geomatics solutions. Operational Excellence Lead initiatives to modernize geomatics workflows through automation, digital field tools, and innovative geospatial technologies. Improve quality, consistency, and efficiency through standards development and repeatable templates. Support hiring, training, and professional development for digital and geospatial talent. Collaborate with internal disciplines, external partners, and subconsultants to deliver coordinated technical solutions. Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds and resources and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in GIS, remote sensing, geomatics, geography, environmental science, or closely related field.
10+ years of experience delivering geospatial, digital, or geomatics solutions for infrastructure programs.
Demonstrated ability to win work and lead client-facing engagement involving GIS, digital tools, or geospatial analytics.
Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex geospatial concepts to non-technical audiences.
Proficiency with Esri software (ArcGIS Pro, AGOL, Enterprise), remote sensing workflows, and field data collection solutions.
Experience managing budgets, schedules, and cross-disciplinary teams.
Understanding of survey/GIS integration concepts, transportation data standards, and data governance principles.
Ability to work independently and lead multidisciplinary teams.
Commitment to safety, ethics, and WSP’s Code of Conduct.
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and be willing to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is a plus.
FAA Part 107, CP/CMS, GISP, or PMP certifications.
Experience developing AGOL/Enterprise architectures, dashboards, and program-level data management systems.
Established relationships with regional DOTs, municipalities, and transportation-sector clients.
Familiarity with UAS, LiDAR processing, photogrammetry workflows, and integrating unstructured data into GIS.
Experience supporting major transportation programs requiring data governance, geospatial analytics, and digital reporting.

Responsibilities

Mentor and develop staff in GIS, digital field tools, remote sensing workflows, and modern geospatial practices.
Build bridges between survey, GIS, environmental, planning, and engineering teams to deliver fully integrated data solutions.
Promote a culture of innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, and client-focused delivery.
Inspire and motivate teams through strong communication, technical leadership, and a commitment to excellence.
Serve as a client‑facing leader for geospatial and digital geomatics services across the Midwest.
Expand WSP’s footprint by identifying opportunities where GIS, dashboards, remote sensing, UAS, and data governance add value to transportation clients.
Develop winning proposals, scopes, and budgets that elevate our digital capabilities and differentiate WSP in interviews and orals.
Cultivate long‑term relationships with DOTs, counties, municipalities, and regional partners.
Lead geospatial components of transportation and infrastructure programs
Develop advanced mapping products, decision-support tools, and spatial analytics that improve project outcomes and client insight.
Provide technical leadership on data standards, QA/QC, metadata, and cross-platform data integration.
Support project teams in understanding and applying best practices in GIS, RS, and digital geomatics solutions.
Lead initiatives to modernize geomatics workflows through automation, digital field tools, and innovative geospatial technologies.
Improve quality, consistency, and efficiency through standards development and repeatable templates.
Support hiring, training, and professional development for digital and geospatial talent.
Collaborate with internal disciplines, external partners, and subconsultants to deliver coordinated technical solutions.
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds and resources and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

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