Senior GIS Specialist / Project Manager

Kleinfelder is a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, committed to a people-first culture and technical excellence. They are seeking a Senior GIS Analyst / Project Manager to join their Information & Spatial Solutions Team, responsible for providing advanced GIS and technology solutions to support informed decision-making for a diverse clientele.

Responsibilities:

• Apply technical expertise in GIS solutioning to multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
• Work with project stakeholders to help define business requirements
• Translate requirements into actionable work efforts that deliver quality results
• Lead data development and cartographic design initiatives
• Compose detailed technical documentation and conduct training
• Apply a detail-oriented approach to quality assurance and control of all work products
• Derive project schedules, anticipate work efforts and costs, and convey technical or labor resource needs to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Build a comprehensive understanding of various business processes across a broad range of disciplines including environmental, construction, transportation, stormwater management, and utility infrastructure
• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of geospatial solutions including data and map development, field reconnaissance, analytical models and reporting, interactive web-based geospatial applications
• Maintain advanced knowledge of geospatial/cartographic principles and practices, and execute and lead GIS assignments
• Analyze existing business processes, systems, and data to solve problems and identify opportunities for efficiency, quality, and capability improvements
• Work independently or within a team environment to complete project assignments on time and in alignment with defined specifications
• Manage feature/data/product requests, enhancements, and bug fixes in alignment with client priorities, and coordinate activity with project teams from preliminary design through testing and delivery
• Support design and development of spatial and non-spatial enterprise databases
• Identify data or map quality issues and prescribe remediation strategies, including programmatic automations
• Compose project methodologies, scope documents, application requirements, design specifications, and quality/test plans
• Develop and deliver training and/or resources to a variety of stakeholders with diverse skill levels
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge of relevant technologies and offer use cases for exploration

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Data or Computer Science, Environmental Science, a related field including courses in GIS or equivalent professional experience
• 6 – 10 years of experience fulfilling the job expectations outlined above, in a business environment
• Experience overseeing the design, development, and delivery of geospatial solutions including – data and map development; field reconnaissance; analytical models and reporting; interactive web-based geospatial applications
• Maintain an advanced knowledge of geospatial/cartographic principles, practices, and experience executing and leading GIS assignments
• Possess expert level command over Esri ArcGIS Pro product suite including desktop, geoprocessing, mobile and web-based application components
• Experience analyzing existing business processes, systems, and data to solve problems and identify opportunities for efficiency, quality, and capability improvements
• Work independently, or within a team environment, to complete project assignments on time and in alignment with defined specifications
• Manage feature/data/product requests, enhancements, and bug fixes in alignment with client priorities, and coordinate activity with project teams from preliminary design through testing and delivery
• Possess the knowledge to support design and development of spatial and non-spatial enterprise databases
• Understand how to identify data or map quality issues and prescribe remediation strategies, including programmatic automations
• Compose project methodologies, scope documents, application requirements, design specifications, and quality/test plans
• Developing and delivering training, and/or resources, to a variety of stakeholders with diverse skill levels
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge of relevant technologies and offer use cases for exploration
• Master's degree preferred, but not required with relevant experience
• Experience writing or supporting competitive contract proposals
• Experience with oral presentations in a professional setting on industry topics
• Advanced computer and database programming experience including SQL, Python/ArcPy, JavaScript/Arcade
• Knowledge or experience working with alternative/open-source geospatial toolsets (QGIS, PostGIS, etc.)