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GIS Manager (Geographic Information Systems Manager)

This position is based out of either our Melbourne or Orlando location.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or a closely related field
• Minimum of 12 years of experience using ESRI suite of GIS software including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro and related extensions and relational databases
• Project management skills (= 5 years of project management)
• Experience in developing scopes of work and proposal responses
• Experience as a supervisor of technical staff
• Lead GIS projects by developing workflows and assigning tasks to junior to mid-level staff
• Experience with spatial data management, spatial analysis technologies, process design and modeling, server and web GIS technologies
• Technical writing skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• U.S. citizenship (due to federal contract requirements)

Desired Qualifications

• GIS Professional Certificate (GISP) or ASPRS certification
• Graduate degree in related fields
• GIS experience in water resource management, ecological applications, and resilience/vulnerability assessments
• Remote Pilot Certificate and UAV experience preferred
• Experience in python scripting in the GIS framework
• Experience with Enterprise Solutions
• AutoCAD Knowledge is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Organizational and multitasking skills
• Motivated to grow the Geospatial Service Line
• Knowledge of the ESRI suite of GIS products, including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Online, Python, Model Builder, and ArcGIS Enterprise. Familiarity with a variety of the fields concepts, practices, procedures, and other mapping solutions or current equivalent
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Analyze processes and develop/implement programs and applications
• Peer review and quality assure final data products created by the geospatial team
• Attention to detail
• Work in a diverse environment as a team player

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the geospatial services team, including training GIS staff
• Acts as an advisor to the team regarding projects, tasks, and operation
• Assist with expanding the geospatial and remote sensing service line technical team
• Plans and manages project staffing requirements, reports project performance, and identifies and addresses scope creep, schedule, or quality issues to ensure a successful delivery of assigned geospatial projects
• Peer review and quality assure project deliverables to ensure AEI's high-quality requirements are consistently met
• Provides recommendations for project personnel, hardware, software, data, budget, and scheduling; reviews and assesses technical work of junior staff involved in GIS related projects or programs
• Continue to expand on AEI's current business relationships with our government clients and teaming partners
• Lead the development of technical submittals which include monthly and quarterly reports, geodatabases, web applications, user guides, and other technical submittals
• Communicate with various municipality, utility, government clients, and subcontractors
• Writes scope documents in response to specific client task requests
• Works directly with and manages marketing and proposal team in creating a clear concise proposal
• Occasionally travels to client sites for project investigations, definition workshops, and project meetings
• Advocates for quality in overall geospatial services program and all project deliverables; works proactively with federal clients to identify expectations and achieve Very Good to Exceptional CPARS ratings
• Applies a practical knowledge of scientific principles and/or engineering methods, remot sensing and geospatial techniques, and historical project data to ensure project requirements are complete
• Performs other duties as may be required or assigned

Applied Ecology, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our firm is committed through responsible management policies to recruit, hire, promote, train, transfer, compensate, and administer all other personnel actions without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, status as a protected veteran and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.