Geospatial Project Manager

Job Summary:

Pro-West & Associates is seeking a Geospatial Project Manager (GPM) who will serve as an integral member of the Pro-West team providing project leadership, communicating with project teams and providing solutions to the client. We are a growing company in need of people who want to work with processes and tools at the forefront of the geospatial technology industry. The Geospatial Project Manager will work with clients to assess the client’s GIS needs for data, databases, applications and processes. The GPM interfaces with Pro-West technical staff to ensure specifications on projects meet Pro-West standards, Esri standards, and the client’s requirements for accuracy, quality and timeliness.

Responsibilities:

• Project planning and management
• Assess client systems, geospatial data, databases, applications and processes
• Provide comprehensive solution design, implementation, monitoring – scope/time/cost management, and closure for projects
• Make recommendations for system requirements, and business processes
• Create migration plans for enterprise implementation
• Provide project resource planning and scheduling with Operations
• Manage SME staff for efficient staff utilization on projects
• Ensure specifications for all projects reflect Pro-Wstandard process, Esri standards, and GIS industry best practices
• Liaison between client and Pro-West technical staff
• Provide technical guidance and support/training to Pro-Wstaff or Operations as required for projects
• Create data products and provide data services
• Provide technical support and training to clients

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography/GIS, Science, Engineering or related field
• 5+ years’ technical experience with ArcGIS, depending on past work experience
• Expertise creating and editing geodatabases and metadata
• Expertise with data modeling and geodatabase design
• Experience with data collection technologies and processes
• Experience with data development for transportation, archaeological, natural resource, land records, hydrography

Required Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships
• Organizational capabilities for efficient project planning, and staff management
• Knowledge of GIS development processes for data and databases
• Communication expertise, written and oral, to Pro-West staff and project stakeholders
• Ability to bridge between non-technical users and technical project processes and GIS concepts
• Ability to assess client systems, data, databases, applications, processes, and client business needs
• Ability to migrate clients to enterprise GIS
• Quality assurance expertise
• Driven, detail oriented, self-motivated and ability to work in team environment

Desired Skills:

• Expertise with Bentley MicroStation and AutoDesk AutoCAD
• Cartography for report figures, map services, and presentations

To Apply:

Send resume and cover letter to:

Pro-West & Associates, Inc.

Attn: PWA Human Resources

PO Box 812

Walker, MN 56484

Or email resume and cover letter to: pwajobs@prowestgis.com