GIS Project Manager

Timmons Group is currently seeking an experienced GIS Project Manager with the skills and experience necessary to be a strong team leader to join our Geospatial Services group working remote.  The successful candidate will efficiently and effectively organize projects, coordinate, and allocate resources, budget and track the logistics of projects, and deliver high quality results for our clients. 

Timmons Group Geospatial Services team works primarily with state and local departments of Transportation in many capacities, including but not limited to software implementations, business planning, and GIS/LRS analysis. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a successful candidate include but are not limited to: 

• Provide project leadership and fosters a collaborative team environment 

• Work with clients to understand current and future business needs and facilitate creation of projects, budget estimates, schedule, and deliverables

• Demonstrate strong technical and analytical skills in a geospatial environment  

• Function as primary point of contact for stakeholders 

• Develop, implement, and lead projects through the full cycle from proposal to delivery  

• Coordinate and be available to travel frequently to client locations for onsite kickoff, progress, and deliverable meetings  

• Manage and coordinate GIS sub-consultant work  

Skills/Requirements of a successful candidate include but are not limited to: 

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in the GIS or technical project management field required

• Experience with software development projects is required 

• Experience working for a Department of Transportation (DOT) is a plus  

• Experience with Geospatial technology, like Esri’s Roads and Highways LRS software is a plus  

• Must have some technical project management experience preferably in a consulting/professional services environment 

• Demonstrated ability to apply Agile delivery principles 

• Communicates effectively with all levels of internal and external project stakeholder 

• Self-directed with an ability to organize and prioritize workload to align with strict timelines.  

• Experience preparing and delivering reports, recommendations, or alternatives.