Senior Project Manager - VertiGIS Application Upgrade

Position: Senior Project Manager - VertiGIS Application Upgrade

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a large-scale geospatial application modernization initiative. The project involves upgrading multiple business-critical GIS applications from legacy Geocortex technology to the next-generation VertiGIS platform, while maintaining existing functionality and improving performance, accessibility, supportability, and integration capabilities.

This role requires a highly experienced project leader capable of managing complex technology initiatives, coordinating diverse stakeholders, overseeing budgets and schedules, and ensuring successful project delivery in a structured governance environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and funding-related activities.
  
• Gather and define requirements to create and maintain project schedules and integrated project plans.
  
• Monitor project costs, forecasts, budgets, and reporting activities.
  
• Manage project scope, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation.
  
• Promote project management best practices and adherence to established methodologies.
  
• Lead project teams to ensure successful and timely delivery of project objectives.
  
• Coordinate project processes and develop guidelines and procedures.
  
• Source, onboard, and manage project resources across multiple disciplines.
  
• Resolve resource and interpersonal conflicts while maintaining team effectiveness.
  
• Establish risk management strategies and proactively address project issues.
  
• Present issues, risks, and mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
  
• Facilitate steering committees and stakeholder governance forums.
  
• Deliver project, program, and portfolio status reporting.
  
• Support organizational change management throughout the project lifecycle.
  
• Promote project governance, quality assurance, and effective use of technology resources.
  

Required Qualifications

Project Management Experience

• Formal Project Management training.
  
• Experience leading large, technically complex projects.
  
• Experience managing project risks, issues, schedules, tracking, reporting, and delivery.
  
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams involving business and technology stakeholders.
  

Communication Experience

• Strong conflict resolution skills.
  
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  
• Experience facilitating consensus among diverse stakeholders.
  
• Experience coordinating business analysis activities and stakeholder engagement.
  

Technical Experience

• Experience leading GIS-based projects utilizing technologies such as ArcGIS Portal and ArcGIS Online.
  
• Experience leading IT infrastructure modernization and maintenance initiatives.
  
• Experience with Microsoft Azure environments.
  

Public Sector Experience

• Experience delivering projects within public sector environments.
  
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity, architecture, and governance review processes.
  
• Experience leading implementation of enterprise technology solutions within government organizations.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Esri-based geospatial solutions and GIS platforms.
  
• Experience with GIS infrastructure, middleware, databases, monitoring tools, and enterprise applications.
  
• Experience with integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, Microsoft Fabric, enterprise storage, and related infrastructure technologies.
  
• Knowledge of PMBOK project management principles and methodologies.
  
• Knowledge of information management principles and practices.
  
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and compliance requirements.
  
• Experience evaluating technology solutions and supporting technology acquisition decisions.
  
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and resolve competing priorities.
  

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid role with onsite requirements.
  
• Expected onsite presence: 5 days as required by project needs.
  
• Successful candidate is expected to work continuously throughout the contract duration.
  

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