GIS Manager Job Description
GIS manager
provides support and guidance to GIS management and users, Client's its systems database staff, its web development staff and works with GIS software vendors as needed for application issues, database issues, maintenance, installations and upgrades.
GIS Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Support the NAR Business and KitchenAid globally in the full lifecycle of capability development from concept through production support
Support KitchenAid global initiatives, bringing the right Business and IT professionals together at the right time to successfully plan and implement initiatives that are beneficial for KitchenAid in specific countries, regionally or as a whole
Direct and manage multi-disciplinary teams in the development of plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for completion of a project
Deliver thought leadership to entrepreneurial business units through technology solutions that speed time to market
Provide direction and guidance on processes to successfully launch new technology enabled business capabilities including websites
Provide direction and guidance on processes to successfully launch new capabilities within websites
Maintain and share a comprehensive knowledge of the supply chain, go to market and e-business marketplace, processes and capabilities
Balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost
Manage the financial's for your portfolio of projects, ensuring proper funding and IT management processes are adhered to
Review project proposals or plans to determine effort and schedule requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project, arrange for assignment of project personnel from internal and external sources
GIS Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for GIS Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, GISP, ESRI, ITIL, CISM, CISA, PMI, MBA, BI, NC
Education for GIS Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the GIS manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Business, Technical, Education, Project Management, Management, Information Systems, Science
Skills for GIS Manager
Desired skills for GIS manager include:
Coordinate systems
ESRI's suite of products
Customer service systems
Desktop mapping
Financial systems and project management systems
GIS related software
GPS
Web and database applications and GIS interoperability
Cartographic design and production concepts
Cartographic principles
Desired experience for GIS manager includes:
Willingness to travel and collaborate via virtual technologies
Written and spoken fluency in English and Chinese Mandarin
Less experienced candidate will be considered as Project Manager
Certification in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
5+ years’ of working experience in IT organization
At least 3 years’ work experience in Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity
GIS Manager Examples
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GIS Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a GIS manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for GIS manager
- Direct and coordinate activities of project management to ensure the project progresses on schedule and budget
- Review status reports prepared by project personnel and serve as an escalation point for issue resolution
- Prepare project reports or presentations as required
- Coordinate intra- and interdepartmental matters necessary to expedite projects
- Facilitate and troubleshoot the solution of problems associated with designing, implementing, leading, and completing projects
- Manage and engage Business Analysts in identifying and managing requirements
- Support Program Manager, PMO, and others in developing or continuously improving policies and procedures to support project excellence and continuous improvement
- Develop and prepare special customer surveys and information gathering tools
- Prepare and present clear and concise oral and written communications to business and technology teams
- Establish and maintain contacts with internal and external stakeholders, to provide information, garner acceptance and support of the project, and ensure that the project meets business needs
Qualifications for GIS manager
- Working experience with a range of IT Tools, platforms, best practices for Service Management such as ITIL v3
- Serve as a consultant to the business for process and technology enablement
- Serve as the principal point of contact for the business and the project team, responding to inquiries and providing information pertaining to the status of assigned projects
- Provide functional supervision over project managers, business analysts, consultants and contractors, and supervise (dotted line) technical staff
- Coordinate the selection of project staff
- Assess training needs of project team members
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of GIS manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for GIS manager
- Provides insight and local intelligence with respect to competitive product challenges reference to pace of change aiming to assure the constant competitiveness of our products
- S/he will manage and maintain a comprehensive information resource for programs, ensure consistency and integrity of data
- Manages demand thru WDT (Plan Entry)
- Of Profit and Loss
- Good negotiator and high people development with ability to challenge & drive the people
- Good cultural understanding and strategic thinker
- Fluent English required and Chinese/Mandarin an advantage
- Direct the work of GIS Analysts and GIS Technicians on a project-by-project basis
- Act as a liaison between GIS and client to identify, define and document project requirements
- Manage and lead all aspects of the project team
Qualifications for GIS manager
- 8+ years of applicable experience, including government Commodity Procurement and/or Subcontract Management
- US Citizen with current/existing TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, SCM or related field
- Masters in Supply Chain Management or M
- Independent Self-Starter with excellent collaboration skills
- Experience and/or ability in managing global projects especially APAC exposure
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a GIS manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for GIS manager
- Resolve any project issues at project level
- Monitor project performance and progress
- Provide status reports to leadership
- Manage approvals of account/solution design
- Organize meetings and group activities
- Contribute to project management and administration process improvement efforts
- Apply appropriate project management standards for all efforts
- May supplement activities in an Agile and/or Waterfall environment
- Work with GIS Landbase, Gas or Electric data models
- Work with Gas or Electric Geometric network
Qualifications for GIS manager
- Meet with users to define business needs, project requirements and required outputs
- Analyze the required time to produce the required layers, maps, mosaic satellite images…etc
- Analyze the geo-localized collected project information
- Analyze the required multiple layers and maps
- Design a framework with the required layers
- Design a simple and easy to navigate user interfaces
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of GIS manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for GIS manager
- Evaluate new Geographical Information Systems (GIS) business opportunities necessary to capture new Public Safety and Enterprise Safety markets and continuously evaluate the overall revenue growth of an account and recommend and implement methods of increasing the revenue potential, while managing expenses
- Establish an excellent working relationship with clients continuously striving to improve the business relationship and level of overall service
- Oversee fiscal planning and setting financial objectives for each area of responsibility
- Acts as a liaison between GIS and client to identify, define and document project requirements
- Manages and leads all aspects of the project team
- Manages project deliverables in line with the project plan
- Records and manages project issues and escalate when necessary
- Resolves any project issues at project level
- Monitors project performance and progress, ensures teams complete project successfully and timely
- Provides status reports to leadership
Qualifications for GIS manager
- Minimum 2 to 4 years’ experience in spatial information analysis and project management
- Experience managing projects in international development or humanitarian context relevant experience within the UN system is highly desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of GIS systems and tools such as ArcGIS and any other open source GIS system
- Conceptual analytical and evaluative skills to conduct independent research and analysis
- Strong knowledge and experience in project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 and Agile Scrum
- Experience in providing excellent client/customer services
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of GIS manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for GIS manager
- Works closely with cross functional teams
- Organizes meetings and group activities
- Contributes to project management and administration process improvement efforts
- Applies appropriate project management standards for all efforts
- Responsible for project documentation project plan, meeting minutes, status reports
- Perform needs assessment for geospatial solutions
- Perform the most complex GIS technical troubleshooting
- Communicating technical and GIS centric information to a non-technical audience
- Develops and maintains GIS systems documentation
- Develops standards for GIS deployment and use within the City
Qualifications for GIS manager
- Ability to quickly establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds and languages
- Technical experience is required
- Knowledge and experience on the latest digital social techniques such as WeChat, LINE, Facebook, Instagram, KaKaoTalk, etc, a definitely plus
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Project Management, Business, related discipline or equivalent work experience and training
- Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational and project requirements
- Ability to coordinate across multiple technology teams to successfully implement overall project and workstreams