Gis Project Manager

Summary

Join Ardent, a company committed to both impactful work and employee well-being, as a Geospatial Project Manager. This remote position involves leading teams, delivering geospatial artifacts for clients, and managing projects from planning to implementation. You will be responsible for client communication, technical oversight, and fostering a positive work environment. The role requires extensive experience in GIS, project management, and ArcGIS, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills. Ardent offers competitive benefits and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Agile Software environment experience
• BS/BA in social sciences or a related technical field
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• 5 years of experience (Project Management)
• 5 years of experience (GIS related work)
• Esri experience: exposure to ArcGIS
• Have a passion for working with teammates and customers to solve problems
• Be dynamic, personable and self-motivated personality
• Have exceptional customer service orientation
• Have outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Have experience monitoring and controlling project financials
• Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process

Responsibilities

• Respond to various requirements for geospatial products and services
• Support contingency incidents or special events
• Create critical infrastructure - and resiliency-focused geospatial analytics and products
• Create maps or visualization output focused on critical infrastructure and cyber information for hazards, such as natural disasters, terrorist threats and attacks, chemical spills, radiological events, Special Security Events (SSE), bombing prevention, security analysis and reporting, and other cyber and infrastructure projects and programs
• Provide geospatial support to troubleshoot issues with ArcGIS software
• Provide project oversight of a large, integrated geospatial program
• Facilitate, manage and execute project activities for large or complex GIS tasks that may include enterprise systems integration, data maintenance and migration, and geospatial analysis projects
• Provide technical oversight and develop standards for business line activities integrating with enterprise GIS
• Provide primary communication with clients and stakeholders; facilitate meetings and reviews
• Implement project controls to ensure successful completion of the solution design and implementation with technical support team
• Develop, maintain and report on project plans and schedules
• Prepare and maintain internal and external project documentation
• Mentor technical staff and foster a good working environment through knowledgeable, effective, hands-on technical and management oversight and support
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management methodologies and tools (e.g. Microsoft Project)
• Plan, organize and manage project schedules, tasks, and deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

• MS/MBA in social sciences or a related technical field
• Candidates with Active Top Secret, TS/SCI or DHS/CBP Clearances are given priority

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Exceptional culture that embraces flexibility
• Remote work