Title : Sr Geospatial Project Manager 799379
Location : Harrisburg, PA/ Remote
Duration : 12 + Months
Primarily telework in a hybrid work model with required availability for in-person collaboration at the Commonwealth Keystone Building or designated agency sites as requested.
Description : The Infrastructure and Economic Development (IED) Delivery Center is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Transportation Geospatial Project Manager.
***This requisition's PO is funded through 6/30/26, so use that date in the RTR. Contract end date is dependent on the final schedule and projected needs. Additional funding would then last a year and occur from 7/1/26-6/30/27.***
Position Summary
The Infrastructure and Economic Development (IED) Delivery Center is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Transportation Geospatial Project Manager to lead enterprise-level geospatial initiatives at PennDOT. This position plays a critical leadership role in the planning, coordination, and execution of geospatial projects that enhance infrastructure management initiatives throughout Pennsylvania.
The ideal candidate brings a combination of deep geospatial expertise, project management acumen, and a commitment to innovation, delivering modern GIS solutions that drive interagency efficiency and public service improvements
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Project Management
Define project charters, deliverables, budgets, and schedules in alignment with Commonwealth and agency priorities.
Manage agency teams and vendor resources to deliver complex GIS projects on time and within scope.
Ensure alignment with IED Delivery Center, agency and OA strategic priorities, enterprise GIS roadmaps, and security/compliance standards.
Facilitate requirements for workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
Translate business needs into geospatial system requirements including technical specifications, data workflows, service configurations, and interface definitions.
Produce succinct status reports, dashboards, and presentations.
ArcGIS Enterprise & Integration support
Coordinate tasks related to ArcGIS Enterprise deployment, upgrades, configuration, service publishing, and system integration.
Create and manage requirements traceability matrices linking requirements to design, testing, and acceptance.
Stakeholder Engagement & Client Management
Liaise with program offices, Commonwealth agencies, and vendors to understand business requirements and deliver geospatial solutions that meet mission needs.
Facilitate stakeholder communication, reporting, and change management throughout project lifecycles.
Testing Strategy, Coordination & Quality Assurance
Oversee test execution across environments and ensure defects are tracked, triaged, and resolved.
Guarantee digital accessibility testing is performed and addressed to meet Commonwealth standards for GIS products.
Validate system performance, data integrity, service reliability, map rendering performance, and API response behavior.
Coordinate and manage user acceptance testing with program area SMEs.
Minimum Experience and Training
3+ years of experience supporting or managing projects in ArcGIS Enterprise based systems and geospatial applications.
Project management with multi-team IT coordination responsibilities.
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud concepts, web GIS development, and DevOps workflows.
Proven ability to write, maintain, and organize detailed technical documentation.
Demonstrated experience with structured testing methodologies and test management tools.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and team leadership skills Knowledge of GIS integrations
Comfort navigating multi-agency governance and IT prioritization processes
Preferred Qualifications
PMP, PMI-ACP, Agile/Scrum Master or similar certification
Working Conditions
Primarily telework in a hybrid work model with required availability for in-person collaboration at the Commonwealth Keystone Building or designated agency sites as requested.
Collaborative and mission-driven culture focused on modernization, service delivery, and innovation.
Impact of the Position
This role ensures the successful delivery of highly technical, enterprise-scale geospatial systems that support operations, planning, emergency response, and infrastructure management across the Commonwealth. By combining strong project leadership with deep geospatial domain expertise, the Senior Technical Geospatial Project Manager drives system reliability, data quality, and innovation across the IED Delivery Center.
Skills :
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Experience supporting or managing projects in ArcGIS Enterprise based systems and geospatial applications. Required 3 Years
Project management with multi-team IT coordination responsibilities. Required
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud concepts, web GIS development, and DevOps workflows. Required
Proven ability to write, maintain, and organize detailed technical documentation. Required
Demonstrated experience with structured testing methodologies and test management tools. Required
Excellent communication, facilitation, and team leadership skills Knowledge of GIS integrations. Required
Comfort navigating multi-agency governance and IT prioritization processes Required
PMP, PMI-ACP, Agile/Scrum Master or similar certification. Highly desired
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