Role: GIS Technical PM
Location: Houston , TX
Duration: Long term
Job Description:
Technical GIS Project Manager ArcGIS Enterprise (FullStack Delivery Manager)
Role Summary
The Technical GIS Project Manager is a fullstack delivery leader accountable for the successful execution of enterprise GIS initiatives from solution definition and delivery through stabilization and operational readiness. This role blends handson ArcGIS Enterprise technical depth, program/project delivery ownership, and people and stakeholder management, ensuring GIS platforms and applications are delivered, operated, and evolved at scale.
The role owns outcomes, not just plans.
Key Responsibilities
EndtoEnd Delivery Ownership
- Own full lifecycle delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise programs: design, build, migrate, upgrade, deploy, and transition to operations
- Accountable for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, and delivery outcomes
- Manage delivery across application, platform, data, integrations, and infrastructure workstreams
- Lead Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid execution models
FullStack Technical & Platform Management
- Provide technical leadership across the entire GIS stack:
- ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, Server, Data Stores)
- Web GIS applications and services
- GIS databases and data pipelines
- Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and DevOps pipelines
- Partner with architects and engineers to drive solution decisions, tradeoffs, and standards
- Oversee upgrades, performance, HA/DR, security, and platform optimization
- Ensure solutions are built for operability, scalability, and longterm maintainability
Operational & Managed Services Readiness
- Drive transition from project delivery to steadystate operations or AMS
- Assist in defining support models, SLAs, runbooks, and monitoring requirements
- Coordinate incident, enhancement, and backlog management postgolive
- Act as escalation point for production issues impacting GIS platforms
Stakeholder, Team & Vendor Leadership
- Serve as primary delivery owner for clients and executive stakeholders
- Translate business objectives into actionable technical delivery plans
- Lead crossfunctional, onshore/offshore teams and thirdparty vendors
- Run governance forums, sprint ceremonies, design reviews, and exec reporting
Required Experience & Skills
Experience
- 8+ years in GIS delivery, technical program management, or platform leadership
- 5+ years owning delivery of ArcGIS Enterprisebased solutions
- Proven ownership of complex, multiteam enterprise programs
Technical Breadth (FullStack)
- Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS Enterprise & Web GIS
- Experience with GIS databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
- Cloud exposure (Azure or AWS), DevOps tools, and release management
- Working understanding of automation (Python/ArcPy) and integrations
Leadership & Delivery
- Strong Agile delivery leadership (Scrum / SAFe / hybrid)
- Comfortable operating across strategy, execution, and operations
- Excellent stakeholder communication and decisionmaking skills
- Experience managing distributed and offshore delivery teams
Preferred Qualifications
- ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
- PMP, Scrum Master, Esri or Cloud certifications
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