Lead GIS Project Coordinator

Are you a skilled project leader with expertise in GIS related systems and platforms? The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Business Management, Bureau of Information Technology is recruiting to fill an IS Systems Development Services Consultant Administrator (Lead GIS Project Coordinator) position!

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment supporting and leading complex Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) projects for our core GIS Unit.  The GIS Unit supports the enterprise GIS deployments and staff throughout the Department.  We take an innovative and engaging approach working side-by-side with our customers using emerging technologies.

Position Summary

This position provides advanced technical leadership and strategic direction as both a GIS Project Leader and a GIS Coordinator for the GIS Unit that serves the Department.  This leadership position will support WisDOT’s diverse GIS staff and promotes the use of distributed GIS concepts, methodologies, and policies.

As a GIS Project Leader, you will be responsible for providing advanced project leadership and consultation for complex multi-platform GIS solutions sponsored by various divisions throughout WisDOT. These projects involve multiple software platforms, development environments, and architectures in areas such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS desktop software, web GIS, spatial data, and other vendor technologies.

As a GIS Coordinator, you will make recommendations related to GIS including, performing advanced business analysis with stakeholders, leading training and information sharing events to promote GIS, and coordinating, developing, and promoting GIS strategy at the agency level.  You will provide direction and support to other application development project leaders in the use of systems using distributed GIS methodologies and toolsets as well as coordinate and consult with many other technical support units, applications development units, other state agencies, and vendors.

Qualifications

Minimally qualified candidates must detail having experience in all the following in order to be considered: 

• Managing GIS related software or platforms such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and/or ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Managing complex GIS projects using Project Management Methodologies (PMM).
• Providing leadership, consulting, training, or mentoring as a GIS expert.