Senior Geospatial Project Manager

Dewberry is seeking an attentive, organized, and motivated individual to support our growing geospatial initiatives. This position will focus on developing and delivering remote sensing, mapping, and GIS solutions opportunities within our federal, state, local, and commercial markets. The successful candidate will coordinate through our Virginia (Fairfax), Colorado (Denver), Florida (Tampa), or California (Long Beach, Rancho Cordova) offices. For the right candidate, we are open to fully remote.

About the Role

As a Dewberry representative to existing and new clients, the Senior Geospatial Project Manager will possess Dewberry’s core values of honesty, integrity, passion, self-reliance, and a "client comes first" attitude. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals, with potential for professional growth in a great working environment and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to assist our clients in solving their most challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Manager for electric power utilities lidar and other geospatial projects.
• Develop the business development pipeline for our utilities remote sensing program.
• Manage complex geospatial projects involving airborne topographic or topobathy lidar, aerial imagery, elevation derived hydrography, and other GIS and remote sensing technologies.
• Market and communicate our services to both internal and external clients.
• Maintain strong knowledge of client/agency programs, rules, and regulations, with experience completing work for various federal agencies, as well as state, local, and commercial clients.
• Develop and manage proposals, budgets, schedules, billings, and contracts.
• Manage GIS and Remote Sensing projects from start to finish while ensuring our services meet clients’ needs and quality standards.
• Effectively interface with sub-consultants and other business relationships associated with the project.
• Develop blogs, articles, videos, ID posts, and conference presentations of project experiences, technology solutions, and information.
• Recommend areas for Dewberry to invest in innovation and support continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Is on the Board of a related national or local chapter of a professional organization such as ASPRS, URISA, NSGIC, or USGIF.
• Close proximity to a Dewberry office (Virginia, Colorado, Florida, or California).
• Is an active member in local or national chapters of related professional organizations such as ASPRS, URISA, NSGIC, or USGIF.
• Possesses or is working towards GISP, ASPRS, and/or other related certifications.
• Extensive knowledge of the specifications and production processes for geospatial data, services, and application development.
• In-depth knowledge of GIS technology and services, including ESRI’s Enterprise GIS Suite.
• Familiarity with open-source GIS technology and services.
• Experience managing projects related to topobathy lidar and acoustic sonar.
• Sound knowledge of Remote Sensing technology and geospatial data deliverables.
• If applicable to the project or program, currently holds or can obtain a security clearance at the appropriate level.
• Knowledge of and experience in public safety and/or emergency management operations as they relate to addressing, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Benefits

• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
• 529 College Savings Plans
• Travel Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• A host of discounted purchase programs available to all employees