Principal GIS Management Consultant

Description

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Principal GIS Management Consultant to assist Engineers Scientists and Project Managers with tasks associated with water infrastructure project role offers flexibility and can be based out of any Arcadis office across the United States.

As part of our data management and GIS team youll work across multiple teams to lead water utility projects with practical data-focused solutions. This is an experienced GIS professional and data engineer opportunity for someone with strong SQL and Python skills who is eager to innovate and teach their skillset to junior staff. Projects are centered on helping large utility clients modernize and improve digital solutions through data pipelines database enhancements and process automation.

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal GIS Management Consultant you will provide strategic technical and delivery leadership across complex data management and GIS initiatives for utility clients. You will:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to project and client stakeholders translating business priorities into practical data management GIS and digital transformation strategies.
• Lead the planning design and delivery of complex multidisciplinary data and GIS programs establishing scope technical approach governance quality standards schedules and delivery expectations.
• Provide technical direction and oversight for enterprise data architecture data pipelines database enhancements system integrations APIs analytics and process automation using T-SQL Python and related technologies.
• Guide data governance quality management validation security documentation and lifecycle practices to improve the reliability and long-term value of client data assets.
• Direct technical reviews identify and manage delivery risks resolve complex issues and ensure that solutions are scalable maintainable and aligned with client needs and industry practices.
• Lead client workshops executive briefings and decision-making sessions and prepare clear client-ready recommendations road maps implementation plans and technical documentation.
• Mentor and develop technical staff promote knowledge sharing and consistent delivery practices and help build organizational capability in data management GIS and automation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in data science computer science engineering geographic information systems information systems or a related STEM field.
• 15 or more years of progressively responsible experience in data management GIS data engineering analytics systems integration or related consulting and technology work.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Demonstrated experience leading complex data and technology initiatives for utility infrastructure engineering or other asset-intensive organizations.
• Advanced experience designing reviewing and governing solutions that use T-SQL Python relational databases ETL processes APIs system integrations and automation.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams including technical oversight quality assurance risk management mentoring and delivery accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with ESRI enterprise GIS platforms and their integration with asset management work management engineering and operational systems.
• Experience establishing enterprise data strategies governance frameworks architecture standards road maps and modernization programs.
• Experience with cloud data platforms version control and branching strategies automated testing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
• A record of supporting business development through client relationship management opportunity identification solution development proposals scopes and fee estimates.
• Experience building and mentoring high-performing technical teams and fostering collaboration across disciplines offices and client organizations.
• Recognized subject-matter expertise in utility data management GIS asset management digital transformation or related areas.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $125000 - $180000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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