Utility Engineering Data Services Manager

Job Title

This job listing closes on 9/22/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada).

Job Description

Employer: City of El Paso

Salary: $87,760.00 - $119,535.00 Annually

Location: Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Number: U8717-0926

Department: El Paso Water Utilities

Opening Date: 09/10/2026

Closing Date: 9/22/2026 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada)

FLSA: Exempt

Max Number of Applicants: 50

Requirements

MOS Codes: 3F351M (Air Force)

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or higher in Geographical Information Systems, Engineering, Information Systems, Geography, Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Urban Planning, or related field, and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in geographical information systems, geospatial operations, engineering data management, including two (2) years of experience in a managerial capacity.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Direct and oversee the strategic, operational, and administrative functions of Engineering Data Services, including enterprise geographical information systems (GIS), data governance, system integration, field data collection operations, including fleet and survey equipment management, cross-departmental coordination, and personnel management, to ensure effective delivery of data services aligned with organizational priorities.

Typical Duties

Establish, direct, and execute the strategic vision and operational framework for Engineering Data Services. Involves Developing and implementing long-term strategies and a roadmap across GIS, Field Data Collection, and Records Management. Lead organizational build-out including staff transitions, onboarding, and role definition. Establish performance expectations and accountability structures. Integrate teams across functional areas. Define success metrics for short- and long-term performance. Establish data governance frameworks, ownership policies, and quality standards; align data strategy with operational, regulatory, and capital planning priorities. Advise executive leadership on data strategy, enterprise risk, program performance, and technology investments.

Serve as enterprise GIS Product Owner and direct GIS program governance and delivery. Involves: Maintaining and prioritizing the GIS product roadmap and backlog. Balance competing demands across departments. Facilitate GIS Steering Committee and provide program reporting. Translate business and operational needs into actionable GIS work. Direct GIS platform capabilities, enhancements, and system integrations. Enforce enterprise GIS data standards including schema, domains, and topology. Govern emergency and regulatory request processes and define, monitor, and report performance metrics related to delivery, data quality, and service responsiveness.

Administer governance, operational authority, and enterprise data integration processes. Involves: Enforcing GIS data standards and approving all structural changes. Manage enterprise work intake processes including request evaluation, prioritization, and scheduling. Resolve prioritization conflicts and manage escalation pathways. Oversee integration and validation of data across GIS, field, and records systems. Coordinate capital project data requirements, milestone tracking, and as-built integration. Apply project management practices to define scope, manage timelines, track deliverables, and communicate status. Manage budget, staffing plans, contracts, and technology investments in alignment with organizational priorities.

Lead cross-departmental collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Involves: Building partnerships with internal departments and stakeholders. Gather requirements and resolve service issues. Coordinate with Information Technology and Asset Management on system integration and data alignment. Maintain transparency in work prioritization and delivery. Support enterprise initiatives including asset management system integration and organizational transition efforts.

Direct field data collection operations and manage associated resources. Involves: Overseeing deployment of field crews for utility data collection, inspection, and survey activities. Manage fleet vehicles, survey equipment, and mobile data collection technology. Establish field data collection standards, workflows, and quality control procedures. Coordinate field schedules with capital projects, maintenance operations, and GIS data integration requirements. Ensure compliance with safety standards for field personnel.

Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule assignments, instructing, guiding, and checking work. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinates. Provide training and development; enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate, and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes. Enforce safety rules and regulations.

General Information

For the complete job specification, click here. Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit for more information.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received. A rsum and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See rsum" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your rsum will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Benefits

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available. Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date. An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life's stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle. The City's Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more! Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement. Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee: For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days): 40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days): 40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period For >15 or more years of service (20 days): 40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission. ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease. PREGNANCY LEAVE A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability. B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave)