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GIS Director- Environmental Information System Services

Jacksonville, FL

Do you like working with different project teams in a fast-paced environment? Are you interested in joining an organization focused on making a positive impact? If so, we’d like to talk with you about growing with us.

EnSafe is seeking a full-time GIS Director of Environmental Information Systems to join our professional team in Jacksonville, FL.

This position is located in Jacksonville, FL.  If needed, relocation assistance will be provided to support the requirement.

EnSafe is seeking a GIS Director within our Environmental Information System (EIS) Services to support a period of significant growth and increasing technical complexity. This role reflects a fundamental shift in our GIS environment, from a largely on-premises model with limited ArcGIS Online usage to a cloud-first Azure GIS platform built on ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal).

The GIS Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for GIS across the firm, ensuring the platform is scalable, secure, reliable, and well‑governed, and deeply integrated with project delivery, field data collection, environmental databases, analytics, and modeling workflows. In addition to strengthening internal delivery, this role will help position GIS as a differentiated, client‑facing service offering and support external GIS project pursuits.

EnSafe, an employee‑owned, global environmental consulting and engineering firm, is dedicated to delivering innovative, customized solutions for our clients. We work across Environmental Management and Planning, Civil Design Engineering, Environmental Restoration, Natural & Water Resources, Health & Safety, and Technology, with 24 offices operating across the United States.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

  • Lead and develop a team of GIS professionals, providing mentorship, direction, and clear expectations to deliver high-quality outcomes across projects.
  • Own enterprise GIS strategy, platform architecture, and ESRI ecosystem (ArcGIS Pro, Portal, Field Maps, enterprise services), including cloud environment governance, reliability, and lifecycle management in partnership with IT.
  • Lead integration across GIS, EarthSoft EQuIS, modeling, analytics, and field technologies, designing standardized, scalable workflows that reduce manual handoffs and support end-to-end project delivery.
  • Lead reality capture strategy (UAS, LiDAR, photogrammetry), ensuring standardized outputs and integration into GIS and EIS workflows for site characterization, monitoring, and digital twin applications.
  • Establish data governance standards, including QA/QC, data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance across GIS services.
  • Establish and manage a scalable GIS delivery model, including capacity planning, utilization targets, prioritization, and internal capability development, reducing reliance on external managed services where appropriate.
  • Serve as a GIS subject matter expert supporting internal project teams and external pursuits, helping define scopes, solution strategies, project management, and client-facing engagement and positioning.

Minimum skills and requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Geography, Environmental Science, GIS, Computer Science, Information Technology) required; Master’s degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive GIS experience, ideally in a consulting, engineering, or technical services environment, including leadership responsibilities.
  • Strong ESRI experience, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, and familiarity with mobile/field workflows and ArcGIS Portal web viewers (e.g., Field Maps, Experience Builder, Dashboards, etc.).
  • Experience leading or supporting GIS services within a mid‑to‑large environmental consulting or engineering firm, including exposure to enterprise platforms, standardized delivery models, and multi‑office operations
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex GIS and integrated data concepts to non‑technical audiences.
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and varied stakeholder groups.

Why Join EnSafe?

  • Employee-Owned Advantage
    EnSafe is 100% employee-owned, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) since 1997. That means when EnSafe succeeds, you succeed too, turning company growth directly into shared rewards.
  • Commitment to Growth and Wellness
    The company supports personalized career development, mentorship, and employee wellness initiatives such as health tracking tools.
  • Purpose‑Driven Work
    EnSafe’s mission focuses on impactful environmental, health, and safety consulting—making a real difference in communities and is backed by its long-standing technical credibility. 
  • Safety as a Value, Not Just a Service
    Safety is deeply embedded in our culture, prioritizing employee well-being and helping clients maintain compliance. We stress that “safety is part of everything we do.”
  • A Culture of Freedom & Ownership
    At EnSafe, our career philosophy is built on freedom. The freedom to take initiative, achieve your goals, and shape your own career path Employees are encouraged to pursue growth in a flexible, entrepreneurial environment. 
  • Challenging, Creative Work
    Workdays at EnSafe are anything but ordinary, fast-paced, dynamic, and filled with opportunities to tackle projects in environmental consulting, health & safety, engineering, and technology. Every day calls for creativity, innovation, and agile problem-solving.

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About EnSafe

EnSafe began as a two-person firm in 1980, navigating complex regulatory compliance issues on behalf of our clients.  We nurture our people with growth and development opportunities.  We build enduring, trustful relationships with each of our clients, with a focus on high ethical and safety standards.  We build this reputation by attracting high-quality people and retaining them for the long term.

At EnSafe, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.  You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at our company.

EnSafe is committed to being an EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age (except for bona fide occupational qualifications), sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military or veteran status, any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, or association with a person on the basis on one or more of the foregoing.

Check us out on the web at www.ensafe.com

 

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