Project Manager II

Summary:

The GIS Project Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing daily development activities, ensuring seamless collaboration between development teams and business stakeholders, including both internal departments and external partners. This position requires a strategic thinker with strong project management skills to drive initiatives forward while maintaining alignment with organizational goals.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable, with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This role will support geospatial initiatives and ensure that development efforts align with business needs, technical requirements, and evolving project demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and management of development sprints, ensuring that tasks are prioritized efficiently and align with overarching project objectives.
• Continuously evaluate and reprioritize project efforts based on shifting business requirements, stakeholder feedback, and unforeseen challenges.
• Collaborate with developers to proactively troubleshoot issues, resolve bottlenecks, and escalate critical concerns to business leads for swift resolution.
• Facilitate regular status meetings with business stakeholders to provide progress updates, address challenges, refine timelines, and integrate stakeholder feedback into planned sprints.
• Conduct thorough first-level reviews of project documentation, including updates to runbooks, methodology documentation, decision records, and status reports, ensuring clarity and completeness.
• Develop and maintain structured documentation that supports ongoing development efforts, enhances operational efficiency, and improves stakeholder transparency.
• Provide critical support for Project Dagobah, working in close collaboration with Economic Development and Site Development teams to advance key geospatial initiatives.
• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams, translating complex geospatial concepts into actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Ensure project milestones are met by fostering collaboration, driving efficiency, and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Advocate for best practices in GIS project management, ensuring alignment with industry standards and technological advancements.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Location: San Francisco, California

Role type: Contract 12 Month Position

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you or will you in the future require any sponsorship to work in the US?

Language:

• English  (Required)