GIS Team Lead

Overview

Lead GIS team, ensure data quality, manage projects, collaborate across departments.

Key Responsibilities

• project tracking
• gis standards
• cross‑dept collaboration
• team leadership
• qa/qc
• customer delivery

Tasks

-Project & Workflow ManagementMaintain organized tracking systems for project status, team workload, and deadlines.Monitor key performance indicators to assess team efficiency and quality of deliverables.Support the implementation of tools and systems that improve team performance and visibility. -Establish and enforce consistent standards for GIS deliverables, documentation, and workflows. -Cross-Department CollaborationWork with stakeholders from across the organization to align GIS deliverables with business needs and strategic goals.Lead efforts to streamline GIS operations in collaboration with other departments.Act as a liaison between the GIS team and other departments to improve data access, communication, and decision-making. -Act as a liaison between the GIS team and other departments to improve data access, communication, and decision-making. -Team Leadership & AccountabilitySet clear expectations and hold team members accountable for performance and quality.Provide timely, direct, and constructive feedback to team members to support professional growth and continuous improvement.Mentor and guide team members on how to prioritize work, balance competing demands, and meet deadlines.Enforce a culture of data integrity, consistent process, proactivity, and scope ownership. -Enforce a culture of data integrity, consistent process, proactivity, and scope ownership. -Lead efforts to streamline GIS operations in collaboration with other departments. -Standardize a QA/QC process for GIS deliverables -Customer Focus & CommunicationEnsure the GIS team is responsive to internal and external customer needs, providing accurate and timely deliverables.Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, translating GIS concepts into business-relevant language.Build and maintain confidence in the accuracy and reliability of GIS data products. -Mentor and guide team members on how to prioritize work, balance competing demands, and meet deadlines. -Monitor key performance indicators to assess team efficiency and quality of deliverables. -Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable for performance and quality. -Provide timely, direct, and constructive feedback to team members to support professional growth and continuous improvement. -Build and maintain confidence in the accuracy and reliability of GIS data products. -Work with stakeholders from across the organization to align GIS deliverables with business needs and strategic goals. -Support the implementation of tools and systems that improve team performance and visibility. -Ensure the GIS team is responsive to internal and external customer needs, providing accurate and timely deliverables. -Process Optimization & StandardizationEstablish and enforce consistent standards for GIS deliverables, documentation, and workflows.Standardize a QA/QC process for GIS deliverablesLead efforts to streamline GIS operations in collaboration with other departments. -Maintain organized tracking systems for project status, team workload, and deadlines.

Requirements

• gis
• esri
• python
• sql
• renewable energy
• leadership

What You Bring

-Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities -Strong preference for permitting/regulatory knowledge -Customer-centric mindset -Ability to drive trust and confidence in data and team outputs -Experience: 5+ years of experience in GIS, including 2+ years in a supervisory or management role. -Extensive professional use of relevant software including Esri suite, SQL databases, Python, or other geospatial tools -Experience working cross-functionally with stakeholders from different departments -Excellent relationship management, mentorship, and communication skills -Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, translating GIS concepts into business-relevant language. -Excellent leadership and team-building skills -Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, OneNote) -Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver high-quality spatial data products -Strong preference for previous Renewable Energy Development experience -Key Competencies:Accountability & ownershipConstructive feedback deliveryStrategic prioritizationWorkflow standardizationInterdepartmental collaborationCustomer-centric mindsetClarity in communicationData quality assurance -Clarity in communication -Skills:Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver high-quality spatial data productsStrong preference for previous Renewable Energy Development experienceStrong preference for permitting/regulatory knowledgeExtensive professional use of relevant software including Esri suite, SQL databases, Python, or other geospatial toolsAbility to drive trust and confidence in data and team outputsExcellent relationship management, mentorship, and communication skillsExperience working cross-functionally with stakeholders from different departmentsProficiency in project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, OneNote)Excellent leadership and team-building skillsProven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectivelyStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities -Constructive feedback delivery -Education: Degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

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