GIS Project Manager (GIS PM – PMO)

Accountabilities and Duties

• Leading the team and taking responsibility for achieving the project objectives and stakeholders’ expectations



• Ensuring that the project management plan aligns with QSIT overall strategic plan as well as communicating and cascading the strategy to the team



• Collaborating with different roles, such as a business analyst, quality assurance manager, and subject matter experts



• Communicating between the project sponsor, team members, and other stakeholders



• Balancing the conflicting and competing goals of the project stakeholders in order to achieve consensus



• Balancing the competing constraints on the project with the resources available



• Satisfying the needs:  task needs, team needs, and individual needs



• Evaluating and analyzing activities prior to project initiation; these activities include:
  • Consulting with executives and business unit leaders on ideas for advancing strategic objectives
  • Improving organizational performance
  
  
  
  
  • Meeting customer needs
  
  
  
  



• Managing business analysis, business case development, and aspects of portfolio management



• Providing the team with leadership, planning and coordination through effective communication



• Communicating with stakeholders, team and sponsors across multiple aspects of the project:



• Creates, maintains and adheres to communications plans and schedules



• Communicates predictably and consistently



• Seeks to understand the project stakeholders’ and communicating needs



• Makes communication concise, clear, complete, simple, relevant, and tailored



• Incorporating feedback channels



• Includes important positive and negative news



• Uses formal and informal networks allows project manager to engage multiple people in solving problems and navigating



• Interacts with managers within the organization during the course of the project



• Works with the sponsor to address internal political and strategic issues that may impact the team or the viability or the quality of the project

Experience and Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor of Computer science or equivalent



• PMP Certification in good standing is a must



• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience of project management with a successful track record of delivery



• Mastery of Enterprise project management software applications



• GIS knowledge is preferred