GIS Project Manager, Assessment
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A Day in the Life of a Project Manager at Esri Canada:
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of enterprise consulting projects, from planning and scoping through implementation, closeout, and lessons learned.
- Define and manage project scope, priorities, schedules, deliverables, and acceptance criteria in alignment with client and business objectives.
- Facilitate effective collaboration and consensus among cross‑functional stakeholders, including clients, business analysts, developers, and account managers.
- Manage project financials, including budgets, expenditures, resourcing considerations, and ongoing status reporting.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and change impacts to ensure successful outcomes.
- Apply and promote project management standards, methodologies, and quality management practices, including QA and testing oversight.
- Lead stakeholder governance activities, including communications, expectation management, and formal sign‑off on key deliverables.
- Support business development and consulting growth initiatives through client negotiations, solution scoping, and business analysis.
What you bring to the team:
- 5+ years of experience in project management.
- 2+ years of experience with Assessment, Property Taxation, GIS and/or CAMA systems.
- Experience working with GIS software in project management, consulting or operations role.
- University degree in computer science, engineering or related discipline.
- PMP certification is preferred.
- Strong understanding of GIS‑based applications and demonstrated knowledge of Esri products and solutions.
- Proven experience applying modern project management tools, techniques, and methodologies across multiple concurrent projects.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, high‑quality statement of work, project documentation and deliverables.
- Strong problem‑solving, leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Excellent consulting skills, with the ability to advise, guide, and produce quality client outcomes.
- Customer‑focused approach with the ability to collaborate effectively within cross‑functional teams.
- Strong time management, delegation, and multitasking skills in fast‑paced project environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including with technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Fluency in English is essential, as this role requires regular client communication and support in English-speaking regions
Bonus points for this position:
- Bilingual English/French is considered an asset.