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Applied Ecology, Inc., a small environmental consulting business with a rapidly expanding footprint, is seeking a highly motivated and energetic GIS Manager with proven experience to join our growing team. AEI has three offices located in Florida and is a regional leader in geospatial services, water resources, ecological and natural resources, and environmental remediation and contamination services. We are an ESRI Silver Business Partner, providing our employees with access to the newest tools and platforms, and an abundance of training and certification opportunities. This position is based out of either our Melbourne or Orlando location.As a small business, we are involved in diverse, yet challenging environmental projects, providing a great setting for a motivated individual to learn from a highly qualified team of scientists and engineers, while making a clear impact on our environment. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a diversity of project types, ranging from geospatial application development to remote sensing applications, particularly those supporting the environmental and coastal resilience/vulnerability services.Candidate should have a minimum of 12 years of progressive experience, including 5 years as a project manager and team leader in the geospatial service line. This is a unique opportunity to shape and grow AEIs geospatial service line, including developing applied innovative tools to solve environmental problems, pursuing new clients and contracts, and building in-house capabilities. This position is responsible for managing high profile geospatial projects, managing the geospatial team, and assuring project quality assurance. The ideal candidate should have an advanced technical geospatial skillset and proven leadership and project management experience. Preference will be provided to those that can create innovative solutions and have worked in the environmental field and have remote sensing knowledge.Position Description: Responsibilities & DutiesProvides leadership to the geospatial services team, including training GIS staffActs as an advisor to the team regarding projects, tasks, and operationAssist with expanding the geospatial and remote sensing service line technical teamPlans and manages project staffing requirements, reports project performance, and identifies and addresses scope creep, schedule, or quality issues to ensure a successful delivery of assigned geospatial projectsPeer review and quality assure project deliverables to ensure AEIs high-quality requirements are consistently metProvides recommendations for project personnel, hardware, software, data, budget, and scheduling; reviews and assesses technical work of junior staff involved in GIS related projects or programsContinue to expand on AEIs current business relationships with our government clients and teaming partnersLead the development of technical submittals which include monthly and quarterly reports, geodatabases, web applications, user guides, and other technical submittalsCommunicate with various municipality, utility, government clients, and subcontractorsWrites scope documents in response to specific client task requestsWorks directly with and manages marketing and proposal team in creating a clear concise proposalOccasionally travels to client sites for project investigations, definition workshops, and project meetingsAdvocates for excellence and quality in overall geospatial services program and all project deliverables; works proactively with federal clients to identify expectations and achieve Very Good to Exceptional CPARS ratingsApplies a practical knowledge of scientific principles and/or engineering methods, remote sensing and geospatial techniques, and historical project data to ensure project requirements are completePerforms other duties as may be required or assignedMinimum Required QualificationsBachelors degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Computer Science, or a closely related fieldMinimum of 12 years of experience using ESRI suite of GIS software including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro and related extensions and relational databasesExcellent project management skills ( 5 years of project management)Experience in developing scopes of work and proposal responsesExperience as a supervisor of technical staffCandidate must be able lead GIS projects by developing workflows and assigning tasks to junior to mid-level staffExperience with spatial data management, spatial analysis technologies, process design and modeling, server and web GIS technologiesCandidate must have solid technical writing skillsCandidate must have effective communication skillsCandidate must be accountable for their productivity and actionsCandidate must be a critical thinker and problem solverU.S. citizenship (due to federal contract requirements)Desired QualificationsGIS Professional Certificate (GISP) or ASPRS certificationGraduate degree in related fieldsGIS experience in water resource management, ecological applications, and resilience/vulnerability assessmentsRemote Pilot Certificate and UAV experience preferredExperience in python scripting in the GIS frameworkExperience with Enterprise SolutionsAutoCAD Knowledge is a plusKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)Organized with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple projectsPossess effective analytical and problem-solving skillsMotivated and eager to grow the Geospatial Service LineExpert level knowledge of the ESRI suite of GIS products, including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Online, Python, Model Builder, and ArcGIS Enterprise. Familiarity with a variety of the field''s concepts, practices, procedures, and other mapping solutions or current equivalentProficiency with Microsoft Office SuiteAbility to analyze processes and develop/implement programs and applicationsAbility to peer review and quality assure final data products created by the geospatial teamMust be detail-oriented and take pride in delivering high quality workAbility to exhibit a professional, courteous demeanorAbility to work in a diverse environment and as a team playerExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with those encountered in the course of work using principles of excellent customer serviceApplied Ecology, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our firm is committed through responsible management policies to recruit, hire, promote, train, transfer, compensate, and administer all other personnel actions without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, status as a protected veteran and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations. #J-18808-Ljbffr