General
Use your experience in project management to support and guide a large client from the initial planning and requirements stage of a project to full scale development and deployment activities. Our projects range from small focused technology transfer projects to large turnkey implementations of mission-critical systems.
Department
Consulting Services
The Team:
A career on the Esri Professional Services team provides you the opportunity to collaborate with our customers to support innovative database and applications development, SOA, and enterprise software solutions. The variety of project work enables you to use your software development, database engineering, GIS expertise, and project management skills in a number of growing markets such as natural resources, commercial, government, utilities, and defense. Most positions are based at our headquarters in Redlands, California and our regional office in Washington, D.C.; however, opportunities are also available in other locations.
Responsibilities
Help clients translate and implement real-world needs into practical, state-of-the-art, GIS technology-driven solutions using Esri’s enterprise GIS technology.
Work with clients to prepare multi-year GIS implementation and migration strategies.
Lead project teams during requirements, analysis, design, build, and rollout.
Create and manage the scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables through the application of planning, tracking, quality assurance, change control, and risk management.
Manage subcontractors.
Manage client relationship and expectations.
Work with Esri’s marketing and sales teams to develop new business.
Requirements
Bachelors, masters, or Ph.D. in relevant field, depending on position level.
Two to three years of experience for entry-level positions, eight to 12+ years of significant proven experience for senior positions.
Experience in homeland security/emergency management at the federal, state, or local government level.
Understanding of emergency management and operations processes including familiarity with the National Response Plan (NRP), National Incident Management System (NIMS), and Incident Command System (ICS); specific knowledge of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) as they relate to operations and planning as outlined in the NRP.
Ability to lead and manage consulting and software development teams.
Knowledge of software development methodologies.
Ability to develop project designs, work plans, budgets, and schedules.
Knowledge of and ability to apply GIS technologies.
Experience with desktop, client/server, and Internet applications and architectures.
Strong team skills and the ability to work independently.
Excellent interpersonal, writing, presentation, and leadership skills.
U.S. citizenship and ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance.
Recommended Qualifications
Experience with Esri products to solve complex business problems.
Familiarity with RDBMS and geodatabase design using UML.
Experience with risk assessment, mitigation, and preparedness processes such as Vulnerability Assessment Team participation or Critical Infrastructure Protection planning.
Experience with critical incident management responsibilities such as homeland security mission specialist, Continuity of Operations planning, or Defense Liaison to Civil Operations.
Experience with disaster coordination such as first responder duties (search and rescue, recovery, fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, damage assessment).
Knowledge of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s GIS analysis processes in support of the DHS National Operations Center and other HLS entities.