GIS Project Manager

ESP Associates, Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a GIS Project Manager to join our team in Raleigh, NC (Morrisville). ESP is a leader in water resources engineering, stormwater management and floodplain mapping with tremendous expertise and resources.  Our team has a complete understanding of the mapping project approach: we use state-of-the-art GIS based modeling and mapping tools and we have a proven track record of success with hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and natural hazard risk assessments for FEMA, states, municipalities, and private clients.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and support a team of GIS technicians and analysts by providing senior-level technical oversight, and QA/QC support.
• GIS analyses, including spatial data collection, creation, editing, and processing in support of emergency management efforts.
• Oversight of GIS projects/tasks.
• Geodatabase design, editing, and maintenance.
• 3D and Spatial Analyst use supporting terrain data processing, water resources modeling, and floodplain mapping product development.
• Asset inventory management.
• Map production.
• May assist with business development support, including interactions with existing and potential clients, presenting at professional conferences, and aiding in proposal development. 
• Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Planning Support.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Geography, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 8 years of related GIS experience 
• The ideal candidate is diligent, detail-oriented, organized, and has strong critical thinking skills.  
• Working experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access) and ArcGIS Pro.
• Experience or working knowledge of Python, Visual Basic, SDE, SQL Server and Arc GIS Online (AGOL).  
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy.  

Preferred:

• GISP certification
• Certified Floodplain Manager certification
• Experience in any of the following: water resources modeling, terrain data development, base map development, FEMA floodplain mapping, Geodatabase development, field data collection, 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, and ModelBuilder.
• Experience with the following: SDE database management, SQL server administration, ArcGIS Enterprise Management, ArcGIS License Administration.

Corporate Information:

ESP is a multi-discipline engineering design and consulting firm providing our clients with civil engineering, surveying, planning/landscape architecture, geosciences, environmental, subsurface utility engineering, and construction engineering inspection.

Through years of dedicated service to our clients, ESP has received a designation of 194 on the 2024 ENR Top 500 Design Firm rankings. For the firm's primary territory, the ENR Southeast Top Design Firms, ESP received a 2024 ranking of 30.

ESP offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days) 
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days) 
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses