HDR

GIS Manager

HDR$90K — $120K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 8 years of practical GIS experience; advanced degree may substitute for 4 years
  • Proficient in ArcGIS, ArcGIS extensions and Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Expertise in data analysis
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated GIS project leadership experience
  • Ability to identify industry trends and market capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow the Michigan Geospatial Team, fostering a high-performance culture
  • Align team resources to deliver scalable solutions and prioritize projects
  • Support business development and client engagement strategies
  • Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for geospatial workflows
  • Define data strategies for complex infrastructure projects with project managers
  • Implement and integrate Esri and other geospatial technologies
  • Drive adoption of integrated CAD/BIM-to-GIS workflows
  • Oversee project delivery, including planning, budgeting, and performance tracking
  • Mentor and develop geospatial professionals and GIS users

Benefits

  • Employee ownership culture
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration
  • Support for pursuing additional certifications
  • Access to advanced geospatial technologies
Full Job Description
HDR is seeking a Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Manager with the skills, interest, and dedication to manage our Geospatial practice in Michigan. In this position, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise across all business groups (Transportation, Water, Resources, and Building Engineering Services), leading geospatial technicians and analysts, and working with senior management to develop business, manage and deliver projects, develop staff, and respond to client's technology needs. In this role, we'll count on you to: • Lead and grow the Michigan Geospatial Team, driving a high-performing culture focused on staff development, engagement, quality, and operational excellence. • Align team resources to deliver scalable solutions across projects and programs while coordinating with other HDR teams and prioritizing projects and staffing to meet scope, schedule, and budget commitments. • Support business development and strategic growth, contributing to pursuits, proposals, and client engagement strategies that position HDR as a leader in geospatial and digital delivery. • Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for geospatial workflows, ensuring deliverables are high quality, consistent, and aligned with HDR's GIS and digital delivery standards. • Partner with HDR project managers and clients to define data strategies for complex infrastructure projects, establishing clear approaches for how data is created, managed, integrated, and delivered across the project lifecycle. • Enable platform-first solution delivery by implementing and integrating Esri and other geospatial technologies, including web applications, dashboards, Hub sites, 3D/visualization tools, and enterprise data environments. • Understand current GIS demands and determine how best to meet them; ensure that GIS technology is being used properly and efficiently. This includes coordinating different GIS activities across groups, agencies, departments, or individuals across multiple disciplines. • Drive adoption of integrated CAD/BIM-to-GIS workflows and support alignment with digital delivery initiatives, ensuring geospatial solutions are embedded within broader project delivery workflows. • Oversee project delivery and execution, including planning, budgeting, staffing, and performance tracking for geospatial scopes across multiple projects and clients. Champion quality and data integrity, implementing QA/QC processes and strengthening a culture of consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Mentor and develop geospatial professionals and GIS users, building capability across the region and contributing to HDR's broader geospatial community. Support internal business development by supporting content development for GIS projects for use in developing proposals, presentations, scope and fee. • Coordinate with the area Cross Sector Services Manager and area Project Managers, as needed to identify, maintain, and support project work • Perform other duties as needed Preferred Qualifications • Esri Certification • GISP, AICP, PE or other professional certification a plus • 10 years of experience related to geospatial technology development and/or delivery • Background applying geospatial analysis to the planning and design of civil infrastructure systems • Experience with current technology architecture, database design and the software development lifecycle • Experience in writing proposals, developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules Qualifications Required Qualifications • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience • A minimum of 8 years of practical GIS experience; an advanced degree in relevant field may offset 4 years of experience • Proficient in use of ArcGIS, ArcGIS extensions and Microsoft 365 Apps • Expertise in data analysis • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to write reports that summarize spatial analyses and communicate findings with charts, tables and narrative • Demonstrated ability to serve as a GIS project leader including development of technical approach, budget, scheduling, and quality assurance • Ability to identify industry trends and determine where company capabilities can be marketed to existing and potential clients • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
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10,000 employees
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Founded
1917

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