Ecompex, Inc

ID: 1265
Location: Various Locations
Department: Operations

Why join Ecompex?

At Ecompex, we are more than a business - we are a team of professionals. We are an energetic, dynamic company that prides itself on quality and is constantly growing and expanding. Among reasons that we are an industry leader is because of our talented, motivated, and hardworking team of professionals. If you enjoy challenges and want to be part of a successful professional services and technology leader, then Ecompex has a place for you. Ecompex values its employees.

Benefits:

Ecompex offers a competitive benefits package for all Full-Time employees, including:

• Health Insurance (3 medical plans, dental and vision, nationwide network)
• Life Insurance (free policy for all employees)
• PTO (15 days per year)
• Holidays (paid time for all federal holidays)
• Reimbursement for tuition and training
• 401(k) Plan with employer matching
• Employee assistance program

Position Description: GIS Operations Manager

Ecompex, Inc. is currently recruiting an Operations Manager to serve as a technical lead for tasks under a major Geographic Information System (GIS) program with the US Census Bureau. The Operations Manager will have full responsibility for planning and implementation including creating and maintaining schedules and analyzing methods used. The Operations Manager will directly support and interact with Census Bureau’s Geography Division technical representatives on the status of tasks such as the review and correction of boundaries; digitization of boundary changes, spatial feature and address updates; maintenance of data sources. These tasks require an excellent understanding of Geospatial project implementation and multilayer geospatial databases. The ideal Operations Manager will have strong task management skills, the ability to manage and mentor multi-level GIS production teams, and be able to provide support to staff using GIS applications.

Remote at start of project, with a transition to hybrid work in Suitland, Maryland at US Census Bureau when the building is ready for occupancy.

About 60 hours per work week.

Minimum Qualifications: GIS Operations Manager

• Minimum of five years of experience as a project lead for a large-scale GIS project

Desired Qualifications: GIS Operations Manager

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Has a proven record of accomplishment with effectively organizing, directing, and managing Geographic analysts and Geographic specialists
• Experience with ESRI’s software such as ArcGIS
• Experience managing a large scale GIS project that involves at least 100,000 sampled cases for all tasks, including geospatial review and evaluation, linear feature review, imagery processing, and automated change detection evaluation
• Experience with Census Bureau’s Joint Application Geographic Updater and Reviewer (JAGUAR) applications
• Experience with Census Bureau’s geographic database system MAF/TIGER
• Can instantiate and maintain a team commitment to process execution and improvement, quality assurance and control, and exceptional customer service
• Experience managing projects for a federal government agency

Required Skills: GIS Operations Manager

• Excellent understanding of Geospatial project implementation
• Excellent understanding of multilayer geospatial databases
• Extensive use of all Microsoft Office suite of products and associated Web-based tools (e.g., SharePoint)
• Strong communication skills and business acumen to deal with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent troubleshooting and risk management skills
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or legally authorized to work in the U.S. and able to pass a rigorous background investigation to be placed in a position of Public Trust
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Responsibilities: GIS Operations Manager

Duties include, but are not limited to, supervising, tracking, and managing tasks such as:

• Evaluation and correction of boundaries, linear features, and addresses in the Census Bureau’s geographic database system MAF/TIGER
• Working with Census clients to update spatial features and addresses
• Manual review of system change detection results to validate and confirm changes
• Evaluation of data sources with pre-defined quality assessment checklists
• Quality assurance using ArcGIS
• Documentation and catalog data source characteristics and analysis results

Duties may also include:

• Creating and maintaining schedules
• Managing and mentoring GIS team, and providing support to staff using GIS applications and conducting geographic spatial updates
• Communicating with Census management and/or technical representatives

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EEO Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

Ecompex is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Ecompex has a desire for priority referrals of protected veterans. Ecompex, Inc. is compliant with requirements of 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.4(a)(3). This regulation protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on inquiring about, disclosing, or discussing their compensation or the compensation of other applicants or employees.

Ecompex, Inc. participates in the E-verify program as required by federal law.

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