GIS Consultant - State & Local Government

Langan provides expert land development engineering and environmental consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, energy companies, corporations, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, and large infrastructure programs throughout the U.S. and around the world. Our employees collaborate seamlessly among 40+ offices and gain valuable hands-on experience that fosters career growth. Langan culture is entrepreneurial from advancing innovative technical solutions, to participating in robust training and knowledge sharing, to making progressive change within the communities we live and work.

 

Consistently ranked among the top ten “Best Firms to Work For” and Engineering News-Record’s top 50 firms worldwide, Langan attracts and retains the best talent in the industry. Employees thrive at Langan, a firm that embraces and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion; prioritizes wellbeing, health and safety; encourages volunteerism and philanthropy; offers workplace flexibility, along with carbon neutral office spaces; and empowers individuals to contribute their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions.

Job Summary

Langan’s Digital Solutions Team is currently looking for a GIS Consultant to join its growing Applied Technologies practice. This role will be focused on leading our GIS and related technologies business capture and delivery for a wide diversity of services and solutions for state and local government projects ranging in scale, complexity, and market areas.
 

The successful candidate will need to establish strong relationships with internal Project Managers and Team Leaders as well as identify and generate external geospatial business opportunities. This role requires a strong background in Esri ArcGIS and its use and solutions for state, county, and municipal governments. This includes but is not limited to real property & facility management, public safety & security, smart city & infrastructure planning, and municipal utility, public works, parks & recreation, and transportation asset management.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead for business development activities in a multi-disciplinary environment;
• Provide consulting and advisory services to internal and external clients to understand their needs and provide solutions;
• Provide dynamic and innovative GIS and related technologies solution engineering for external client sales engagements;
• Identify areas for business development and work closely with Division Leadership, Practice Leaders, and Marketing professionals on go-to-market strategies, solution development, and client sales engagements;
• Develop and manage a sales pipeline – clients, contacts, leads, opportunities;
• Manage a service delivery project schedule and budget while maintaining quality of delivery;
• Support GIS Consultants, Specialists, and Analysts on project delivery;
• Work closely with systems and developer team for internal and external solution development and product delivery;
• Development and implementation of GIS standards and best practice;
• Ensure quality assurance on own and junior members deliverables;
• Manage the production of high-quality outputs;
• Design and manage geodatabases;
• Carry out geoprocessing/analysis tasks and manage the same carried out by junior members of the team;
• Manage web-based GIS systems (AGOL/ArcGIS Enterprise-Portal/apps) for major projects;
• Provide critical GIS leadership to deliver projects on time and budget;
• Travel to client sites and to various field offices on an as-needed basis; and
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

 

• A degree in GIS or a related field (e.g., CS, CIS). A relevant MSc preferred;
• 10+ years in GIS or related technology business development, account management, consulting, delivery, and/or product management role;
• Proven business development, GIS knowledge, and experience growing a book of business and managing GIS projects for state and local government clients;
• Possess strong leadership skills – lead by example, use clear and frequent communication, effectively prioritize workloads, advocate accountability and excellence;
• Possess strong interpersonal and business development skills, with a proven ability to effectively interact with internal and external clients to promote GIS and deliver high quality GIS input into their projects;
• Proficiency in the use of ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, as well as specialized ArcGIS products – Indoors, Urban, and the Reality Suite (Drone data-related);
• Knowledge of common enterprise business systems and GIS integration methods and workflows (e.g., ERP/EAM/CMMS/IWMS with GIS);
• Knowledge of Internet of Things (IoT) and