Geospatial Project Manager

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking a Geospatial (GIS) Project Manager to join our team.  

This is a remote role. Candidates in the Washington, D.C. Metro area are highly encouraged to apply!

The GIS Project Manager will lead the execution and delivery of a mission-critical project for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You must have experience and a passion for geospatial data, the bigger the data challenge the better! Primary responsibilities include the ability to apply expertise in project management, team and customer management, process improvement, outreach, training, requirements gathering, geospatial governance, and GIS systems integration. Additionally, change management experience with a large IT organization and systems is desired, along with an understanding of data science principles in support of the GIS data-based approaches of the project. 

The GIS Project Manager serves as the main interface with the client, works with Solution Architect(s), development teams, trainers, requirements leads, and Scrum Master, and leads the GIS project team through IT lifecycle (from requirements, development, testing, and deployment). Deep understanding and familiarity with Agile methodology and SDLC are a must for this position. 

Responsibilities:

• Must love geospatial (GIS) data, applications, and tools to solve mission-critical challenges to protect National Security
• Strong experience with ESRI geospatial products, platforms, and tools
• Responsible for functional and administrative management of assigned staff. Must be able to work with remote staff.
• Experience in managing a diverse group of functional activities with varying groups of technical and administrative personnel
• Work with client decision makers on particular systems designs within the confines of client-mandated policies and governance
• Interact with clients to elicit functional and system requirements
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Outstanding communication skills

Preferred:

• Previous experience working with third party technology partners
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure Cloud fundamentals and technology 
• Current DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)
• Current ACTIVE SECRET or higher government security clearance
• DHS, DoD, or intel experience
• Experience with Confluence/JIRA
• Previous experience managing contract financials and deliverables of 5M+ per year

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree + 5 years experience OR Masters Degree and 3 years of direct GIS project management related experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Advanced ESRI toolset and utilization
• Must have direct Federal government contracting (GovCon) experience

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.