Geomatics Manager
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Manages a team of surveying and spatial-data professionals supporting oil and gas project planning and land management.
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What this role is
Manages a team of surveying and spatial-data professionals supporting oil and gas project planning and land management. At the Senior Manager (M3) level, the role owns multiple teams or a sub-function, multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs, and drives sub-function outcomes. Manages managers and/or several teams.
What this level does
- Manages the geomatics department, owning operations and budget for large-scale geodatabase design and complex mapping projects with multiple data inputs
- Evaluates diverse spatial-data issues and trends across projects to set priorities for GIS analysis, geospatial data management, and project delivery
- Leads functional and customer-facing teams, presenting assessments and recommendations to public- and private-sector stakeholders
- Directs the development of automation standards (Python/FME) and QA frameworks applied across all mapping products and deliverables
- Guides project managers and senior analysts on scoping, staffing, and technical approach for spatial data programs
- Knowledge applied
- Leads a department; applies trend evaluation across diverse spatial projects and sets technical standards.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Diverse issues requiring evaluation of patterns across multiple mapping and geodatabase projects.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Leads functional and customer teams; presents to public- and private-sector stakeholders.
- Typical experience
- 5–7+ years managing professionals and geomatics project budgets.
Skills at this level
- Geomatics Team Leadership
- — Directs field crews and office technical staff performing surveying, GIS, and geospatial data work, holding responsible charge for combined public and private sector land projects.
- Geospatial Database Governance
- — Sets standards for organizing, cleaning, and maintaining geospatial databases and large-scale geodatabases with multiple inputs to ensure data integrity and accuracy across projects.
- Spatial Analysis Oversight
- — Guides and reviews advanced geoprocessing and buffer-overlay analysis used to inform urban planning, environmental impact assessment, and transportation optimization decisions.
- Mapping Deliverable QA
- — Establishes and enforces quality-assurance processes for mapping products and deliverables before release to clients and stakeholders.
- Geospatial Automation Strategy
- — Directs the development of custom automation tools in Python or FME to streamline spatial data processing and mapping production at scale.
- Remote Sensing & LiDAR Program Direction
- — Sets direction for the acquisition and processing of satellite imagery, GNSS data, and LiDAR scanning as core inputs to the geomatics function.
- Stakeholder Communication
- — Explains geospatial assessments and presents complex spatial data in accessible reports and presentations to public- and private-sector stakeholders and executives.
- Cross-Disciplinary Coordination
- — Aligns geomatics teams with engineers, project managers, and data processors so spatial deliverables meet downstream engineering and planning needs.
- Geomatics Project Management
- — Designs, resources, and tracks complex mapping projects spanning field data collection and office analysis, managing scope, schedule, and budget.
- GIS Platform Standards (ArcGIS/QGIS)
- — Defines organizational standards for spatial data processing and mapping on ArcGIS and QGIS to ensure consistent, competitive geomatics deliverables.
- Geospatial Technology Strategy
- — Sets multi-year investment and capability roadmaps for surveying, remote sensing, and geospatial data infrastructure with business-wide implications.
- Talent & Capability Development
- — Builds geoprocessing, database, and analysis competencies across the geomatics workforce and develops the leadership bench that sustains delivery.
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