Lead implementation and integration of Esri/ArcGIS solutions to analyze and visualize geographic data for urban planning, environmental, and transportation projects. Manage client accounts and project delivery (planning, budgeting, execution), coach and develop team members, promote technical innovation, resolve stakeholder conflicts, and uphold professional standards.
The Opportunity
As a Utility Network GIS Consultant, Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients optimize operational efficiency through business application consulting. You will focus on utilizing Esri's software suite, such as ArcGIS, to analyze, manage, and visualize geographic data across various fields including urban planning, environmental management, and transportation. Within our Technology Consulting practice, you will be instrumental in implementing software solutions and providing training and support for seamless integration, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Manager, you will enhance your leadership style by motivating, developing, and inspiring others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values meaningfully. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance delivery and encourage others to do the same. In this role at PwC, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion, while addressing conflicts or issues and engaging in difficult conversations with clients and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Leading the implementation and integration of Esri's software suite to optimize operational efficiency for clients
- Analyzing geographic data to support urban planning, environmental management, and transportation projects
- Managing client service accounts and driving engagement workstreams by supervising teams and solving complex problems
- Developing and coaching team members to leverage their strengths and deliver quality outcomes
- Utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) applications and architecture to enhance data visualization and management
- Taking ownership of projects, including planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
- Encouraging innovation and embracing technology to improve service delivery and client satisfaction
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in difficult conversations with stakeholders to maintain project alignment
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including PwC's code of conduct and independence requirements
- Building relationships with clients and team members to foster collaboration and strategic questioning
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's of Business Administration or PHD degree in at least one of the following fields of study: Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
- Utilizing Esri Mapping Software for advanced GIS applications
- Demonstrating strategic questioning to drive project success
- Embracing change and innovation in technology consulting
- Developing skills in GIS architecture and conversion
- Excelling in analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Mentoring teams to enhance performance and deliver quality
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
As a Utility Network GIS Consultant, Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping clients optimize operational efficiency through business application consulting. You will focus on utilizing Esri's software suite, such as ArcGIS, to analyze, manage, and visualize geographic data across various fields including urban planning, environmental management, and transportation. Within our Technology Consulting practice, you will be instrumental in implementing software solutions and providing training and support for seamless integration, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a Manager, you will enhance your leadership style by motivating, developing, and inspiring others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team members' unique strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values meaningfully. Embracing technology and innovation, you will enhance delivery and encourage others to do the same. In this role at PwC, you will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion, while addressing conflicts or issues and engaging in difficult conversations with clients and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Leading the implementation and integration of Esri's software suite to optimize operational efficiency for clients
- Analyzing geographic data to support urban planning, environmental management, and transportation projects
- Managing client service accounts and driving engagement workstreams by supervising teams and solving complex problems
- Developing and coaching team members to leverage their strengths and deliver quality outcomes
- Utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) applications and architecture to enhance data visualization and management
- Taking ownership of projects, including planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
- Encouraging innovation and embracing technology to improve service delivery and client satisfaction
- Addressing conflicts and engaging in difficult conversations with stakeholders to maintain project alignment
- Upholding professional and technical standards, including PwC's code of conduct and independence requirements
- Building relationships with clients and team members to foster collaboration and strategic questioning
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 4 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's of Business Administration or PHD degree in at least one of the following fields of study: Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
- Utilizing Esri Mapping Software for advanced GIS applications
- Demonstrating strategic questioning to drive project success
- Embracing change and innovation in technology consulting
- Developing skills in GIS architecture and conversion
- Excelling in analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Mentoring teams to enhance performance and deliver quality
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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