Geospatial Production Manager at Woolpert

Overview

• This position is responsible for guidance, instruction, direction, and leadership to a group of individuals to achieve discipline, team and individual team member goals.
• This position is key in establishing and improving levels of team technical competence, quality, and efficiency.
• This position works within the team, as a member, carrying out the same roles but with the additional 'leader' responsibilities.
• This position monitors the quantitative and qualitative achievements of the team and reports results to the Discipline Leader.
• This position is also responsible for project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting on production projects within the global Woolpert Group.

Project Management

• Responsible for and manages internal project cost controls.
• Identify, address, and resolve project issues.
• Analyze project resource needs and work with relevant internal departments to determine resource allocation.
• Develop detailed project schedules, and plans.
• Conduct project kick-off meetings and set up project data within internals systems.
• Conduct project status update meetings to communicate, address, resolve, and anticipate project issues.
• Manage digital documentation and filing system to company best practice specifications.

Technical Leadership

• Perform technical work and QA/QC in addition to managing the work of others.
• Develop and reinforce QA/QC standards.
• Create and oversee the quality of deliverables prepared by team members.
• Train, coach, and mentor staff existing or new technical requirements.
• Resolve issues impacting technical project objectives.
• Act as key point of internal contact for technical needs.
• Identify plan vs. actual performance variances.

People Management

• Responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members daily to function in a goal-oriented manner.
• Through supportive leadership, create an inspiring and trusting team environment promoting the growth of team members with an open communication culture.
• Responsible for effective planning and scheduling of workload and performance of team members.
• Ensure team is right-sized, right-skilled and managed to 110% capacity through accurate and efficient use of Resource Planning.
• Interview and hire team members.
• Listen to team members’ feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts, escalating issues as needed.
• Has full people managerial responsibilities (goal setting, training plans, performance development reviews, termination, discipline, staffing, etc.) and partners with Human Resources for strategic people management duties.
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a BA/BS degree in related field.
• Minimum of ten (5) years of technical related work experience required.
• Minimum Of Five (2) Years Progressive Leadership Experience Required.
• Must possess strong communication skills.
• Must possess MS Office suite skills.
• Must possess strong organizational skills.

Resulting Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to operate and manipulate standard office equipment.