GIS Data Lead w/Weyerhaeuser (various locations)

https://weyerhaeuser.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=01020228

Description
You are an experienced GIS leader who is energized by solving problems using location-based data. You take pride in evangelizing GIS to business customers and enabling critical business processes through timely, accurate, and innovative GIS data management services and solutions.  You speak both “GIS” and “IT”. You are passionate about informed natural resource management, including sustainable forestry.  

We are a fast-moving team that manages the enterprise-level GIS platform, datasets, and services for Weyerhaeuser. GIS is critical to daily operations on Weyerhaeuser’s 11+ million acres of US timberlands. We’re not just in the cloud, we’re implementing technology that will keep us at the forefront of innovation in the forest products and land management industries. This includes leveraging geospatial assets in new and creative ways to drive business value. If you want to be part of a world-class technology team changing the world we live in – come grow with us! 

In this “player-coach” role you will lead the GIS Services Data Stewardship team. You will develop relationships with key internal partners throughout Weyerhaeuser’s various business units, including Timberlands, Corporate Development, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Recreation Access, Acquisition and Divestiture, Legal, and Tax, and you will acquire a thorough understanding of their data to better serve their needs. You will collaborate with these partners, other Information Technology (IT) teams, and GIS professionals to deliver GIS data, analytic, and cartographic services. In addition, you will provide technical direction for several critical enterprise geodatabases and raster library of imagery and LiDAR products. 

The work associated with this role will be performed in a hybrid capacity: partial telework, partial in one of our major US offices (Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA; Springfield, OR, Vancouver, WA; Hot Springs, AR; Madison, GA, Columbia Falls, MT). Additional locations near other Weyerhaeuser Timberlands office may be considered for qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the GIS Data Stewardship team within GIS Services. Manage a team of four GIS analysts/developers distributed across the US.
• Establish a governance model for data products and services to improve cross-company collaboration. This includes documenting and prioritizing requests, tracking work progress, managing capacity of the team, and maintaining a roadmap of future projects/initiatives.
• Work closely with the various business units in the development of business cases, financial analysis including ROI, project charters, process definitions, and functional requirements for medium to large-sized projects. 
• Leverage deep relationships with business partners, IT partners, and vendor experts to identify, prioritize and ensure successful implementation of GIS data initiatives. These initiatives include assessing new third-party datasets, provisioning data for internal use, integrating data from internal GIS systems, and resolving complex data issues.
• Provide oversight for Weyerhaeuser’s enterprise geodatabases, including a GIS data warehouse that integrates spatial and tabular data from several critical Weyerhaeuser systems, and Weyerhaeuser’s extensive raster library of imagery and LiDAR products.
• Provide leadership with respect to strategic vision and tactical use of GIS data for managing Weyerhaeuser’s land portfolio.
• Promote GIS across the enterprise by educating teams on GIS trends, benefits and risks, and effectively communicate the value and opportunity of emerging technologies. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience is required.
• Minimum of five (5) to eight (8) years of progressive, relevant GIS and IT experience.
• Experience managing a small team, including people management, capacity and demand management.
• Experience leading large, complex and enterprise-wide GIS projects, including assessments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proficient in communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrate excellent collaboration skills while working together across GIS, business, IT, and vendor partners.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload and work under time constraints with minimal supervision.
• This position requires occasional travel up to 10%. 

Technical Qualifications 

• Possess senior-level GIS technical knowledge and skills with both vector and raster data, including enterprise geodatabase design, geodatabase administration, spatial relationships, analysis, scripting, and cartography.
• Experience working with relational database management systems, especially SQL Server, using Esri and non-Esri tools. 
• Demonstrated experience integrating IT and GIS technologies using relational databases and/or web services.
• Proficient with the Esri ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Desktop/Pro, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online.
• Working knowledge of geodatabase versioning and SQL Server spatial data types.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models including both agile/iterative and traditional project management principles. 

Highly Valued 

• Significant experience with forestry, land management, land sales/acquisitions, and land title concepts and datasets.
• Experience designing and building data warehouse and data integrations using iPaaS tools, APIs, and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of ITIL/ITSM principles and practices. 

What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $101,600 - $152,400 based on your level of skills, qualifications, and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 15% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees can enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us! If you believe in the same core values that we do - safety, integrity, citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion – then we believe Weyerhaeuser will be an incredible place for you to develop and grow your career. 

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.