GIS Project Manager - ALTO project / Cadence in Montréal

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Context

The GIS Project Manager supports the delivery of enterprise geographic information system (GIS) initiatives across land-focused programs. This role is ideal for a delivery-oriented professional who can coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners to ensure high-quality outcomes across complex, multi-stream initiatives.

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple concurrent GIS workstreams aligned with the organization’s land management roadmap.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of GIS datasets, spatial workflows, and web-based GIS products, including web layers, maps, and dashboards.
• Manage project schedules, delivery milestones, scope, dependencies, and risks across internal teams and external vendors.
• Monitor progress and provide clear status updates to senior stakeholders and project sponsors.
• Provide delivery oversight for enterprise GIS platforms and spatial data integration and automation solutions.
• Review and approve technical delivery plans, including sequencing of data integration, validation, publishing, and release activities.
• Define acceptance criteria and ensure deliverables meet business requirements, quality standards, and operational expectations.
• Act as the primary GIS delivery liaison between land management teams, environmental stakeholders, design teams, and external service providers.
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable delivery plans for technical teams.
• Ensure GIS outputs support land program objectives such as temporary easement tracking, land acquisition analysis, corridor and impact analysis, and title and ownership integration.
• Support strong governance over parcel, property, stakeholder, and title-related data, including identifiers, traceability, and validation practices.
• Promote scalable, repeatable, and auditable GIS delivery practices across projects.

Profile/Skills

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geomatics, Engineering, Planning, Computer Science, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may also be considered.

Years of experience: A minimum of 20 years of experience in GIS, spatial data, or data-driven delivery environments is required. A minimum of 5 years of experience in a Project Manager, Delivery Manager, or Program Manager capacity is also required.

Technical competencies:

• Strong conceptual knowledge of ArcGIS Enterprise, including portal environments, web services, and enterprise geodatabases.
• Strong understanding of spatial data integration, transformation, and automation concepts, including tools such as FME.
• Good understanding of GIS publishing and release lifecycles across development, testing, and production environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise GIS or spatial data initiatives in complex delivery settings.
• Experience working within multi-vendor delivery models and coordinating contributions across several teams.
• Familiarity with land-related programs such as property and temporary easements, land acquisition, corridor-based infrastructure projects, environmental considerations, and title or ownership reconciliation.
• Experience in infrastructure, utilities, or transportation programs would be considered an asset.
• Previous experience in a GIS Delivery Manager or GIS Program Lead role would be an asset.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance practices would be an asset.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, both in French and in English*

*Reasons for requiring bilingualism: You will have the opportunity to work with a varied clientele, including both French- and English-speaking companies. Bilingualism is therefore fundamental to building strong relationships with our customers, understanding their specific needs, communicating effectively in their preferred language and facilitating strategic meetings.

Personal & soft skills:

• Strong project planning, coordination, and dependency management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both business and technical audiences.
• Sound judgment and confidence in decision-making within evolving or ambiguous project environments.
• Strong focus on delivery, quality, and practical outcomes.
• Ability to provide technical oversight and challenge delivery approaches constructively without being hands-on in system configuration or development.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

Workplace Type

Hybrid