[Hiring] Manager, Solutions Delivery @Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Role Description

The Solutions Delivery Manager will play a central role in helping to facilitate geospatial solution development across CGS’s project portfolio. This role combines data engineering, project management, and client management. The Solutions Delivery Manager will work directly with partners to understand their needs, translate them into actionable technical requirements, architect solutions, coordinate implementation, and support high-quality delivery. This is a full-time position in the Washington D.C., Cambridge, MA, Phoenix, AZ area; or remotely at 37.5 hours/week reporting to the Associate Director, Client Delivery Solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Development of Geospatial Solutions
  • Serve as a technical guide and solutions architect on assigned projects, helping partners identify the right geospatial tools, workflows, and applications to meet their needs.
  • Break down client needs into actionable technical requirements and document solution architectures, workflows, and data pipelines.
  • Oversee and contribute to the development of custom geospatial applications, automated workflows, dashboards, scripts, and diagnostic tools.
  • Execute and manage development tasks using modern geospatial technologies, including Esri’s ArcGIS suite, Experience Builder, Python automation, and cloud-based architectures.
  • Ensure the technical quality, accuracy, maintainability, and scalability of solutions delivered to partners.
• Manage Project Execution and Delivery
  • Guide day-to-day technical coordination on assigned projects, ensuring tasks are appropriately scoped, tracked, delegated, and completed on time.
  • Collaborate with Associate Director, Client Delivery Solutions to maintain project boards, adjust workflows, and align delivery timelines with partner expectations.
  • Support scoping and planning for new project phases or expansions, including defining technical approaches and estimating level of effort.
  • Coordinate with internal developers and the technical team to guide workstreams, troubleshoot issues, and maintain development standards.
  • Ensure smooth handoff, documentation, and long-term sustainability of delivered solutions.
• Engage Directly with Clients and Partners
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for partners, providing clear communication about progress, demonstrating solution prototypes, and explaining geospatial methods.
  • Collaborate with partners to clarify goals, refine requirements, and align expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Develop documentation, presentations, and visual materials that clearly and accessibly communicate analytical findings, system behaviors, and application workflows.
• Strengthen CGS’s Technical Capacity
  • Collaborate across CGS’ teams to maintain and improve CGS codebases, workflows, and internal development standards, including repositories in GitHub.
  • Mentor and support others on geospatial development, workflow automation, and best practices.
  • Identify emerging technologies, methods, and opportunities that can strengthen CGS’s services and support business development.
  • Contribute to organizational planning by helping assess technical needs, staffing, and long-term solution strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geography, GIS, environmental science, computer science, planning, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in geospatial analysis, application development, and automation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Proficiency in automating geospatial data processing using Python (geopandas, pandas, numpy, ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python).
• Experience designing and deploying geospatial applications using Esri Experience Builder, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, or similar frameworks.
• Knowledge of geospatial analysis techniques: spatial analysis, network analysis, interpolation, and raster analytics.
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS), cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), and environment management tools (Conda, Docker).
• Familiarity with REST APIs, OGC services, feature services, and modern web application principles.
• Experience using GitHub for version control and code collaboration.

Other Key Skills

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for nontechnical partners.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to design creative, practical solutions to complex geospatial complexities.
• Ability to mentor others and contribute to a collaborative team culture.
• Desire to continue learning and growing in geospatial engineering and solution design.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 5%.

Benefits

• 3x employer contribution towards retirement matching your employee contribution up to 15%.
• Health insurance with no deductible.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Copay assistance through an employer-funded health reimbursement account.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Long-term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Voluntary insurances such as accident insurance.
• Health care flexible spending.
• Dependent care flexible spending.
• Paid time off for holidays, vacation, personal, sick, bereavement, and jury duty.
• Office closure between December 24 - January 1 each calendar year.
• Flexible schedule and option for a compressed 4-day workweek.
• Tuition and staff development reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.