Gis Asset Jobs in Bothell, WA (NOW HIRING)

Position Description Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation's largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

The Manager, Utility Asset Management & Geospatial Services is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, administration, technical and functional support, maintenance, enhancement, and continuous improvement of Seattle City Light's enterprise Asset Management, Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), Construction Operations, Mobile Workforce, and Field Service Management applications. This position manages a multidisciplinary team responsible for maintaining highly available, secure, and reliable business applications that support engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, vegetation management, emergency response, customer service, and field crews across the utility. The Manager is accountable for the complete application lifecycle including production support, functional administration, technical administration, system configuration, upgrades, patches, integrations, vendor coordination, issue resolution, performance optimization, and business relationship management.

The position works closely with Operations, Engineering, Transmission, Distribution, Generation, Vegetation Management, Project Delivery, Customer Operations, Seattle IT, and external vendors to ensure enterprise applications effectively support utility business processes and strategic objectives while maintaining high system availability and data quality. Enterprise Application Portfolio Enterprise Asset Management (Oracle WAM/WACS or equivalent) Work Management Construction Operations/Project Management System Mobile Field Service Applications Enterprise GIS Utility Network Spatial Analytics Enterprise Geodatabases GIS Web Services Job Responsibilities Manage day-to-day operation, administration, maintenance, and support of enterprise Asset Management, GIS, Construction Operations, and Field Service Management applications. Ensure production systems remain secure, available, reliable, and fully supported in a 24x7 operational environment.

Provide ownership for application availability, monitoring, capacity planning, and operational support. Lead incident, problem, and root cause management. Establish operational procedures, support standards, and service level objectives.

Coordinate technical troubleshooting with business users, infrastructure teams, and vendors. Provide technical and functional ownership of supported applications. Lead system configuration, workflow administration, security administration, and business rule management.

Coordinate releases, upgrades, patches, and production deployments. Manage testing, change management, and post-implementation validation. Ensure integrity, quality, and accuracy of enterprise GIS and asset information.

Manage enterprise geodatabases, Utility Network, GIS editing workflows, version management, and data governance. Serve as the primary technology partner for Engineering, Operations, Construction, Vegetation Management, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Customer Operations, and Maintenance. Translate business requirements into technical solutions and prioritize enhancements.

Manage integrations between GIS, Asset Management, Work Management, Mobile Workforce, OMS, ADMS, EMS, SCADA, AMI, ERP, Engineering, and Customer Information Systems. Lead/Support application implementation projects, enhancements, testing, training, cutover, and deployment. Manage software vendors, implementation partners, contracts, licensing, and SLAs.

Supervise analysts, developers, GIS professionals, administrators, and business analysts. Conduct performance management, mentoring, and workforce development. Develop and manage operating and capital budgets and annual maintenance plans.

Ensure compliance with City security standards, NERC CIP (where applicable), disaster recovery, business continuity, and audit requirements. Qualifications Required Qualifications: In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has: Experience: Minimum of eight years supporting enterprise Asset Management, GIS, Construction Operations, Field Service applications, or related. Minimum three years managing technical application support teams.

Experience supporting production enterprise applications including upgrades, integrations, and vendor management. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, GIS, Engineering, Geography, or related field (or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience that provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class). Desired Qualifications: Master's degree preferred.

Experience supporting production enterprise applications including upgrades, integrations, and vendor management. PMP certification. Esri Technical Certification.

Oracle WAM/WACS, ArcGIS Enterprise, Utility Network, Mobile Workforce, and electric utility experience preferred. Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Emergency Response Commitment: Seattle City Light is committed to reliable service during emergencies. Through our Emergency Response Program, each employee is assigned a role-usually aligned with their regular duties-to support emergency operations. Your participation is required and vital to helping the utility stay prepared and serve our community when it matters most.

Additional Information The full salary range for this position is $61.90 to $92.84 per hour. Application Process Please submit the following with your online application: A cover letter in which you clearly describe how your knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities prepare you for the job responsibilities and qualifications outlined in the job announcement A current resume of your educational and professional work experience. Incomplete applications may not be considered

Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the qualifications. Seattle City Light values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Seattle City Light encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experiences. Job offers are contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the employment process, including the completion of a background check. The background check will involve a criminal history check, which includes conviction and arrest records in compliance with the Seattle's Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17 and the City of Seattle Personnel Rule 10.3

A driving history review may be conducted in compliance with SMC 4.79.020. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain or correct background information. The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents

More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits. Want to know more about Seattle City Light. Check out our web page: https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/about-us/careers.