GIS Team Lead

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Fort Collins, CO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $73K - $78K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ September 19th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Colorado State University is hiring a GIS Team Lead. The role involves supervising a team of 10-15 GIS analysts across multiple military installations, leading sub-projects in support of the US Air Force Environmental GIS project, and ensuring effective data management and project execution.

Highlights

Lead and coordinate sub-projects related to Reach Back Support, Data Development, Data Integrity/QC, and Project Operations/Tracking Metrics.
Supervise and manage on-campus and off-campus GIS analysts, including training, hiring, and performance evaluations.
Apply spatial data standards and use Esri ArcGIS software for environmental GIS support services and data maintenance.
Develop and enforce workflows and procedures for environmental spatial data across over 100 US Air Force installations.
Collaborate with multiple stakeholders including military personnel and internal leadership.
Required skills include expertise in environmental GIS, cartography, data development, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and strong communication abilities.
Must hold a BS or BA degree in relevant fields and have at least five years of related work experience including supervisory roles.
Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, experience with military environmental standards like SDSFIE, ISO/FGDC metadata, and project management software such as SharePoint.
Annual salary range is $72,500 to $77,500 with comprehensive employee benefits offered by Colorado State University.
Position requires a valid driver's license and a pre-employment criminal background check; existing NACI is highly desired.