GIS & Roadway Data Office Manager; WMS
Listed on 2026-09-30
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Engineering
IT Specialist -
IT/Tech
IT Specialist
Description
About WSDOT
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!
The Opportunity
WSDOT’s Multimodal Planning and Data Division (MPDD) is seeking a strategic and innovative leader to manage the resources, personnel, and operations responsible for producing geospatial and roadway data and enterprise GIS services that support decision-making across the agency and transportation system. Serving as the GIS & Roadway Data Office Manager, you will provide strategic governance and direction for WSDOT’s geospatial and roadway data assets, oversee enterprise GIS services and roadway data operations, and ensure the timely, accurate, secure, and effective management and reporting of critical data, including information required by the Federal Highway Administration for federal-aid highway funding.
In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external partners, including city, county, regional, state and federal agencies and tribes, to advance the accessibility, reliability, and value of transportation data. Our top candidates will possess technical expertise in GIS and roadway data systems, management and leadership skills, and the ability to build effective partnerships and lead multidisciplinary teams.
What to Expect
The GIS & Roadway Data Office provides strategic governance and operational management of WSDOT’s core geospatial and roadway data assets and related technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Linear Referencing Systems (LRS), the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS), and the Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE). The Office also provides enterprise GIS services, including project management, business analysis, application and solution development, map and geoprocessing services, technical coordination, and user support.
This position serves as the highest-level manager for the Office and leads 19 information technology and transportation planning professionals across five teams: GIS Data, GIS Services, Application Development, Project Management, and Highway Performance Monitoring System.
Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the GIS & Roadway Data Office Manager will:
- Provide strategic governance of geospatial and roadway data. Establish strategic long-term plans and policies for developing, processing, disseminating and using geospatial and roadway data. Identify and advance initiatives to improve the value and accessibility of the Division’s geospatial and roadway data assets. Make geospatial and roadway data and GIS infrastructure decisions for WSDOT, working collaboratively with the Technology Services Division and geospatial and roadway data users.
Work collaboratively with federal and state agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, counties, cities, and tribes to coordinate GIS services and address data sharing and uniformity issues. - Manage geospatial and roadway data operations. Establish policies, procedures, and methodologies for collecting, processing, analyzing, and managing geospatial and roadway data. Oversee the compilation and development of metadata for geospatial and roadway data assets, including the 24K LRS, city limits, functional classification, all public roads,…
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