Director - Geospatial Data Governance

The Director, Geospatial Governance is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance, management, and continual improvement of QIC’s enterprise geospatial capability. The role leads the GIS team and serves as the business owner for the Esri Enterprise platform, including the Enterprise Geodatabase (SDE), ArcGIS Enterprise environment, geospatial services, standards, and governance frameworks. The position ensures that geospatial information is managed as a trusted enterprise asset, supporting planning, design, development, construction, operations, asset management, and digital twin initiatives. The Director establishes and maintains geospatial governance, data stewardship, quality assurance, platform performance, security, and compliance while driving innovation and business value through geospatial technologies. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership · Develop and execute the enterprise geospatial strategy and roadmap. · Align GIS initiatives with corporate objectives, digital transformation programs, and business priorities. · Promote geospatial information as a strategic enterprise asset. · Lead the adoption of emerging geospatial technologies, automation, analytics, and digital twin capabilities. · Provide executive-level advice on geospatial data, systems, and governance. Geospatial Governance · Establish and maintain enterprise GIS governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures. · Define authoritative geospatial datasets and manage their lifecycle. · Lead enterprise data stewardship and accountability frameworks. · Establish decision rights for geospatial information management. · Chair GIS governance and technical review forums. · Ensure compliance with enterprise data management and information governance policies. · Oversee schema governance and change control processes. Enterprise GIS Platform Ownership · Serve as the business owner for the Esri Enterprise environment. · Lead governance and oversight of ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, and Enterprise Geodatabases (SDE). · Establish standards for service publishing, deployment, security, and lifecycle management. · Oversee platform availability, performance, scalability, resilience, and disaster recovery. · Lead upgrade planning, release management, and platform modernization initiatives. · Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and infrastructure standards. Enterprise Geodatabase (SDE) Governance · Govern the design, structure, and management of enterprise geodatabases. · Establish standards for branch versioning, data editing, reconciliation, and data publishing workflows. · Oversee database architecture, performance optimization, and operational health. · Approve enterprise schema modifications and geodatabase design changes. · Ensure long-term integrity, consistency, and sustainability of enterprise geospatial data assets. Data Quality and Assurance · Define enterprise GIS quality management frameworks. · Establish validation rules, quality controls, and acceptance criteria. · Oversee geospatial QA/QC activities across projects and business units. · Implement auditing, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms. · Drive continual improvement in data quality, completeness, and accuracy. · Ensure all submissions into the enterprise environment meet approved standards. Digital Delivery and Project Assurance · Define digital geospatial deliverable requirements for projects and programs. · Support project stage-gate reviews and technical assurance processes. · Review and approve geospatial submissions from consultants, contractors, and project teams. · Ensure compliance with GIS standards, contracts, and information management requirements. · Act as the escalation point for geospatial compliance and delivery issues. Enterprise Integration and Interoperability · Lead integration of GIS with BIM, CAD, Civil 3D, asset management systems, digital twins, and enterprise platforms. · Establish interoperability standards and data exchange processes. · Govern geospatial APIs, web services, and integration patterns. · Support enterprise-wide information management initiatives. Team Leadership and Capability Development · Lead and develop a high-performing GIS team. · Establish workforce plans and capability development programs. · Provide mentoring, coaching, and professional development opportunities. · Manage recruitment, succession planning, and performance management activities. · Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. · Manage specialist consultants, vendors, and service providers. Stakeholder Engagement · Build strong relationships across business units, projects, and executiv

The posting details senior leadership in geospatial governance with responsibilities spanning enterprise GIS governance, Esri ArcGIS Enterprise environment management, data stewardship, QA/QC, platform modernization, integration with BIM/CAD/digital twins, and team leadership. Specific hard requirements are not explicitly enumerated as qualifications or years; the role implies extensive experience in geospatial governance, enterprise geodatabase management, and IT/architecture alignment, but no discrete criteria (e.g., years, degrees, certifications) are stated.

Strategic Leadership:Develop and execute the enterprise geospatial strategy and roadmap; Align GIS initiatives with corporate objectives; Promote geospatial information as a strategic asset; Lead adoption of emerging geospatial technologies; Provide executive-level advice on geospatial data, systems, and governance. Geospatial Governance:Establish and maintain enterprise GIS governance frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures; Define authoritative geospatial datasets and manage their lifecycle; Lead data stewardship and accountability; Establish decision rights; Chair governance forums; Ensure compliance with data management policies; Oversee schema governance and change control. Enterprise GIS Platform Ownership:Serve as business owner for Esri Enterprise environment; Govern ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal, ArcGIS Server, SDE; Set standards for publishing, deployment, security, lifecycle management; Oversee availability, performance, scalability, resilience, DR; Lead upgrade planning and modernization; Align with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity. Enterprise Geodatabase Governance:Govern design and management of enterprise geodatabases; Standards for versioning, editing, reconciliation, publishing workflows; Oversee architecture and performance; Approve schema changes; Ensure long-term integrity of geospatial data assets. Data Quality and Assurance:Define QA/QC frameworks; Validation rules and acceptance criteria; Oversee QA/QC across projects; Implement auditing and reporting; Improve data quality and accuracy; Ensure submissions meet standards. Digital Delivery and Project Assurance:Define deliverable requirements; Support stage-gate reviews; Review geospatial submissions from vendors; Ensure GIS standards and information requirements; Escalation point for compliance issues. Enterprise Integration and Interoperability:Lead GIS integration with BIM/CAD/asset systems and digital twins; Establish interoperability standards; Govern geospatial APIs and data exchange; Support information management initiatives. Team Leadership:Lead and develop a high-performing GIS team; Workforce planning and capability development; Mentoring and professional development; Recruitment and performance management; Foster innovation and collaboration; Manage consultants and vendors. Stakeholder Engagement:Build strong relationships across business units, projects, and executives.