GIS & Asset Data Service Manager

This position provides strategic leadership and governance for Southern Company Gas' enterprise GIS and Asset Data organization. The Manager, GIS & Asset Data establishes direction for geospatial and asset data programs that support utility operations, engineering, compliance, construction, asset management, and regulatory objectives.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Management

• Establish the GIS and Asset Data strategy, operating model, service expectations, and technology roadmap.
• Lead and coordinate supervisors, employees, contractors, consultants, and managed-service resources.
• Build workforce capability through coaching, performance management, succession planning, knowledge transfer, and professional development.
• Promote safety, accountability, collaboration, customer service, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Lead GIS and asset data standards, stewardship, quality, traceability, accessibility, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure processes and controls support dependable asset records and operational, engineering, compliance, and regulatory needs.
• Lead governance forums and facilitate decisions involving geospatial platforms, asset data, business processes, and system ownership.

Technology Strategy and Business Relationship Management

• Serve as a strategic liaison across GIS, Enterprise Asset Management, Operations, Engineering, Compliance, Construction, and Technology.
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize, and sponsor technology investments, system enhancements, integrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Guide requirements, solution alignment, testing oversight, readiness, communication, and adoption activities.
• Promote effective use of enterprise GIS, Maximo, analytics, mobility, automation, and related business platforms.

Financial, Vendor, and Portfolio Management

• Develop and manage departmental capital and O&M budgets, forecasts, accruals, expenditures, invoices, and financial reporting.
• Develop business cases and funding recommendations that align investments with operational, regulatory, and strategic priorities.
• Manage vendor relationships, sourcing activities, contracts, MSAs, SOWs, performance, and delivery commitments.

Program and Project Leadership

• Lead or sponsor GIS and asset data programs involving system upgrades, integrations, conversions, records modernization, data quality, and process improvement.
• Provide governance, risk management, issue resolution, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting for strategic initiatives.
• Ensure initiatives align with approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, compliance, and business outcomes.

Regulatory, Operational, and Customer Support

• Ensure GIS and asset data services support Operations, Engineering, Construction, DIMP, TIMP, Corrosion, Asset Protection, System Operations, and other internal customers.
• Support regulatory reporting, audits, records research, operational decision-making, incident response, and business continuity needs.
• Represent GIS and Asset Data in corporate, regulatory, vendor, and industry forums as appropriate.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography/GIS, Geospatial Sciences, Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Asset Management, or a related discipline. 10 or more years of progressive experience in GIS, asset data management, utility operations, asset management, engineering support, or a related discipline.
• Five or more years of experience leading teams, programs, projects, vendors, or enterprise initiatives.

Required Skills:

• Strategic planning, organizational leadership, talent development, succession planning, and performance management.
• Business relationship management, stakeholder engagement, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication.
• Financial planning, budget management, forecasting, accruals, expenditure controls, and business case development.
• Vendor, contract, MSA, SOW, and portfolio management.
• Enterprise GIS strategy, architecture, governance, data lifecycle management, quality controls, and asset information stewardship.
• Esri ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, enterprise geodatabases, spatial analysis, and geoprocessing.
• Esri Utility Network and Utility and Pipeline Data Model.
• Enterprise Asset Management and work management concepts, including Maximo Application Suite or comparable platforms.
• Power BI, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, document management, and enterprise reporting solutions.
• SQL and relational database concepts.
• Utility asset lifecycle, gas distribution and transmission records, construction closeout, compliance reporting, and decision support.
• Organizational change management, business readiness, process improvement, requirements analysis, solution design, testing, and implementation.
• Ability to evaluate alternatives, resolve complex issues, manage changing priorities, and make decisions with significant business impact.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, presentation, and relationship-building skills.