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We are seeking experienced IT Project Managers – GIS to support the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and delivery of IT projects involving Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, technical specialists, business stakeholders, and relevant departments to ensure that project deliverables meet contractual obligations, business requirements, technical specifications, quality standards, and applicable information security requirements.

The role combines IT project management, business and functional requirements analysis, quality assurance, stakeholder coordination, and technical oversight, with a particular focus on GIS-related projects and information systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, monitor, and manage IT projects, ensuring timely delivery of project activities, milestones, and deliverables in accordance with approved plans and contractual requirements.
• Prepare monthly project progress reports, status updates, management reports, and other project monitoring documentation.
• Participate in project meetings, presentations, workshops, training sessions, and other activities related to project planning, implementation, deployment, and operation.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including technical studies, formal correspondence, recommendations, internal memoranda, meeting minutes, acceptance certificates, evaluation reports, and other deliverables in English and/or Greek.
• Support the elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management of business, functional, and technical requirements, including change management activities.
• Coordinate project stakeholders, technical teams, business users, external suppliers, and other relevant parties to ensure effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, issues, dependencies, and deviations from the project plan, and recommend appropriate corrective and mitigation actions.
• Oversee the review and assessment of project deliverables to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, agreed requirements, technical specifications, and quality standards.
• Support the preparation of test scenarios, test cases, test data, and related documentation for quality assurance and system testing activities.
• Participate in functional testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), verification, validation, and formal acceptance of project deliverables.
• Provide technical and functional support to project teams and relevant departments during the implementation, operation, and maintenance of information systems.
• Contribute to the planning, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of GIS solutions and related IT systems, ensuring that business and operational requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Support the integration and interoperability of GIS platforms with other enterprise information systems, databases, and digital services.
• Provide or coordinate technical expertise in systems architecture, information security, data management, interoperability, and digital transformation, as required by the project.
• Support quality assurance and information security activities, ensuring alignment with applicable standards, organizational policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor the operational performance of existing information systems and IT infrastructure, coordinating maintenance activities, technical support, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of new system functionalities, enhancements, and corrective measures to address technical and operational issues.
• Maintain accurate project records, track deliverables and action items, and ensure that project documentation is complete, up to date, and available to relevant stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A university degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Geoinformatics, GIS, or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of professional experience in IT-related roles.
• Demonstrable experience in IT project management, project coordination, project monitoring, or delivery management.
• Proven experience in IT projects involving GIS technologies, geographic information systems, spatial data, or related applications.
• Experience in requirements analysis, project documentation, quality assurance, system testing, and acceptance of deliverables.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of IT systems, system integration, data management, interoperability, and information security principles.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge of Greek is an advantage.

Certifications

• A recognized Project Management certification, such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2, is required or considered a key qualification, in accordance with the applicable project requirements.

Additional Advantages

• Recent experience in GIS-related IT projects, preferably involving project monitoring, coordination, and delivery management.
• Experience with system integration, enterprise architecture, data interoperability, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience in public-sector IT projects, formal procurement environments, contractual deliverables, and acceptance procedures.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model
• Competitive remuneration package
• Private Insurance
• A dynamic challenging environment resulting in continuous learning / education / progression
• Ability to work with cutting edge technologies
• Pleasant working environment
• Ability to expand knowledge and responsibilities

UpcoMinds is a dynamic IT company with 29 years of experience that provides end-to-end web and mobile solutions helping businesses to reinvent themselves in the digital world. Our team’s skills and expertise will ensure the holistic digital transformation of any organization, which will considerably improve both business operations and customer’s experience.

Our goal is to always have our end products and services reflect our deep engineering skills and elegant progressive design aesthetic. We fundamentally believe deeply in developing long term strategic partnerships with our clients by exceeding expectations and maintaining a high level of transparency.

Find out more about us at www.upcominds.com

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