Cultural Resources - Senior Project Manager

Civil and Environmental Consultants; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Profit sharing

Performance bonus

Company stock

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Work-life balance

Job summary

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Cultural Resources Senior Project Manager to lead projects across regulatory landscapes with SHPOs, Tribal Nations, and federal agencies.

You will guide staff, develop client relationships, and help grow the Practice nationwide. You’ll serve as a senior technical resource, provide quality reviews, and drive business development while collaborating with offices to deliver complex projects and ensure regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Architectural History, Preservation Planning, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional cultural resource experience.
• Expert NHPA knowledge and federal NHPA protocols.
• Strong local and national client networks with ability to develop/market.
• Proven business-development and client management abilities to support growth.
• Ability to lead complex projects, mentor staff, and provide technical/quality leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple activities, teams, and client base.
• Experience in scope/budget development and profitable project management.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, staffing, and delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication coordinating staff, clients, contractors, and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical resource, project manager, and quality reviewer within Cultural Resources Practice.
• Lead business development and expand client relationships nationwide.
• Mentor staff across experience levels and develop talent.
• Collaborate with Indianapolis Office Practice Lead and leadership to advance the team.
• Represent CEC as cultural resources expert and broaden practice visibility.
• Manage projects profitably while coordinating with multiple offices and clients.

Skills

NHPA expertise

Business development

Project management

Staff mentoring

Client relationship

Budget management

Quality review

Leadership

Proposal development

Strategic planning

Excellent communication

Education

Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Architectural History, Preservation Planning, or related field

Job description

Cultural Resources - Senior Project Manager

Job Locations

US-IN-Indianapolis

Overview

As a Cultural Resources Senior Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), in our Indianapolis, IN offfice, you will grow and work collaboratively with staff to navigate today's complex regulatory landscape, working with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), Tribal Nations, federal agencies, and stakeholders to help our commercial, institutional, infrastructure, and energy clients achieve and maintain compliance. You will work in an energetic environment with a team of cultural resources professionals to manage projects, develop staff, expand client relationships, and support continued Practice growth.

Working with clients, contractors, Tribal Nations, regulatory agencies, and local government officials, you will impact the entire project lifecycle while serving as a senior technical resource, project manager, quality reviewer, and business-development leader within the Cultural Resources Practice. You will represent CEC as a cultural resources expert and help expand the Practice's visibility, client relationships, and technical capabilities.

Working closely with the Indianapolis Office Practice Lead, Corporate Cultural Resources Practice Lead, and Regional Operations Leadership, you will play a key role in advancing the Indianapolis Cultural Resources team while contributing to the continued growth, leadership development, technical excellence, quality management, and business-development efforts of the Practice nationwide.

CEC's Corporate Cultural Resources Practice is seeking talent to continue growing clients, projects, staff, and technical capabilities in support of our client endeavors. CEC's Cultural Resources Practice distinguishes itself from the service offerings of many firms through the breadth of its expertise, which includes archaeological and architectural history services, geoarchaeology, bioarchaeology/human osteology, and Tribal engagement. The Practice works collaboratively across all CEC offices to bring the appropriate expertise and resources to our clients' specific project needs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Architectural History, Preservation Planning, or a related technical field
• Minimum 10 years of experience as a professional cultural resource's practitioner
• Expert-level proficiency in application of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and knowledge of varying federal NHPA implementation protocols
• Local and national contacts and the ability to develop and market to new and existing clients
• Proven business-development skills and demonstrated client development and client management abilities to support continued Practice growth
• Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, generate work, lead complex projects, provide technical and quality-review leadership, and mentor staff across multiple experience levels
• Ability to provide technical expertise, leadership, and mentoring to staff throughout the Cultural Resources Practice
• Ability to manage multiple activities, technical professionals, and a targeted client base
• Experienced in scope-of-service and budget (proposal) development and review, with demonstrated ability to manage projects profitably
• Experience supporting strategic planning, staffing decisions, project delivery, quality management, and business-development initiatives
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including experience coordinating staff, clients, contractors, Tribal representatives, and government regulatory officials

Preferred:

• Knowledge of various permitting requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Experience consulting and/or engaging with federally recognized Tribes and Tribal Nations
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating across multiple offices or regions

About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community - focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite - focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA - focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women - focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you - that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical, dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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