Cultural Resources - Senior Project Manager

About the role

As a Cultural Resources Senior Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), in our Indianapolis, IN office, 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.

Responsibilities

• Grow and work collaboratively with staff to navigate today's complex regulatory landscape
• Work with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), Tribal Nations, federal agencies, and stakeholders to help clients achieve and maintain compliance
• Manage projects, develop staff, expand client relationships, and support continued Practice growth
• 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
• Represent CEC as a cultural resources expert and help expand the Practice's visibility, client relationships, and technical capabilities
• Contribute to the continued growth, leadership development, technical excellence, quality management, and business-development efforts of the Practice nationwide

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Technical expertise in cultural resources management
• Project management and leadership skills
• Client relationship management
• Business development and marketing
• Communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

• Matching 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• A performance bonus
• Company stock
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Tuition assistance
• Professional development
• Work-life balance

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday.