Project Manager - Restoration Practitioner

Overview

This is a full-time role for a mid-to-upper-level Restoration Practitioner/Project Manager at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. working within our Ecological Practice.  This exciting position involves working directly with the Restoration Principal to collaboratively manage innovative stream, wetland, habitat, and vegetation restoration projects.  At CEC, we utilize several design tools including natural channel design, nature-based solutions, form-based, and process-based projects. 

In this role you will also serve as a mentor to junior staff and educate them on field data collection, developing design parameters, and implementation working directly with contractors.  This position will also be responsible for business development, having flexibility to travel and recruit new clients and projects across the United States You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with our offices and gain experience in new geographic regions!   The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport, stream and wetland ecology, and/or natural channel design. 

CEC is different than most consulting firms. Our ecologists have the same career path as the rest of the company.  If your interests involve enhancing and increasing ecological functions for fish, frogs, beavers, bees, and more and you have a desire to grow your career and have a say in the direction of the group, company, and your career progression, CEC is the place for you!

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and ability to review engineering plan sets;
• Ability to lead a cohesive group of ecological restoration practitioners (surveyors, stream designers, civil engineers, and designers) across multiple offices with multiple communication styles;
• Experience working with junior staff to process, analyze, and utilize geomorphic data for Civil 3D design; and
• Experience preparing and revising stream and wetland restoration plan sets supporting engineering design, permitting applications, construction plans, and as-built documentation.

Field survey/monitoring:

• Proficiency with field-based geomorphic assessment techniques.
• Experience performing construction quality assurance, inspection, and oversight during the construction of stream and wetland projects. 
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, typically within the region, to project/client sites to complete tasks or attend meetings.
• Ability to work outside (sometimes in inclement weather conditions), navigate on uneven terrain, and carry equipment weighing up to approximately 15lbs in the field.

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 and affirmative action 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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