LiDAR Project Manager

Elevate Your Career in Remote Sensing Project Management

Join the Survey/Geospatial Practice at Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) as a Remote Sensing Project Manager. In this pivotal role, you'll lead and manage cutting-edge remote sensing projects, with a focus on LiDAR data acquisition and processing for topographic, utility, and plant surveys. Your expertise will drive the coordination of field and office teams, ensure the quality and timeliness of project deliverables, and support critical phases of administrative, procurement, and construction activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the end-to-end management of remote sensing projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and industry standards.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration between field technicians, office staff, and internal departments.
• Review and validate project deliverables, maintaining high-quality standards and adherence to deadlines.
• Mentor and develop technical staff, promoting continuous learning and professional growth.
• Track project progress, prepare comprehensive status reports, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposal development and actively engage in business development initiatives to expand our client base.
• Execute special assignments and support resource management within the department.

CEC is a 100% Employee-Owned company with 34 offices and over 1,500 team members. We're a company started and ran by Engineers and Scientists - for Engineers and Scientists. And we’re proud to offer a robust benefit and retirement package including a company matched 401k + 2% profit sharing, a hybrid flexible schedule, multiple cash and stock bonus opportunities, consistent and dedicated mentors, a clear career track, continuing education, external and internal trainings on technical and management related topics, as well as our stock ownership program which is available to all employees within their first year.  

• Bachelor’s degree in Surveying, GIS, Geomatics or other related discipline;
• 4+ years of Project Management experience with a strong emphasis on LiDAR data classification and extraction;
• Skilled use of Microstation/Terrascan, TopoDOT, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Google Earth, and other mapping software;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a safe manner and adhere to safety regulations at all times;
• In-depth knowledge of surveying and mapping practices;
• Project Management experience at a consulting firm is a plus. 

CEC Bridgeport is part of our West Virginia operations, which also includes offices in Martinsburg and Charleston. CEC Bridgeport is focused on expanding CEC’s presence in West Virginia. CEC selected Bridgeport to become the West Virginia office based on the growth in the region and the approximation to the major development in north central West Virginia. Since opening in 2012 with two employees, we’ve been the fastest-growing West Virginia consulting firm. We now have over 100 employees to meet the needs of our clients, and we’ve done this by hiring the best talent and most driven professionals with proven track records in their industries. Our services have grown to include civil engineering, construction inspection, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, road/bridge design, stream restoration, survey and LiDAR mapping, and water resources. In May of 2021, we moved to a larger space in Charles Pointe due to our continued growth in the region. 

CEC is ranked #1 in West Virginia and #24 overall on the 2024 ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms List.

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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