Survey Project Manager

Overview

Own the Future of Surveying: Survey Project Manager at CEC, in Naperville,IL!

Ready to take your career from professional surveyor to industry leader? Join Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) and step into a high-impact role where you're not just managing projects—you're shaping the future of our practice.

You'll be the go-to technical guru and helps mentor our existing office and field teams. Think of this as your chance to help level up the entire Chicago surveying group, from expanding our client base to building our tech stack and capabilities.

You’ll be working under a senior professional land surveyor who has a Large National Presence in the Land Surveying/Geospatial Industry. This mentorship is invaluable to the next up and coming Land Surveying Professional, that wishes to grow their career exponentially on a personal and national level here at CEC.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Tech & Quality Champion: Be the final word on technical excellence. You'll ensure our work is top-tier by running Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), setting the gold standard for office and field procedures,
• Mentor & Team Builder: Help our talented staff grow their careers through hands‑on mentoring and training. You'll also be key in recruiting the next generation of all-star surveyors.
• Project Leadership: Take the reins on exciting projects from start to finish. This includes crafting proposals, keeping project budgets on track, and managing the finances.

The Tools You Bring:

• You're an Expert: You have 8+ years of real-world surveying experience under your belt.
• The Credentials: You're a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) or you have your S.I.T. and are on the fast track to getting licensed.
• Tech-Forward: You don't just know the basics—you're fluent in the latest surveying technology, principles, and techniques.
• Business Savvy: You've got experience managing the full lifecycle of a project, from the initial bid to the final invoice.
• Influence & Growth: You're a natural leader who can mentor a team, and you're ready to use your marketing and networking skills to help our practice expand.

Potential sign-on and relocation bonus, if applicable.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional surveying experience
• Professional Land Surveyor registration (PLS) or ability to obtain licensure with having SIT
• Knowledge of technological advances, principles, techniques and practices of land surveying
• Experience with survey project management; including preparation of proposals, tracking project budgets, and billing review
• Ability to speak and write professionally
• Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to staff in the survey practice
• Ability to assist in growth of survey practice using marketing and networking techniques.

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 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.

The posting range for this position is between $84,456 - $154,494 based on experience and location (in addition, CEC offers overtime pay and other great benefits).