Ecological Senior Project Manager
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Columbus, OH, US
Onsite
2026-07-03
Estimated salary · Columbus
~ $110,100 - $194,400
Low
$80K
Median
$110K
High
$150K
Market in Columbus · BLS OEWS 2025
Estimated net pay
$6,975 - $11,654
/month · 24% withheld
after tax & contributions · on the estimated salary · Single, no dependents
Job description
Overview:
As a Senior Ecological Professional for Civil \& Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you will engage with our project teams to navigate today’s complex environmental regulatory landscape, helping our commercial, institutional, and energy clients to achieve and maintain natural resource permit compliance. You will supervise ecologists, provide senior level guidance during project implementation, and engage in project quality review and management. You will also be responsible for developing business for CEC through utilization of your existing network and internal CEC resources. Working with clients, contractors, and local government officials, you will impact the whole project \- from conceptual and design phases, through the regulatory review process, bidding, and construction.
CEC’s corporate Ecological Practice accounts for more than 15% of our annual revenues, making it an essential part of the integrated services that we offer to our clients. CEC’s Ecological Practice distinguishes itself from the service offerings of other firms because of the breadth of our technical expertise that includes: wetland and stream assessments, delineations, and mitigation; Section 401/404 permitting; endangered species surveys, including bats and plants; natural stream channel design and restoration; invasive plant control; bio\-retention and wetland treatment systems; and habitat assessments.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Science, or related technical field
* Local and national contacts and the ability to develop and market to new and existing clients
* 15\+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, threatened and endangered species consultation, water and sediment quality, or environmental permitting and reporting
* Demonstrated client development and management experience to assist in expanding the delivery of our services to the energy, solid was
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