Lead Level-Cultural Resources Team Lead

About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is looking for a Cultural Resources Team Lead at the Lead Level to join our Midwest team. The Cultural Resources Team Lead is responsible for providing highly effective, dynamic management and leadership within the Midwest Cultural Resources Program by managing staff, projects, and clients. The successful candidate will possess a proven track record of developing new business, managing large-scale projects, meeting financial goals, and mentoring others to do the same.

This position will have approximately five direct reports and manage a CR team of up to 10.

This is a permanent, full
-time, regular status position (with benefits) reporting to our Chicago Office Director, and will work closely with other Midwest Team Leads, the Midwest/Northeast Cultural Resources Director, the Midwest/Northeast Vice President, and other regional leadership as appropriate.

This position can work as an office based or hybrid schedule out of our Lombard, IL office, or a distributed employee based in the Midwest in any of the following states:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, or Wisconsin.

We are considering the following role levels:

• Cultural Resources Team Lead-8 years of supervisory and fieldwork experience -$81,545-$106,289
• Senior Cultural Resources Team Lead-10 years of supervisory and fieldwork experience -$92,230-$120,349
• Principal Cultural Resources Team Lead-12 years of supervisory and fieldwork experience-$105,727-$138,345

SWCA Environmental Consultants is an employee-owned company of environmental professionals who specialize in environmental planning, natural and cultural resource management, and regulatory compliance. Our company purpose is to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today.

Final date to receive applications:
Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

The Cultural Resources Team Lead will develop business opportunities within the Midwest and work with professional staff throughout the region to further our team and regional goals by contributing to the following:

Organizational leadership

• Provide highly effective, dynamic management and leadership to SWCA's cultural resources program and staff. Help align employees to their annual career development goals and build teams to support program and individual employee development.
• Supervise and mentor cultural resources project managers, technical staff, and field personnel, while promoting a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with the Directors to hire Cultural Resources staff. Take the leading role in identifying staffing needs, screening job candidates, conducting interviews, and making hiring recommendations to the Director.
• Proactively monitor the productivity and development of your Cultural Resources Team, set clear expectations, and foster an environment of teamwork.
• Provide general support to the team relating to subject matter resources, training opportunities, regulatory and research updates.
• Drive compliance of safety policies and reporting requirements to ensure overall team safety.

Technical leadership

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality technical work throughout the cultural resources program, including project and data management, data analysis, and reporting.
• Provide quality assurance/quality control reviews of deliverables prepared by other team members.
• Maintain SWCA's high standard of quality control and take initiative to resolve problems and create improved procedures.
• Participate in SWCA's Innovation initiative by considering new technology or other methods to improve efficiency and improve our company's competitive advantage.
• Ability to adapt rapidly to changes in project needs, agency requests, etc. and be able to work independently and collaborate with a variety of colleagues, clients, and agency representatives.

Client leadership

• Develop strong relationships with existing clients while executing strategic analysis, marketing, and sales for new clients.
• Manage the performance of individual projects, and effectively coordinate with clients and agencies, to produce technically excellent work that is on time and on budget.
• Engage with the office business development team to evaluate changing market conditions and strategic sales opportunities at a regional and sub-regional level (new clients and geographies).
• Lead proposal efforts and internal business development groups, drive accountability for participation in business development and help mentor seller-doer…