Lead the Future of Geospatial Solutions and Cultural Heritage Consulting
Bring your expertise to projects that shape communities, infrastructure, and sustainable development across the Western United States. As a Managing Technical Consultant, GIS & Cultural Heritage , you will play a pivotal role in helping clients navigate complex environmental and cultural heritage challenges through innovative geospatial solutions. Based in the Western U.S. , this position offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery, influence project strategy, mentor emerging professionals, and collaborate with multidisciplinary experts on some of the region's most significant energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, technology, and capital development projects. If you're passionate about combining GIS excellence with cultural heritage stewardship, this is a chance to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Why This Role Matters
Geospatial technology has become essential to the successful planning, permitting, and execution of today's most complex projects. In this role, you'll serve as a trusted technical leader, helping clients transform spatial data into actionable insights while supporting responsible environmental and cultural resource management. Your expertise will directly contribute to informed decision-making, regulatory compliance, project success, and the preservation of cultural heritage resources.
What Your Impact Is
As a technical leader within the Cultural Heritage practice, you will:
Drive GIS strategy and technical excellence across diverse cultural heritage and environmental projects.
Help clients solve complex challenges through advanced spatial analysis, data management, visualization, and digital solutions.
Support multidisciplinary teams in delivering high-quality, defensible project outcomes.
Advance innovation in GIS tools, workflows, and technologies that improve project efficiency and client service.
Mentor and develop team members while strengthening technical capabilities across the practice.
Build trusted client relationships through responsive support and exceptional project delivery.
What You'll Bring
Required
Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
6+ years of professional experience in GIS, geospatial analysis, environmental consulting, cultural resources management, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience supporting cultural heritage, archaeological, environmental planning, permitting, or natural resource projects.
Strong proficiency with ESRI platforms, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, Survey123, Experience Builder, and related applications.
Experience managing large geospatial datasets and developing GIS solutions for multidisciplinary projects.
Knowledge of cultural resource management practices and environmental review processes.
Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
Willingness to travel periodically to support project needs and client engagements.
Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
Experience supporting energy, power, renewables, transportation, technology, manufacturing, or large infrastructure projects.
Experience with mobile GIS, database management, automation, and geospatial workflow development.
Working knowledge of federal, state, and tribal cultural resource compliance frameworks.
Professional GIS certification (GISP) or other relevant technical credentials.
Previous consulting experience working directly with clients and multidisciplinary project teams.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a technical lead…