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Lead Project Manager - Compliance

CostQuest Associates
Cincinnati, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2026
CostQuest Associates (CQA)

Position Description

The role is for a team-oriented individual with strong communication and organizational skills, and keen attention to detail. You should be comfortable working in a dynamic, consulting-focused environment.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality solutions to government, commercial, and internal clients. This role is ideal for an intellectually curious problem-solver who enjoys breaking down complex, ambiguous challenges and translating them into clear, actionable plans. You will be responsible for a multi-project portfolio, ensuring client satisfaction and quality standards. You will interface with large teams comprising internal and external clients, partners, and subcontractors.

Required Skills And Experience

  • Intellectually curious, organized, detail-oriented, and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously
  • Experience developing technical specifications and developing summary diagrams (flowcharts, RACI diagrams, etc.) to support communication and decision making
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to navigate between conflicting deadlines and limited resources
  • Comfortable with context-switching across disparate subject matter areas, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt
  • Ability to coordinate and manage compliance-related information, deadlines, and deliverables across internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a related field


Preferred Skills

  • Experience with data modeling and data management best practices.
  • Proficiency with AI and popular project management software
  • Familiarity with geospatial (GIS), regulatory, financial modeling, or telecommunications domains, especially an understanding of telecommunications compliance.
  • Experience coordinating with government agencies, utilities, municipalities, or permitting authorities


Other Requirements

  • Occasional travel to project locations
  • To meet the U.S. Government clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States
  • Ability to pass a U.S. Public Trust background investigation for access to the client site and computing systems. You must have lived in the U.S. for the past three (3) years
  • All candidates will be subject to a background check and pre-employment drug screening


Compensation & Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary and Benefits
  • Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
  • Bonus Pay and Profit Sharing
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance
  • Company paid Dental, Vision, Life, and LTD insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health savings account
  • Vacation (15 days – increasing with years of service), Sick (5 days)
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement


Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Reliably commute or planning to relocate to Cincinnati, OH.


Work Location:

  • Hybrid schedule. Cincinnati, OH.


Who We Are:

CostQuest Associates is a broadband consulting firm offering specialized consulting services, GIS data, and application products. Our team utilizes GIS solutions to design, develop, and implement economic models, applications, and geographic data to support the broadband telecommunications ecosystem. We are a small company with a large profile, constantly seeking new challenges to expand our competencies. Our customers range from Fortune 100 companies to government departments at the Federal and State levels.

What We Do:

CostQuest Associates serves government clients and the broadband industry with valuation, appraisal, public policy, engineering cost, and business planning services. We excel in custom broadband telecommunications economics work and the creation of niche datasets and applications that enable companies and regulators to make effective, informed decisions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

CostQuest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on any protected basis.

If you have a disability and need assistance during the application and selection process as a result, please let us know. Arrangements can be made to provide an accommodation to assist you in applying for an open position using our online system or completing any other related paperwork, interviewing, or any portion of the employment process. Please contact Betsy Thrush at bthrush@costquest.com if you need an accommodation or other assistance.

Visit our website and LinkedIn page to learn more about CostQuest:

Website: https://www.costquest.com/about-us/careers/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/costquest/

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