Senior Architectural Historian

Stantec

Senior-level architectural historian leading the architectural history team in the western Great Lakes Region. Overseeing junior and mid-level historians and managing architectural history projects.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timePlymouth • Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $88,600 - $132,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Hiring and mentoring an architectural history team in the western Great Lakes Region under your direct supervision
Developing goals and work plans for mid-and-junior level team members
Creating a business plan for the region in coordination with the eastern Great Lakes team leader, the business center office leader, and regional growth leaders
Ensuring high-quality architectural history projects, that include background research, built environment field work, contextual analysis, recommendations of NRHP eligibility, and report preparation
Developing and maintaining historic architectural work with internal Stantec Project Managers, and external clients, as developed in business plan
Performing project management duties, such as scoping, costing, and invoicing in collaboration with the project accounting team
Coordinating with other Stantec staff to ensure the quality of data, field work, and documentation
Qualified applicants should be able to demonstrate good leadership and judgement qualities, strong technical skills, good communication skills, and feel comfortable making technical decisions in the field. The preferred candidate also should demonstrate a desire for growth and new skill development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Managing and/or mentoring junior-and mid-level staff
Negotiating solutions for complex architectural history projects
Maintaining a strong collaborative environment within team and with internal and external clients
Managing project budgets and scoping historic architectural projects
Extensive knowledge and experience working with Section 106 of National Historic Preservation Act, including working through all steps of the 106 review process (initiate, identify, assess effects, and resolve adverse effects)
Producing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, and past work interpreting the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Writing and producing Section 106-related technical reports; strong writing and research skills
Extensive fluency using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Adobe Acrobat
Working knowledge of mapping and GIS-related programs
Ability to travel regionally for project work
Ability to complete physically demanding tasks in urban and rural settings and/or hot and dry climates, including walking, hiking, and field navigating

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hiring and mentoring an architectural history team in the western Great Lakes Region under your direct supervision
Developing goals and work plans for mid-and-junior level team members
Creating a business plan for the region in coordination with the eastern Great Lakes team leader, the business center office leader, and regional growth leaders
Ensuring high-quality architectural history projects, that include background research, built environment field work, contextual analysis, recommendations of NRHP eligibility, and report preparation
Developing and maintaining historic architectural work with internal Stantec Project Managers, and external clients, as developed in business plan
Performing project management duties, such as scoping, costing, and invoicing in collaboration with the project accounting team
Coordinating with other Stantec staff to ensure the quality of data, field work, and documentation
Qualified applicants should be able to demonstrate good leadership and judgement qualities, strong technical skills, good communication skills, and feel comfortable making technical decisions in the field. The preferred candidate also should demonstrate a desire for growth and new skill development. 🎯 Requirements
Managing and/or mentoring junior-and mid-level staff
Negotiating solutions for complex architectural history projects
Maintaining a strong collaborative environment within team and with internal and external clients
Managing project budgets and scoping historic architectural projects
Extensive knowledge and experience working with Section 106 of National Historic Preservation Act, including working through all steps of the 106 review process (initiate, identify, assess effects, and resolve adverse effects)
Producing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, and past work interpreting the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Writing and producing Section 106-related technical reports; strong writing and research skills
Extensive fluency using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Adobe Acrobat
Working knowledge of mapping and GIS-related programs
Ability to travel regionally for project work
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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudget managementhistoric architectural workbackground researchcontextual analysisreport preparationSection 106 review processnominations to National Register of Historic Placestechnical report writingGIS-related programs

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationjudgmentproblem-solvingdesire for growthskill development