Overview Senior cultural resources leader at Stantec, focusing on managing complex NEPA analyses, cultural resource investigations, and permitting for public and private clients in the western U.S. You will lead a Southwest-based cultural resources team, oversee large field programs, and guide project strategy from proposal through delivery. This role blends technical stewardship with business development, shaping the cultural resources practice in a growth-focused environmental firm.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) plan
- ten paid holidays per year
- vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
- tuition reimbursement
- professional membership fee coverage
Responsibilities- Serve as technical resource lead and principal investigator for complex cultural resource investigations across utilities, transportation, renewable energy, and local government
- Mentor and supervise staff and project managers; grow the Southwest cultural resources team
- Manage programs and finances for key client programs, potentially multidisciplinary
- Ensure high-quality technical outputs via quality and independent review protocols
- Lead business development and client relationship activities, including proposal elements (scope, budget, schedule)
- Maintain professional visibility through professional organizations and client networking
- Represent cultural resources strategy and growth for the Southwestern market both externally and internally
- Coordinate Construction Monitoring and Field Coordination as lead
- Possibly manage other duties related to the role in a dynamic project environment
Key requirements- Professional writing, problem solving, and communication skills
- Experience leading Phase I and II Cultural Resource Surveys in the Southwest
- Proven experience with National Register of Historic Places and California Register determinations of eligibility
- Arizona and New Mexico permitting on state and federal lands, or ability to obtain within 6 months
- Knowledge of NHPA Section 106 and 110 consultations; MOAs and Programmatic Agreements
- Data Recovery and Monitoring Plans; Historic Property Treatment Plans; Ethnographic Research; Native American and NAGPRA consultation
- Lead for Construction Monitoring Coordination and Field Coordination
- Knowledge of GIS/GPS and ability to direct mapping efforts; Registered Professional Archaeologist preferred; valid Driver's license
- Pre-employment drug screen and physical requirements prior to employment
- Professional writing
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Phase I/II Cultural Resource Surveys
- Determinations of Eligibility (NHPA)
- Section 106/110 consultations
