Senior Cultural Resources Specialist

Bolton & Menk has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cultural Resources Specialist to join our Environmental Planning team. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Midwest, Southeast, and beyond.

We are looking to add a Senior Cultural Resources Specialist who will help foster our mission that All People Should Live in Safe, Sustainable and Beautiful Communities! This position could be located in any of our Twin Cities offices.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Responsible for overseeing surveys, excavations, and reporting
• Assist project managers in preparing scopes of work, budgets, and business development opportunities for cultural resources-related services
• Writes, reviews, and/or assesses cultural resources reports prior to client or agency submittals
• Able to work independently and with other team members
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with relevant state, federal, and tribal agencies
• Coordinates and communicates with representatives from various local, state, federal, and tribal agencies
• Oversees analysis and documentation of precontact and historic sites, artifacts, and/or architectural history properties
• Supports negotiations with state, federal, or tribal agencies regarding cultural resources impacts and mitigation strategies
• Mentors and trains new team members
• Travels periodically to work sites and other project-related locations

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology or Archaeology from an accredited college or university or a closely related field (Master’s degree preferred) and five (5) or more years of related experience – OR – ten (10) or more years of related experience
• Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Knowledge of state and regional prehistory, history, diagnostic artifacts, and architectural styles
• Understands and follows Federal Regulations, Laws, and Executive Orders pertaining to environmental review processes and cultural resources
• Understands and follows State Laws and regulations pertaining to environmental review processes and cultural resources
• Ability to read and interpret USGS topographic maps, aerial images, and other historic maps and plans
• Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
• Good time management, organizational and problem-solving
• Strong attention to detail
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint)
• General knowledge and skills in GIS and its planning uses
• Possess valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

Bolton & Menk will currently not be providing visa sponsorship or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary Range: $66,500 – $86,000 depending on years of experience and credentials

Bolton & Menk is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to specific geographic location. Bolton & Menk reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Supporting Our Employees

There’s life at work and life outside of work. Bolton & Menk has a number of benefit programs and amenities to support you and your family throughout whatever stage of life you are in.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation plan – overtime compensation available to most employees
• Discretionary bonuses available to most employees
• ESOP – Employee ownership (ESOP); 100% company-paid contributions
• 401(k) Match Program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
• Six paid company holidays
• Two floating personal holidays for events that are important in your life
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and Long-term disability
• Dependent care reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

WHY BOLTON & MENK?
Bolton & Menk, Inc. specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 1,000 employees throughout more than 35 locations in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Colorado providing services to more than 400 communities and agencies. Learn more about our history here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/about-us/
OUR BENEFITS
At Bolton & Menk, we value our people and provide an exceptional Total Compensation and Benefits Package to protect our most valuable asset. We are committed to the well-being of our employees and their families. Perks of being a Bolton & Menk employee include peace of mind with our benefits package and competitive compensation plan, flexible schedules, and career development opportunities. Learn more here: https://www.bolton-menk.com/careers
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies in response to Bolton & Menk job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team.
It is our responsibility and privilege to embrace the diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences necessary to develop infrastructure systems that serve all people. Bolton & Menk, Inc., is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including disability and vets.