Senior Architectural Historian

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Senior Architectural Historian to join our Midwest/Northeast subregion to drive growth and uphold the highest standards of quality in architectural history.

As a core member of our Cultural Resources program, the Senior Architectural Historian will collaborate with SWCA managers, directors, and vice presidents on technical and business development initiatives throughout the subregion, while coordinating with peers across the company. This individual will play a key role in expanding and supporting SWCA's architectural history practice throughout the region.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise, commercial acumen, and leadership skills to support project delivery, foster client relationships, and contribute to strategic growth opportunities. Responsibilities include technical leadership, quality assurance and control, mentoring staff, supporting business development efforts, and managing projects.

This is a regular (with benefits), full-time, salaried/non-exempt position. SWCA offers the flexibility of a hybrid work environment; however, candidates local to the Philadelphia, PA office are highly preferred. Fully remote candidates with exceptional qualifications and relevant regional experience may also be considered.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be scheduled as qualified candidates are identified.

This position may close without prior notice once a strong candidate pool is established.

• Strategic Project Leadership:
  Strategically consults on and leads complex projects in pursuit of client objectives, overseeing the technical approach and ensuring quality assurance and quality control.
• Exemplary Leadership:
  Leads by example in both technical and soft skills, navigating client and team priorities to deliver projects that meet professional and oversight agency standards.
• Technical Expertise & Innovation:
  Innovates standards and practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of client projects and outcomes, ensuring alignment with industry and regulatory standards. Serves as a go-to technical expert and consultant, providing novel project strategies and applying technical excellence that considers client needs to meet project requirements.
• Project Accountability:
  Continuously guides projects, executing accountability for the performance of projects or delegated tasks and ensuring that project milestones are met and outcomes align with SWCA’s values and client expectations. Assesses risks and implements strategies for problem-solving. Revises or suggests revisions to project scopes, schedules, and budgets as necessary to meet evolving project requirements and ensure successful outcomes.
• Business Growth & Innovation:
  Drives business growth and client success through technical excellence, innovation, and development of new methods and standards that advance SWCA's technical reputation. Contributes to SWCA's strategic planning.
• Cross-Disciplinary
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Champions cross-disciplinary collaboration, working closely with specialists to provide comprehensive technical support for projects.
• Mentorship & Team Development:
  Mentors staff for impactful influence, coaching others in technical excellence, leadership, and strategy, and also develops specialized programs and protocols. Fosters team development and cross-training, modeling and promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members to enhance project outcomes, as well as team depth and redundancy.
• Relationship Management:
  Establishes and grows effective consultative relationships with external and internal clients and/or agency regulators and industry partners (if applicable) to support successful projects.
• Follows applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.
• Performs related work as assigned.

• Support regional growth by expanding SWCA’s client base, strengthening industry partnerships, and contributing to the pursuit of new architectural history and cultural resources projects throughout the Midwest/Northeast subregion.
• Plan and complete historic resource surveys of residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, and institutional properties using accepted survey methodologies and digital documentation tools in accordance with State Historic Preservation Office standards.
• Conduct and lead…