Project Manager III

LOCATION:

History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

STARTING PAY: $59,841.60 - $72,259.20 annually

HOURS:

Full-time, regular (approximately 2080 annual hours) position.

BENEFITS:
Eligible to participate in the State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.

DESIGNATION:
Bargaining Unit AFSCME Local 3173

POSTING DATE:
November 4, 2026

DESCRIPTION:

Do you want to travel across the state to work with some of Minnesota's historic resources? Do you enjoy creative problem-solving, leading teams, and managing projects? As a Project Manager with Capital Planning & Management at MNHS, you’ll guide preservation and restoration projects that protect some of Minnesota’s most iconic historic buildings, landscapes, and public spaces. With every project, you’ll help ensure these irreplaceable places remain welcoming, resilient, and relevant for generations to come.

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) seeks applicants to plan, organize, and manage complex preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation capital projects and bond-funded asset preservation projects from planning through design to construction at properties held and/or operated by MNHS throughout the State of Minnesota.

• 1) Manage or assist with managing moderate to complex capital improvement and preservation, rehabilitation, reconstruction and restoration projects in the most efficient and cost effective manner to provide appropriate care and preservation of MNHS properties;
• 2) Manage contracting and purchasing processes, and maintain up to date budget summaries for all assigned capital projects in strict accordance with budget limits;
• 3) Participate in and support planning and budgeting for long-term preservation needs of state properties;
• 4) Contribute to the continued development and best practices of preservation at all state historic properties;
• 5) Establish and promote internal communications of the MNHS historic properties preservation program among MNHS staff, volunteers, interns, and other stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, construction, historic preservation, construction management, facility management, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Four to six years field experience in project management.
• Proficiency in budget management and financial record-keeping.
• Familiarity with or experience applying the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Preservation, Restoration, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation to projects.
• Familiarity with the National Park Service Preservation Briefs.
• Knowledge and experience with construction trades, preservation, restoration, and repair of historic buildings, landscapes, and structures.
• Knowledge and skill in construction contract management principles and reading and interpreting construction drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Knowledge in and a familiarity with historical research methods, resources, and techniques as it relates to the preservation and restoration of historic buildings, landscapes, and structures.
• Ability to lead, manage, and motivate project teams to achieve the project’s goals.
• Knowledge and skill in using project management scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Google Smartsheet, Trello, or similar.
• Ability and willingness to travel statewide.
• Valid driver's license.

• Graduate degree in architecture, historic preservation, or construction management with three years of experience in any of those, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability in conducting and reporting Facilities Condition Assessments (FCA),…