JOB TITLE: 1837 Capital Planning Manager 
LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102 
COMPENSATION: $72,240.00 annual minimum, commensurate with experience STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 2,080 annual hours) position. 
BENEFITS: Eligible to participate in State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays. 
DESIGNATION: Supervisory 
POSTING DATE: December 14, 2023 
DEADLINE DATE: January 14, 2024 
TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at www.mnhs.org/jobs and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date. 

DESCRIPTION: This position exists to manage the Minnesota Historical Society’s capital project planning and management programs. 

SUMMARY OF WORK: 1) Manage the planning, development, funding, and implementation of capital projects, including state, bond-funded, asset preservation projects; 2) Oversee the design and direction for long term facilities strategic planning; 3) Provide overall direction for placing, training, supervising and motivating employees, volunteers and interns. Ensure compliance with MNHS policies and procedures; 4) Provide fiscal management to all areas of Capital Projects and Asset Preservation; and 5) Establish and maintain internal communications of the Capital Projects and Asset Preservation among MNHS staff, volunteers, interns, and other stakeholders. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Historic Preservation or related field. 
- Eight years field experience in project management. 
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation, Restoration, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation and how to interpret these standards. 
- Knowledge of the National Park Service Preservation Briefs. 
- Five years experience managing major design and construction projects, preferably historic or interpretive based facilities. 
- Three years experience in a supervisory or managerial role. 
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and make sound judgments without supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze, manage, and implement multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability in verbal, written, and graphic communication sufficient to deal with a wide variety of people.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with an organization’s staff, contractors, consultants, technicians, professionals, and the general public.
- Knowledge of construction trades, preservation and restoration of historic buildings, landscapes, and structures.
- Knowledge of historical research methods, resources, and techniques as it relates to the preservation and restoration of historic buildings, landscapes, and structures.
- Ability to read, understand and clearly explain construction documents and construction contract management principles.
- Ability to use project management scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Google Smartsheet, Trello, etc.

- Ability in construction contract management.
Valid driver's license and willingness to travel statewide. 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 
- Master’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, historic preservation or related field. 
- LEED certification 
- PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or comparable. 
- Ability in conducting and reporting Facilities Condition Assessments (FCA), using Rapid Building and Site Condition Assessment developed by the National Park Service, or any other standardized state format. 
- Ability to provide work direction to interns, volunteers, staff, and contractors.
- Ability to engage in public agency purchasing, bid processes, and contracting.
- Experience in managing preservation, repair, or construction projects valued at $5,000 -$5,000,000. 

Should you have questions with the application process, email humanresources@mnhs.org. 

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.