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Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Historic Tax Credits (HTC) manager to develop and grow a book of business and lead a portfolio of client projects involving federal and state historic tax credit applications. This role will develop and grow an HTC practice for Stantec, advising developers, property owners, investors, and architects on accessing tax credits for historic rehabilitation projects while meeting regulatory and design standards. The HTC manager will lead project pursuit from opportunity identification and proposal submittal and delivery from initial feasibility assessment through post-closing compliance, serve as the primary client contact, and contribute to business development and thought leadership.

Your Key Responsibilities

- Build and maintain strong client relationships, identify new opportunities, and lead/contribute to proposals and presentations.

- Manage clients, pursuit opportunities, project budgets, timelines, and quality deliverables while ensuring compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.

- Provide strategic HTC feasibility analysis and guidance.

- Lead preparation and submission of federal and state HTC certification applications (Parts 1–3 / state equivalents).

- Interpret and communicate reviewer feedback from SHPOs, the National Park Service and other stakeholder agencies.

- Grow the team through recruiting and mentoring/training of new staff. Additional duties may include support for local and National Register of Historic Places nominations, preservation plans, historic structure reports, cultural resource education materials, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) documentation, planning and implementing of mitigation, and other types of special projects.

- Review and advise on rehabilitation plans, materials, and specifications.

- Create and maintain internal relationships across Stantec’s practices and geographies to promote cross-selling of services.

- Contribute to marketing content and internal training.

- Complete work in line with Stantec’s Core Values and in accordance with our Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) procedures and Design Delivery Guidelines.

- Demonstrate active commitment to Stantec’s code of business conduct and ethics policies.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

- In-depth knowledge of the federal HTC program, state HTC programs, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, understanding state and federal regulations and adapt to client-specific requirements.

- Strong technical and project management skills with experience managing multiple concurrent client projects.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including being able to translate technical concepts for clients and reviewers.

- Collaborative team player with an entrepreneurial consulting mindset and client-service orientation.

- Strong proficiency with relevant software tools.

- Must be willing to travel to meet project needs.

- Requires valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation, Architectural History, Architecture, Planning, or related field (Master’s preferred).

- 7+ years’ professional experience in HTC consulting with application preparation experience.

- Prior management experience preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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**Pay Transparency:** In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

**Benefits Summary:** Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

**Primary Location:** United States | TX | Houston

**Organization:** 2353 EnvSvcs-US Gulf West-Houston TX

**Employee Status:** Regular

**Travel:** No

**Schedule:** Full time

**Job Posting:** 28/08/2025 09:08:35

**Req ID:** 1002113

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.