What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Principal | Tarboro, NC position at Chronicle Heritage?
Company Profile
Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.
Role Overview:
The Office Principal serves as the operational and business leader for a designated office, driving project and office financial performance, client engagement, and staff development. This role is pivotal in maintaining and growing client relationships, attracting new opportunities, ensuring project quality and profitability, optimizing efficiency, and supporting the company’s regional growth. The Office Principal also provides leadership in people management—fostering a positive, high-performance culture, developing talent, and ensuring teams are empowered, supported, and aligned with the company’s values and goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Oversight: Ensures successful project execution, resource allocation, and adherence to best practices.
Leadership & Staff Development: Mentors senior staff, aligns teams with company objectives, and fosters professional growth.
Client Engagement & Business Development: Develops and nurtures client relationships, identifies new opportunities, and drives market expansion.
Regulatory Compliance & Operational Excellence: Ensures compliance with industry regulations and standards while optimizing office operations.
Financial Performance Management: Oversees office budget, profitability, and financial efficiency.
Cross-Department Collaboration: Engages with internal departments to support strategic initiatives and alignment.
Metrics & Impact:
Salesforce, Sage Intacct, Teamwork, Paycor
Required Qualifications:
Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.
Role Overview:
The Office Principal serves as the operational and business leader for a designated office, driving project and office financial performance, client engagement, and staff development. This role is pivotal in maintaining and growing client relationships, attracting new opportunities, ensuring project quality and profitability, optimizing efficiency, and supporting the company’s regional growth. The Office Principal also provides leadership in people management—fostering a positive, high-performance culture, developing talent, and ensuring teams are empowered, supported, and aligned with the company’s values and goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Oversight: Ensures successful project execution, resource allocation, and adherence to best practices.
Leadership & Staff Development: Mentors senior staff, aligns teams with company objectives, and fosters professional growth.
Client Engagement & Business Development: Develops and nurtures client relationships, identifies new opportunities, and drives market expansion.
Regulatory Compliance & Operational Excellence: Ensures compliance with industry regulations and standards while optimizing office operations.
Financial Performance Management: Oversees office budget, profitability, and financial efficiency.
Cross-Department Collaboration: Engages with internal departments to support strategic initiatives and alignment.
Metrics & Impact:
- Office Business Development/Growth Metrics
- Office and Project Financial Metrics
- Office Health and Safety
- Office Client retention & satisfaction scores
- Office Employee engagement & turnover rates
Salesforce, Sage Intacct, Teamwork, Paycor
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in archaeology, anthropology, history, architectural history or a closely related field. It is imperative that this role be held by someone with appropriate operational domain knowledge.
- 5 years of consulting experience with increasing responsibilities in client and program management
- 2 years of leadership experience managing professional teams
- Deep expertise in state and federal cultural resource regulations in the relevant region
- Experience as a Principal Investigator or Senior Project Manager
- Strong business development skills with market research experience
- Ability to obtain federal, tribal, and state permits
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
