Your Impact:
and thrive. As anarchitectural historian, you’ll work on a variety of projects throughout the United States.This position involves providing cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction services towater, Department of Defense, federal civilian, and other government and commercial clients.The architectural historian career path provides the opportunity to work on projects that require compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other federal, state, and local cultural resource regulations.
In this hybrid position, you will work a nationwide team of cultural resources professionals. You will conduct desktop reviews and background research; evaluate buildings, structures, objects, landscapes and districts for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as well as for state and local registers; and provide analysis and cultural resources content for NEPA documents and cultural resources technical reports. For this position, you’ll serve as a key team member
- Master’s degree in Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Public History, Architecture, or a related field.
- One to five years of professional experience in historic preservation or a related field.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Oral and written English communication skills.
- Must be willing and able to travel nationwide, as needed.
- Experience conducting research and literature reviews and developing historic contexts and NRHP eligibility determinations.
- Working knowledge of GIS and basic understanding of cultural resources mapping and data collection, such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Google Earth.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
- Familiarity with the NHPA Section 106 consultation process.
- Experience working in the consulting environment, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be responsive to both internal and external clients.
- Historic American BuildingsSurvey/Historic American Engineering Record documentation experience.
- Effects assessment experience.
- Architectural field survey experience.
- Experience working with Class I Railroads (e.g., Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad), state departments of transportation, the Department of Defense, and/or the U.S. General Services Administration.
