Architectural Historian (Principal Investigator)

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Requirements:

• Applicants must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History or Historic Preservation (36 CFR Part 61).
• Master’s degree or PhD in Historic Preservation or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in the field of cultural resource management (CRM).
• Experience with Section 106 and 110 compliance projects.
• Expertise in state and federal laws and guidelines governing cultural resources management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cultural resource studies in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Superior technical writing skill set to produce high-quality technical reports and proposals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Ability to obtain government security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the highest professional image for clients, co-workers, media, and the general public.
• Conduct Architectural History research with primary and secondary sources.
• Conduct desktop reviews in support of pre-project transmittals (proposals, client requests for cultural resource information).
• Provide field crews with maps depicting historic features within project boundaries.
• Write historic contexts at the county, city, or parcel level.
• Conduct telephone or on-site informant interviews.
• Contact Certified Local Government officials.
• Visit local archives, historic societies, museums, and libraries for in-town and out-of-town projects.
• Conduct Architectural History fieldwork including the recordation of historic resources in field notebooks and on resource forms and photographing resources.
• Conduct historical research in local, state, and/or national archives, museums, libraries, and historical societies.
• Conduct HABS/HAER/HALS-level fieldwork and documentation.
• Further develop SEARCH research, fieldwork, and reports as an industry leader.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of graphics and maps of historic resources.
• Develop proposal scopes of work and assist in the development of project budgets.
• Apply National Register eligibility criteria and other NPS guidance to evaluate historic resources.
• Assess project-related effects in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800.5.
• Provide quality control and peer review of architectural history documents and deliverables.
• Possess a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Communicate project developments to the project team, company leadership, and clients.
• Independently lead/attend meetings with clients, agencies, and SHPOs.
• Other duties as assigned.