Remote Architectural Historian, Principal Investigator

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📍Remote - United States

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Summary

Join our team as a Full-Time Architectural Historian to collaborate with other experts and contribute to various projects, enjoying a flexible work environment and competitive compensation package.

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 our clients, co-workers, media, and 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 SEARCH field crews with maps depicting historic features within project boundaries
  • Write historic contexts at the county, city, or parcel level
  • Conduct and record telephone or on-site informant interviews
  • Contact Certified Local Government officials
  • Visit local archives, historic societies, museums, 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 the National Register eligibility criteria and other National Park Service (NPS) guidance to evaluate historic resources and assess their integrity
  • 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 and promote these values across the company
  • Communicate project developments to the project team, company leadership, and clients
  • Independently lead/attend meetings with clients, agencies, and SHPOs
  • Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience in CRM consulting in a variety of market sectors, with 5+ years supervising project teams
  • Understanding of the CRM industry (firms, clients, contracts, new research, and projects) at the regional and national level

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Per Diem (for overnight travel)
  • SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
  • SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Emergency Travel Assistance
  • Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Holidays (10)
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

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