Remote Architectural History Specialist

Summary

Join our Architectural History team as a Full-Time Architectural History Specialist to conduct field surveys, write architectural descriptions and reports, and assist in agency consultation regarding historic resources.

Responsibilities

• Use experience, education from a degreed program, and professional judgment to identify and evaluate resources related to the built environment
• Adhere to project health and safety plan and participate, and/or lead, when necessary, in office and field training and meetings
• Offer recommendations for improvement to Health & Safety Manager
• Based upon education, field observations, and scientific judgement, revise field methodology to meet goals of the overall project
• Perform pre-field background research, prepare maps, input data into electronic devices, and prepare project summary for field staff
• Conduct historic building reviews in support of pre-project transmittals (proposals, client requests for cultural resource information) research design to identify, record, and evaluate historic and prehistoric structures
• Conduct Architectural History fieldwork which includes recording structures in field notebooks and onsite file forms, photographing structures, and preparing the write-up for reports
• At times, supervise other project team members, including Architectural History Technicians, Architectural History Assistants, and other Architectural History Specialist while working alongside them to fulfill the daily, weekly, or project-length research requirements
• Provide SEARCH field crews with maps depicting historic features within our project boundaries
• Write historic contexts at the county, city, or parcel level
• Evaluate and record accurate, organized, and clear field notes including but not limited to: maps, drawings, photo logs, forms, tables, databases, and other project documentation
• Take photographs that are clear, well-composed, and adequate to portray the historic character of each resource
• Perform quality control of field data (hand-written and electronic) daily to ensure information is accurate and complete
• Maintain field equipment, technology, vehicles, and supplies in a clean, working, and safe manner
• Occasionally meet with, coordinate, and collaborate with landowners, land agents, clients, other field research teams, and visiting regulatory agency staff
• Complete timesheets and other administrative or project requirements accurately and on schedule
• Understand and adhere to the SEARCH Brand Guidelines, SEARCH Style Guide, SEARCH Fieldwork Guide, and the SEARCH Employee Manual, and encourage others to do the same
• Understand and strictly adhere to SEARCH’s confidentiality, non-disclosure, and social media agreements, as well as any project- or client-specific requirements limiting the release of project data
• Maintain utilization goals
• Travel for extended periods of time
• Other duties as assigned
• Utilize GIS to organize, interpret, and document field research
• Interview informants to gather information on history and use of property
• Contribute to the preparation of thorough, accurate, professional, high-quality technical reports, including writing tasks, graphics, report production, and quality control
• Provide daily updates on project progress to the Lead Architectural History Specialist/ Senior Architectural History Specialist
• Assist the Principal Investigator and/or Project Manager with other research, project management, and administration tasks