Associate Architectural Historian - S&ME, Inc.

Career Architecture Title: Historian/Architectural Historian – Associate Architectural Historian

Job Ad Title: AssociateArchitectural Historian

Requisition Number: Year-Location#-TBD

Job Summary:

As an Associate Architectural Historian, you will analyze and document unique structures, engage in client consultations, and plan fieldwork. With a solid understanding of American architectural styles and expertise in applying the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria to assess historic resources, you'll play a key role in preserving our heritage. This role combines research, fieldwork, and technical writing with project management tasks like scheduling and budget analysis. Additionally, your knowledge or interest in environmental and cultural resources compliance will support projects that protect and preserve our heritage, making it perfect for someone with a keen eye for detail and a passion for history.

• Research: Assist with historical research in local, state, and regional libraries, archives, and government offices.
• Historic Resource Surveys and Assessments: Conduct fieldwork for historic resource surveys may include site visits, site plan sketches, and related duties. Record activities may include conducting historic and archival research, developing historic and/or architectural contexts, and making National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations.
• Forms and Documentation: Assist with the preparation of historic property inventory forms, including statements of significance and architectural descriptions. Documenting historic properties potentially impacted by state or federal undertakings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in history, historic preservation, architectural history, or a closely related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• 4 years or related work experience
• Experience in historical research and writing, including being able to present clear, precise, analytical, and authoritative arguments. S&ME may request a writing sample from qualified candidates
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 training
• Proficiently conduct architectural field surveys, complete state site forms, and utilize geographic information system software

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

You are willing and able to perform the physical demands of this position with the use of Company-provided Personal Protective Equipment such as:

• Working outdoors the majority of the time in varying weather conditions
• Carry equipment and walk through various types of vegetation, on paved and unpaved surfaces, for the duration of the day, as needed.
• Regularly travel out of town, including overnight, for project work as necessary.