Part Time Project Architectural Historian

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Part-Time Project Architectural Historian for our Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, or Baltimore, Maryland offices. Other office locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachian states will be considered.

About the Role

Be involved in projects with our Heritage & Cultural Resources, Earth & Environment Team and be part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges. Projects include a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients with many new opportunities and interesting project locations. WSP Project Architectural Historians are survey field leaders, detailed researchers, and authors of technical reports. This position is a part-time, salaried position with benefits and opportunities to advance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise reporting, evaluation, and documentation.
• Assist with performing basic professional architectural history work relating to cultural resource management, including research, report writing, and documentation of historic above-ground resources.
• Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures during resource surveys.
• Utilize National Park Service (NPS) and Secretary of the Interior’s guidance in evaluating the historic significance of above-ground resources and in determining effects of a project upon historic resources.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree (MA/MHP) or graduate-level certificate in Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, or related field.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post-education experience working as an historian, architectural historian, or similar role.
• Meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR 61) in Historic Preservation and/or History.
• A thorough understanding of architectural resource significance recommendations and justifications.
• Good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
• Skills directly associated with standard above-ground historic architectural and cultural historic surveys, including familiarity with historic American architectural forms, styles and details, archival research, standard documentation of field investigations, preparation of architectural reports (including resource descriptions, maintenance and treatment plans, historic context, and significance assessments under National Register criteria).
• Ability to address project research questions through a synthesis of data from the field, analysis of archival research, and incorporation of relevant published research.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and pass a background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of demonstrable experience in Cultural Resource Management.
• Experience performing surveys and reporting with State Historic Preservation Offices in Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding states.
• Experience with ESRI GIS software packages including Fieldmaps and ArcGIS online.
• A technical skill or specialty such as, but not limited to, American architecture, historic bridges, cultural landscapes, cemetery investigations, archival research, preservation planning, HABS/HAER/HALS recordation, National Register nominations, etc.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include:

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected salary (all locations, based on 24 hours per week): $99,000 - $165,000. WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.