Senior Architectural Historian

Responsibilities

• Conducting and overseeing inventory and evaluation reports for architectural history
• Client care and management
• Serving as principal investigator for architectural history projects and tasks
• Responding to competitive and sole source opportunities
• Cooking and managing fieldwork for staff
• Conducting and supervising archival and historical research
• Preparing architectural history impacts/adverse effects assessments and developing mitigation measures
• Preparing NHPA and CEQA technical reports, California DPR 523 records and Historic American Building Survey (HABS) / Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) / Historic American Landscape Surveys (HALS)
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in History, Public History, Architecture, Architectural History, or a closely related field
• Minimum of 8-15 years of experience
• Preparation of historic resource evaluations and impact assessments
• Development and implementation of CEQA-compliant strategies, including innovative and effective mitigation approaches
• Strong client relationship management and project management capabilities
• Experience scoping, budgeting, and executing architectural history projects of varying size and complexity
• Experience preparing citywide historic context statements and/or comprehensive historic resource inventories
• Experience conducting and managing large-scale reconnaissance or streamlined review building surveys, including estimating the scope and cost for such efforts
• Experience developing creative and defensible mitigation strategies and documentation for compliance with Section 106, including direct coordination and consultation with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO)
• Experience collaborating with Historic Architects through creative design approaches that balance preservation and project goals
• Ability to expand or extend internal team capabilities through specialized expertise (“extension of staff” support)
• Familiarity with and application of Mills Act programs
• Experience preparing or assisting with State and/or National Register nominations, including navigating associated regulatory processes

Pay

Base full-time annual salary range is $90,000-$140,000.

Schedule

The position will be based in one of our CA offices. Regional travel is required, though infrequent. Depending on circumstances, the position may allow part-time remote work.