Senior Architectural Historian - ( 240003HO )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a motivated and dynamic Senior Architectural Historian for our Cultural Resources Team. The qualified candidate will work in close coordination with our diverse team of historians and with Senior Project Management on a range of cultural resources documentation projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Conduct and direct background research and built environment fieldwork

• Develop contextual analyses

• Make recommendations regarding eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

• Oversee the development of background studies, historic resources survey reports, historic context statements, and National Register eligibility evaluations

• Coordinate with other staff to ensure the quality of data, fieldwork, and documentation

• Additional duties may include local and National Register of Historic Places nominations, preservation plans, historic structure reports, cultural resource education materials, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) documentation, planning and implementing of mitigation, and other types of special projects

• May require field work and out-of-town travel

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent organization, coordination, and writing skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• A valid driver's license and a good driving record are required

Education and Experience

Required:

Meet, at a minimum, the Secretary of the Interior’s Qualifications Standards for history or architectural history

Graduate degree in Historic Preservation, Public History, or closely related field

15 or more years of professional experience

Knowledge and experience working with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act

Preferred:

Previous experience conducting Section 106 report documentation and survey work for DOTs and other federal or state governmental agencies

Experience with historic resource database management

Experience working with infrastructure and transportation-related projects

Problem-solving skills, particularly in complex CRM projects

Project management experience, including a proven ability to be on time and budget

This position works in both field and office settings. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather, remote locations, summer heat, rough terrain; as well as bending, stooping, carrying field equipment, standing, and walking for extended periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-Texas-Austin

Other Locations : United States-Louisiana, United States-Texas, United States-Oklahoma

Organization : BC-2353 EnvSvcs-US Gulf West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Sep 25, 2024, 8:17:13 AM

Req ID: 240003HO

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