Stantec

Architectural Historian

Stantec  •  Austin, TX (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and 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 an Architectural Historian. This position is for a candidate who can work independently to perform tasks including research, field work, historic context development, evaluations of eligibility, consultation, and report development.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Research and develop historic contexts, and work with other cultural resources personnel to produce compliance documents
  • Prepare written architectural descriptions and determinations of eligibility
  • Perform fieldwork tasks, including photographing resources, and using mobile tablet for data collection
  • Conduct archival research online and at libraries and repositories
  • Prepare inventory forms and technical reports
  • Support consultation with state, federal, and local agencies
  • Additional duties may include support for 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

Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Basic knowledge of cultural resources program management; experience with Section 106 compliance, interaction with Federal agencies; experience with Section 4(f) of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Act a plus
  • Must be able to work independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team with other cultural resources and environmental professionals
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be willing to travel to meet project needs
  • Requires valid driver’s license and good driving record

Education and Experience

  • Graduate degree (M.A., M.S., MHC) or certificate in public history, heritage conservation, architectural history, historic preservation, planning, or related field that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History is required.
  • Experience as an architectural historian/built environment specialist working in cultural resources management consulting is desired but not required

This position works in both field and office settings. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather, remote locations, summer heat, and 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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.

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Stantec

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.

We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.

Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Edmonton, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
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