Architectural Historian (Principal Investigator)

Title: Architectural Historian (Principal Investigator)        
Location: Remote            
Job Code: AH_2024  
Job Link: SEARCH Job Postings - Direct Applications

Position Information

SEARCH has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Architectural Historian to join our Architectural History team. This position is remote, though selected applicant may choose to report to an office if applicable. This role will collaborate with a team of other Architectural Historians, Historians, and Archaeologists throughout the US and abroad.

SEARCH provides a flexible work environment, a professional and collaborative atmosphere, and a wide range of projects and opportunities for our staff. SEARCH offers a competitive total compensation package with strong health and wellness and retirement plans. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, group term life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, 10 paid holidays per year, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). Pay is commensurate with education and experience.         

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain the highest professional image for our clients, co-workers, media, and general public.
• Conduct Architectural History research with primary and secondary sources.
• Conduct desktop reviews in support of pre-project transmittals (proposals, client requests for cultural resource information).
• Provide SEARCH field crews with maps depicting historic features within project boundaries.
• Write historic contexts at the county, city, or parcel level.
• Conduct and record telephone or on-site informant interviews.
• Contact Certified Local Government officials.
• Visit local archives, historic societies, museums, libraries for in-town and out-of-town projects.
• Conduct Architectural History fieldwork including the recordation of historic resources in field notebooks and on resource forms and photographing resources.
• Conduct historical research in local, state, and/or national archives, museums, libraries, and historical societies.
• Conduct HABS/HAER/HALS-level fieldwork and documentation.
• Further develop SEARCH research, fieldwork, and reports as an industry leader.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of graphics and maps of historic resources.
• Develop proposal scopes of work and assist in the development of project budgets.
• Apply the National Register eligibility criteria and other National Park Service (NPS) guidance to evaluate historic resources and assess their integrity.
• Assess project-related effects in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800.5.
• Provide quality control and peer review of architectural history documents and deliverables.
• Possess a positive attitude and strong work ethic and promote these values across the company.
• Communicate project developments to the project team, company leadership, and clients.
• Independently lead/attend meetings with clients, agencies, and SHPOs.
• Other duties as assigned.             

Qualifications Required:

• Applicants must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History or Historic Preservation (36 CFR Part 61).
• Master’s degree or PhD in Historic Preservation or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in the field of cultural resource management (CRM).
• Experience with Section 106 and 110 compliance projects. 
• Expertise in state and federal laws and guidelines governing cultural resources management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cultural resource studies in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Superior technical writing skill set to produce high-quality technical reports and proposals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
• Ability to obtain government security clearance.  

Qualifications Preferred:

• 10+ years of professional experience in CRM consulting in a variety of market sectors, with 5+ years supervising project teams.
• Understanding of the CRM industry (firms, clients, contracts, new research, and projects) at the regional and national level.
• Experience in Offshore Wind sector.

 Application Requirements

• Cover letter
• Resume
• References
• Two Writing Samples (if a collaborative report, identify sections authored).

Other Important Need-to-Know Information

• This position will require flexible availability outside of standard working hours.
• Applicants must be eligible to be employed in the United States.
• SEARCH is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.
• SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
• Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory verification of criminal, education, driving, and/or employment background checks as well as passing results from a pre-employment drug screen.
• We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or, if requested, to participate in an interview, please let us know.

SEARCH Compensation and Benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• Per Diem (for overnight travel)
• SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
• SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (10)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

About SEARCH:

Overland and underwater, SEARCH is an archaeology firm that deploys the full spectrum of cultural heritage services worldwide. SEARCH2O, its maritime program, is at the forefront of historic shipwreck and submerged pre-contact archaeology, paleolandscape reconstruction, and deep-water archaeology. SEARCH’s staff are cultural resources industry leaders, pioneers, and subject matter experts across 45 Market, Regional, and Research Sectors. Since 1993, SEARCH has completed more than 5,000 commercial and government projects in 48 US states, 6 US territories, and 39 countries spanning 7 continents and 4 oceans. By integrating science, technology, and creativity, SEARCH harnesses the power of the past to advance the projects, places, and people it serves. 

For more information about SEARCH, please visit searchinc.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.      

Please send all inquiries and writing samples to jorge.quintana@searchinc.com. Include the Job Posting code (AH_2024) in the subject line of your email.