Architectural Historian – Staff Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Michigan.

📋 Description

• Adhere to safety protocols, guidelines, and standards for projects; engage in pre-task planning and communicate any safety issues or concerns.

• Ensure quality standards, manage budgets, and meet project deadlines, including conducting quality control reviews of documentation.

• Prepare survey reports, resource recording forms, research designs, and other technical documents.

• Supervise field research, data collection, inventory management, analysis, and the production of final reports.

• Stay updated with agency protocols for federal-level cultural resources work and assess the necessary effort for national non-federal projects.

• Cultivate and maintain professional relationships with state and federal agency contacts and clients.

• Create budgets, proposals, and statements of qualifications.

• Oversee the work carried out by junior scientists/engineers, technicians, and subconsultants.

• Build professional relationships with both current and prospective clients.

• Conduct desktop/literature reviews, field surveys, and collaborate with State Historic Preservation Officers under Section 106 of the NHPA.

• Assess historic properties for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places.

• Act as project manager for preservation planning, joint Facilities-Architectural history, and materials conservation initiatives.

• Support business development through proposals, statements of qualifications, client presentations, and professional networking.

⛳️ Requirements

• A graduate degree in architectural history, historic preservation, or a closely related discipline.

• 5-7 years of relevant experience.

• A valid driver's license with an acceptable violation history.

• Candidates must provide examples of research and writing.

• Must fulfill the Secretary of the Interior's qualifications as a Principal Investigator (PI) for Architectural History.

• Knowledge of the regulatory framework for evaluating the architectural significance of standing structures.

• Strong technical writing skills.

• Ability to write at a professional level.

• Capable of presenting ideas in a clear and comprehensive manner.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100 percent employee-owned company.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Education reimbursement.

• Various bonus programs.