Architectural Historian

At EBI we’re committed to providing deep technical, industry and commercial real estate expertise to help our clients navigate complexity and realize maximum value for their assets. For 35 years we’ve been helping investors, lenders, owners, developers, contractors, and property managers mitigate risk and optimize their built facilities for maximum economic, safety, and environmental value. We’re unique in our ability to deliver high quality, responsive services across the entire asset lifecycle, from rapid assessments, to advisory, to implementation and verification services, nationwide. Unlike other environmental consulting firms, we provide the full suite of commercial real estate and asset management services through to improvement and verification. Our experts leverage our proprietary assessment methodologies, benchmarking, regulation, and analytics tools across six core domains.

EBI is your environmental, sustainability, engineering and health and safety partner, nationwide.

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Position Summary

EBI is seeking a full-time Architectural Historian to prepare Section 106 and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reports. The successful candidate will have strong technical report writing skills and ability to conduct intensive archival, technical research, and field survey, and develop well-supported determinations of eligibility and assessments of effect. Prior working experience in Section 106 regulatory process and direct experience in preparing Section 106 compliance documents is preferred, but not required.

This position reports directly to the Area Operations Manager and will be a fully remote, work from home position. The majority of clients this position will support will be located in or around Southern California so candidates will need to already be established in this market. This is a field-based position, with upwards of 50% local and regional travel expected. Candidates must have previous experience with travel and be comfortable with this model to be considered.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Complete historic property research at the State Historic Preservation Offices or on their online databases
• Conduct field survey to document historic properties and assess project effects
• Prepare Section 106 and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reports
• Simultaneously manage electronic deliverables on many ongoing projects, as well as complete assignments on-time and within budget
• At times, travel on short notice (one week or less) will be required
  
  

Qualifications And Capabilities

• Master’s of Arts in Historic Preservation, Architectural History, Art History, History or other directly related field preferred
• Less than two years of related non-academic work experience
• An ideal candidate will meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for Architectural Historian; however, in lieu of a Master of Arts, candidate may hold a Bachelor of Arts in History or a closely related field
  
  

Application Disclaimer

At EBI, we cultivate a welcoming and collaborative culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and encourage diverse candidates to apply. We do not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as a protected veteran or individuals with disabilities, nor do we discriminate based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. All vendors are expected to maintain a working environment free from discrimination or harassment.

The reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. This position may also be eligible for a bonus whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual performance. The actual compensation offered will be based on a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to; geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, knowledge, skills/level, qualifications and budget.

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