Who We Are Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities’ built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024. As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek’s culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders’ interest to help clients achieve project goals. We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.
At Dudek, we abide by shared values: Trust: We trust each other to use good judgment. Respect: We act professionally and treat each other fairly. Teamwork: We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives. Fun: We take our work seriously…not ourselves. Well-Being: We care about each other’s health, safety, and total wellness.
Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work. Learn more about our culture.
About The Job Early to mid-level professional to support cultural resources services. This position will primarily be office based. The majority of the work will be completed in Dudek’s office or an agreed-upon hybrid schedule, with some days working from a home office. In this full-time position as an Architectural Historian, I will work within the larger Cultural Resources Group and perform various office and field tasks.
Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.
Who You Are To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.
Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below):
Assess and prepare technical reports under CEQA and Section 106 of the NHPA.
Research and write historic context statements.
Evaluating properties in accordance with local, state, and national criteria and integrity requirements on State of California DPR forms.
Assess impacts and effects on historical resources/properties and prepare defensible compliance documentation for CEQA and Section 106 review
Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction to our clients.
Foster client connections through existing client relationships and proactive business development in the candidate’s areas of strength and interest, working with others to anticipate and pursue work.
Enhance Dudek’s professional reputation and demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative with these tasks while representing Dudek in a professional manner.
Work with project team members to track commitments to support a variety of projects.
Incorporate and respond to feedback on work products, including but not individual tasks, in a professional manner.
Ability to perform a task and add the knowledge from completing that task as a skill. The skill is then acquired to the extent that the next time the task is requested or assigned, it requires only minimal supervision, instruction, or guidance.
Able to perform basic fieldwork alone or with other architectural historians.
Ability to build on the knowledge and acquire skills to complete historic context writing and technical report writing tasks with minimal instruction or supervision. Comfortable occasionally interacting with clients and project managers.
Ability to work within fixed budgets and produce deliverables within project schedules and task timelines.
Ability to navigate, coordinate, and conduct online research through various platforms and databases, as well as in-person research at libraries and archival facilities.
Be able to work cooperatively in a team-oriented setting.
Demonstrated knowledge of the history/architectural history of California.
Other duties as needed or required
Minimum Requirements
Master’s degree in History, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, or a related field. Degree may be in progress.
Meets the Secretary of the Interiors Professional Qualification Standards for architectural history.
Professional experience as a consultant in the discipline of architectural history/historic preservation
Must demonstrate strong writing and solid written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must be proficient in MS Office, in particular Word and Excel.
Self-motivated with interest in learning and growing as a project team.
Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment (If applicable).
Must possess a valid driver’s license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment.
* As a federal contractor, successful candidates are required to pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: pre - employment drug test and background check.
Physical Requirements Working Conditions:
This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles and equipment.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.
This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing and listening are required.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Proposed Salary Range:$25.65-$31.25 hourly* *Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.
Perks of Being a Dudekian At Dudek we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work–life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to the discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance. We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees. If you’re tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian. *As-needed and part-time employees are eligible for our 401(k) plan, sick leave, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). As-needed and part-time employees have the option of additional benefits like medical benefits and ESOP participation provided they meet minimum hours worked during the 12-month look back measurement period. Speak with your recruiter to learn more. Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Temporary
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Environmental Services
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