Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward-thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.
Job Description
Chronicle Heritage is seeking a professionally qualified and experienced architectural historian for a full-time position in Pennsylvania. This position will involve providing technical expertise and leadership to guide a variety of projects through the environmental and historic preservation compliance processes for our clients in the private and public sectors. The successful candidate will serve as key staff at for the West Chester, PA office, and as part of our growing national historic resources program.
Hire Type: Full-time (salary)
Schedule: 40 hours, Monday–Friday, normal business hours
Location: Hybrid / West Chester, Pennsylvania
Job Duties:
Work with our team of cultural resource professionals to plan, organize, and manage historic resource surveys and other investigative work related to the identification, evaluation, and assessment of effects to historic properties
Prepare technical reports and associated documentation
Assist with the development of proposals and cost estimates
Regularly communicate with clients to keep them informed of project progress, project schedule review, and ensure all project needs are being addressed in a timely manner and within budget
Assist with coordinating project review with state and federal agencies, including various State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs)
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in historic preservation or a closely related field, such as history, architectural history, or public history
Meet or exceeds the SOI Standards for Architectural History (36 CFR Part 61)
2+ years of experience conducting historical research, completing historical resource surveys, and evaluating the historic and architectural significance of properties under National Register of Historic Places criteria, and preparing effects assessments
Familiarity with local, state, and federal historic preservation laws and regulations, particularly Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act, and the Pennsylvania History Code, 37 PA. Cons. Stat. Section 500 et seq. (1988)
Some travel throughout Northeast territory
Preferred Skills
Master’s degree in historic preservation or a closely related field, such as history, architectural history, or public history
Preference given to candidates with knowledge of historic mid-Atlantic and Pennsylvania architectural forms, styles, and trends, and the various historical property types and characteristic of the region
Experience with facilitating consulting party coordination and preparing MOAs
Experience with preparing architectural drawings and documentation
Exceptional research, technical writing, and communication skills
Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
GIS experience
Experience working with PHMC and other regional SHPOs including NJ HPO and DESHPO.
Additional Information
Chronicle Heritage participates in E-Verify to ensure all staff are authorized to work in the United States. Chronicle Heritage is also an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
We encourage underrepresented groups, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to apply.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Environmental Services
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