Staff Architectural Historian | Hybrid Michigan

Company Profile

Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the industry’s best cultural resource management professionals. We emphasize 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 an Staff Architectural Historian to expand our team of experienced, motivated, and engaged historic preservation specialists in Michigan. The Staff Architectural Historian will provide technical and regulatory assistance to guide municipal, state, and federal projects through the National Environmental Policy Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) processes. The Staff Architectural Historian will assist in efforts to identify and document buildings, structures, objects, districts, and historic landscapes, and will be responsible for NRHP, and local register significance evaluations and assessments of effect. The Staff Architectural Historian will also apply the Secretary of Interior (SOI) Standards for Rehabilitation and develop and implement creative historic preservation mitigation, including Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey documentation, oral histories, interpretive displays, and video documentaries.

Hire Type: Full-time (Hourly)

Schedule: 40 hours, schedule will vary based on project location

Location: Onsite (Ann Arbor, Michigan Office), Hybrid, or Remote (Michigan), relocation assistance will be considered

Job Duties:

• Work with our team of cultural resource professionals to undertake 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
• Maintain regular communication 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 SHPOs
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in history, architectural history, historic preservation, or a related field
• Meet or exceeds the SOI Standards for Architectural History
• 0+ 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
• 0+ years of professional experience as an Architectural Historian
• Proficient understanding of state and federal historic preservation laws and regulations, particularly Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
• Ability to travel throughout Michigan and the Upper Midwest to conduct research and field survey
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of historical Midwestern architectural forms, styles, and trends, and the various historical property types and characteristic of the region
• Demonstrable research, technical writing, and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• GIS experience
• Experience in Michigan and other Midwestern states
• Experience working on tribal lands/with tribal and other stakeholder groups
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with developing technical and cost proposals
  
  

Additional Information

Chronicle Heritage is one of the most respected firms in the industry, with offices across the United States. If you are interested in joining our rapidly growing team of professionals, please send a resume and cover letter, including professional references and pay requirements. Pay and benefits are commensurate with experience.

Chronicle Heritage participates in E-Verify to ensure all staff is 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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