Architectural Historian - Orange, United States - AECOM

AECOM

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Orange, United States

2 weeks ago

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Company Description Work with Us. Change the World.**At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand.

We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description AECOM
is seeking an experienced Architectural Historian** for full-time employment in Southern California (preferably San Diego, Orange, or Los Angeles areas). The Architectural Historian is a core member of the Cultural Resources Practice with responsibility for successfully executing all aspects of project implementation. The Architectural Historian may serve as a Principal Investigator, based on work experience and education, including experience in historic research, field inventories, and site assessments pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 and Section 110, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Conducting field inventories, historical research, and historic resource analysis pursuant to the NHPA Section 106 and NEPA/CEQA.
Evaluating built environment resources for eligibility for listing in local registers, the California Register of Historical Resources, and the National Register of Historic Places.
Assessing effects under Section 106 of the NHPA and impacts under NEPA/CEQA.
Preparing archival documentation, such as Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation.
Developing management plans and mitigation measures for historic properties.
Preparing State of California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 forms.
Preparing written documents, including historic contexts, resource analysis, historic property inventory forms, and technical reports.
Assist with business development efforts, such as scopes of work and proposals, as needed.

About AECOM's Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world.

AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world's most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting.

They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM's Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work.

We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications Minimum Requirements**:

BA/BS in architectural history, history, historic preservation, or related discipline.
4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Willingness/ability to travel and conduct fieldwork throughout Southern California.
Valid driver's license is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

BA/BS in architectural history, history, historic preservation, or related discipline.
6 years of experience in architectural history and cultural resources treatment and evaluation in California.
Meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for History and Architectural History.
Experience in historic preservation planning and building materials conservation.
Excellent proactive communication skills in terms of responsiveness, detailed assessments, and risk management.
Demonstrated ability to carry projects to completion, including the ability to work on a wide range of projects within interdisciplinary teams.
Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple co