Project Architectural Historian 2 (senior level)

DOWL•Bellevue, WA

1d•$97,457 - $146,320

About The Position

We are seeking a seasoned Project Architectural Historian to lead complex cultural resource projects across the western United States. Our work spans diverse landscapes and industries, with a primary focus on transportation infrastructure and compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. From Alaska’s rugged highways to Arizona’s desert corridors, you’ll oversee architectural history efforts for projects that shape our nation’s future while honoring its past. This role offers the opportunity to work on iconic sites within national parks, along major transportation routes, and for both public and private development initiatives. Someone with experience working on linear projects and evaluating all types of resources from railroads and bridges to individual homes and larger historic districts will fit right in. If you thrive on managing large-scale projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring historic integrity in dynamic environments, we’d love to hear from you. Summary The Project Architectural Historian 2 position is an upper-level position and is supervised and directed by senior-level cultural resources management (CRM) staff and will serve as one of DOWL’s subject matter experts in the field of CRM. The person in this position should have a Master’s Degree in architectural history and must have specialized training and experience working in in CRM. This position provides upper-level cultural resources support to DOWL’s internal and external clients, including a full spectrum of proposal writing, research, documentation, report preparation, public involvement, and agency and tribal coordination services as required by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The person in this position synthesizes the results of background research and data assembly, conducts cultural resource identification and documentation, carries out monitoring, survey, and testing cultural resource sites, performs lab work, and manages field data. They also produce moderate to large-scale cultural resource reports, draft complete CRM reports, assemble lists of stakeholders and consulting parties (including tribal governments and entities), arrange, participate, and lead cultural resources consultation meetings, and prepare correspondence specific to cultural resource investigations and other CRM activities. They are responsible for managing project schedules and deliverables, field survey crews and field data, and the production of reports. A Project Architectural Historian 2 should have a progressively responsible 10- to 15-year track record as a CRM professional.

Requirements

Master's Degree required (architectural history, historic preservation, or art history)
Years of experience required: 10 years
Years of experience required with advanced degree: 9 years
Must meet Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards and client-specific standards and requirements
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced
Market Sector Software - Advanced
Advanced understanding of technical fundamentals
Demonstrates expertise to others within and beyond market sector
Provides unique solutions to complex technical challenges
Leads internal mentoring
Performs quality control of complex deliverables
Team player and team leader with the ability to follow on large or complex projects.
Provides clear communication and direction, sets expectations, and takes responsibility for results of the team.
Demonstrates practical application of the following laws and regulations: NHPA, NAGPRA, NEPA, ARPA, Relevant state laws (e.g., SEPA, ORS, CEQA)

Responsibilities

Leads the production of and provides quality control for the following: Technical reports and memos, Cultural Resource Baseline Reports, Phase 1 and Phase 2 reports, Section 106 documentation (minimally including findings of effect), Field studies and investigations
Strong understanding of scopes, scheduled, and budgets.
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Develops budgets and schedules for complex tasks.
Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks.
Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
Mentors others on above.
Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects.
Leads technical client project meetings.
Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks.
Participates in project interviews.
Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
Recruits and hires new employees
Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy

Benefits

DOWL offers a High-Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA) (including employer contribution)
flexible spending account
dental
vision
life and AD&D insurance
short- and long-term disability insurance
dependent care account
employee assistance program
a 401(k) plan with discretionary employer contributions for matching, profit sharing
student debt repayment
paid time off
paid holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO) accrues at a minimum of 16 days per year and accruals being on first day of employment
Employees also receive nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year