Architectural Historian

Dewberry • Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

1d • $86,800 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Dewberry Engineers Inc. is hiring a full-time Architectural Historian for its national cultural resources practice group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, with consideration for other offices in the Northeast. The position requires meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s qualification standards for Historian and Architectural Historian, and includes professional work on historic architectural surveys and preservation projects, particularly for transportation and transit agencies in New England, the Northeast, or the Mid-Atlantic. The role involves historic property identification and evaluation, Section 106 consultation, effects assessments, technical documentation, and coordination with project stakeholders and environmental specialists.

The position requires a master’s degree in historic preservation, architectural history, history, or a closely related field, including coursework in American architectural history. Candidates must have at least five years of qualifying full-time experience in American architectural history or historic preservation projects, including detailed investigations of historic structures, research reports, and preservation project plans and specifications. Physical field inspections of Areas of Potential Effect are required. The projected salary range for Parsippany, NJ is $86,800 to $100,000 annually; the range may vary based on skills, experience, location, and market conditions.

Dewberry describes itself as a professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. It offers eligible regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents a range of insurance coverage and other benefits. Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in historic preservation, architectural history, history, or a closely related field, with coursework in American architectural history.
• At least five years of full-time experience in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history, or at least five years of full-time professional experience on historic preservation projects.
• Experience must include detailed investigations of historic structures, preparation of historic structures research reports, and preparation of plans and specifications for preservation projects.
• At least five years of professional experience conducting historic architectural surveys in New England, the Northeast, or the Mid-Atlantic for transportation and transit agencies.
• Meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Qualification Standards as a Historian and Architectural Historian.
• Familiarity and proficiency with federal, state, and local regulations and review agencies, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and Section 14.09 of the New York State Historic Preservation Act.
• Concise technical writing skills and the ability to deliver work in a timely manner.
• Ability to identify historic preservation issues and Areas of Potential Effect; physical field inspections of APEs are required.
• Ability to complete informal and formal Section 106 consultation with Historic Preservation Officers while working with senior cultural resource staff.
• Knowledge of the function and design of historic structures and ability to justify National Register eligibility determinations and assessments of effects under Section 106.
• Ability to coordinate with involved parties on project alternatives and resolution of adverse effects to historic resources.
• Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Establish Areas of Potential Effect (APEs) and conduct field inspections of APEs to survey for historic properties.
• Complete Section 106 consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers while working with senior cultural resource staff.
• Serve as Principal Investigator for architectural resource documentation and evaluation projects, including collecting field data.
• Evaluate resources for National Register eligibility and assess effects under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and applicable state preservation laws.
• Prepare technical reports for different geographic locations and regulatory contexts.
• Document historic properties in accordance with Historic American Building Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscapes Survey standards and guidelines.
• Prepare historic structures research reports and identify appropriate treatment measures for affected historic structures as needed.
• Prepare written documents, including historic contexts, resource analyses, historic property inventory forms, and technical reports.
• Coordinate with involved parties on project alternatives and the resolution of adverse effects to historic resources.
• Work as an integral team member with archaeologists and other environmental specialists.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Employee life insurance at no cost
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost
• Business travel and accident insurance at no cost
• Short- and long-term disability insurance at no cost
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
• 529 College Savings Plans
• Travel Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• Annual bonus and stipend for positions within the officer program, subject to program level and company performance
• Discounted purchase programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level