Cultural Resources/Architectural Historian and Senior Project Manager

Dudek•Remote,

6d•$135,000 - $155,000•Remote

About The Position

Dudek is seeking a full-time senior-level Cultural Resources/Architectural Historian Senior Project Manager to help lead and expand its cultural resources services in the Southeast. The role partners closely with the Southeast Lead Archaeologist, combining built-environment, regulatory, and project leadership expertise with archaeological capabilities. The position oversees a broad range of cultural resources services, provides senior technical leadership, leads business development, develops scopes and cost estimates, and builds relationships with clients, agencies, State Historic Preservation Offices, and consulting parties. It guides projects through Section 106, Section 4(f), NEPA, and applicable state review processes, and mentors early- and mid-career staff as the Southeast practice grows. The position includes leading cultural resources projects, consultation, surveys, evaluations, effects assessments, mitigation, and associated reporting. It also involves project and business development management, including proposals, budgets, schedules, client invoicing, and coordination with internal project managers and clients. The successful candidate will help develop the practice’s growth strategy, coordinate with other Dudek teams, and may assume formal staff-supervision responsibilities as the Southeast team expands. The role is remote or office-based and routinely uses standard office equipment. Occasional project-site visits are required and may involve outdoor conditions such as excessive noise, uneven surfaces, extreme weather, and moving vehicles or equipment. The job also involves prolonged computer work, sitting or standing, meetings, phone communication, and visual tasks. Travel may be required as needed.

Requirements

Master’s degree in history, architectural history, historic preservation, or a related field.
20 or more years of professional experience in federal permitting, cultural resources management, architectural history, or historic preservation regulatory compliance.
Meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History.
Ability to travel as needed.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and active personal automobile liability insurance by the first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

25 or more years of professional experience in cultural resources management, architectural history, and federal permitting in the Southeastern United States.
Experience working with multiple Southeastern SHPOs and their survey and reporting guidelines.
Experience with transportation, energy, or federal agency projects, such as FHWA/state DOT, USACE, or FERC projects.
Previous staff management experience.
Experience preparing NRHP nominations, Multiple Property Documentation Forms, or historic context studies.
Proficiency with GIS and mobile data collection tools.
Excellent technical writing and research skills, with experience providing senior-level review.
Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, including archaeologists, planners, and environmental staff.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Southeast Lead Archaeologist to build and grow an integrated cultural resources practice combining built-environment and archaeology services.
Develop and track a shared growth strategy, including target clients, agencies, markets, and contract vehicles.
Jointly pursue and deliver projects, coordinating technical leadership across archaeological and built-environment work.
Coordinate with planners, environmental staff, and cultural resources groups in other regions on larger pursuits.
Lead projects through Section 106, including 36 CFR Part 800, Section 4(f), NEPA, and applicable state review laws.
Assess effects on historic properties and prepare Finding of Effect documentation for federal and state agencies.
Lead consultation with SHPOs, federal agencies, Tribes, local governments, and consulting parties, building consensus among interested and affected parties.
Negotiate and author Memoranda of Agreement and Programmatic Agreements.
Develop mitigation measures such as HABS/HAER/HALS documentation, historic context studies, NRHP nominations, interpretive materials, and public outreach.
Advise clients and project teams on regulatory strategies for complex, multi-year projects.
Oversee cultural resources surveys from reconnaissance-level through intensive-level documentation.
Oversee evaluations of historic-era properties under NRHP, state-register, and local-designation criteria.
Provide oversight for complex resource types, including historic bridges, roadways, canals, railroads, historic districts, and mid-twentieth-century development.
Apply the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties in regulatory settings.
Work with state site files and SHPO inventory systems across the Southeast.
Contribute to policies, guidance, and best practices for identifying and evaluating historic resources.
Present findings and documentation at agency, public, and historic preservation board meetings.
Lead research and writing for historic context statements and registration requirements, and oversee property-specific research.
Prepare and oversee survey and evaluation reports, effects assessments, and cultural resources sections for NEPA documents, including Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements.
Provide senior-level review of internal and external work products and maintain best practices for documentation, report templates, and data management.
Mentor early- and mid-career staff, delegate technical work, guide technical approaches, and develop internal training.
Work with the Southeast Lead Archaeologist to identify staffing needs and recruit as the practice grows.
Assume formal staff-supervision responsibilities as the Southeast team grows.
Build long-term client relationships and pursue opportunities by developing existing work and cross-selling services with other Dudek teams.
Lead business development for cultural resources and built-environment work in the Southeast.
Prepare scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposal content based on project and regulatory needs.
Manage projects and deliverables from initiation through completion and ensure deadlines are met.
Manage budgets, schedules, client invoicing, project status, and staff billing, with support from other project managers as needed.
Communicate regularly with internal project managers and clients.