Survey National Register Manager

Ohio History Connection • Columbus, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for managing, reviewing, and processing Ohio Historic Inventory survey products and National Register of Historic Places nominations; advising and educating professionals and the public about the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs.

Requirements

• Must meet the professional qualifications standards in 36 CFR 61, Appendix A: a graduate degree in history, architectural history, architecture, historical architecture, or a closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in history, architectural history, architecture, historical architecture, or closely related field and two years of work experience in a relevant discipline.
• One to three years' experience with ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Two additional years of work experience in a relevant discipline preferred.
• Ability to apply National Register of Historic Places Criteria for evaluating significance and assessing historic integrity for historic properties.
• Familiarity with Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation for Identification and Evaluation, as well as other federal historic preservation laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Proven experience in taking a program and/or project from concept to completion.
• Able to use project management processes.
• Able to create evaluations and use evaluation data for program improvement.
• Ability to communicate with staff and the public, both orally and in writing, and on behalf of a program.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to consider expenses and revenues in developing and managing program budgets.
• Proficiency in various office software suites and virtual platforms, including Microsoft 365.
• Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks for yourself, and being accountable to the organization for said tasks.
• Can locate and use resources to get things done, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use resources effectively and efficiently, and arranges information in a useful manner.
• Able to initiate work and delegate to staff (either direct reports, volunteers, interns, or program/project staff).
• Able to process information in a consistent manner, simultaneously displaying adaptability when necessary.
• Intuitive and proactive in all levels of stakeholder identification, relationship building and stewardship that support organizational goals and objectives.
• Strategic thinker who is self-directed.
• Able to make practical and prudent business decisions and connections for profitability (may be earned revenue, grants, state funds, etc.).
• Ability to use Geographic Information System software.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and substantive review of Ohio Historic Inventory survey forms and reports, including providing oral and written guidance during the process.
• Provides GIS support for survey and inventory activities.
• Create and implement the management process for hard copy and electronic historic architecture survey forms and reports.
• Manage the Ohio Historic Survey program process, including how departments coordinate, and the resulting digital assets and electronic file and data management.
• Review National Register Questionnaires, National Register of Historic Places nominations and related maps, photographs, floorplans, and supplemental materials, including providing written guidance to applicants; assist in fulfilling public notification requirements including public meetings.
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of nominations at Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board meetings.
• Create and present training and education for Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register topics, including written material, workshops, conferences, presentations, and training sessions.
• Coordinate the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs with other departments in the State Historic Preservation Office, other divisions of the Ohio History Connection, and government agencies as appropriate.
• Communicate about the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs including responding to public inquiries.
• Assist in the development and review of SHPO and Inventory & Registration Department special projects/programs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, Life/Disability, retirement savings options and state pension, paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, free museum membership and discounts

What This Job Offers

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