Project Architectural Historian

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Architectural Historian for our Washington, DC office. Applicants living in the Mid-Atlantic and central Appalachian states are preferred.  Be involved in projects with our Heritage & Cultural Resources, Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Projects include a wide range of federal, state, and commercial clients with many new opportunities and interesting project locations. WSP Project Architectural Historians are survey field leaders, detailed researchers, and authors of technical reports. This position is a full-time, salaried position with benefits and opportunities to advance. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Your Impact

• Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise reporting, evaluation, and documentation.
• Assist with performing basic professional architectural history work relating to cultural resource management, assisting in research, report writing, and documentation of historic above-ground resources.  
• Comply with safety guidelines and site-specific procedures during resource surveys.
• Utilize National Park Service (NPS) and Secretary of the Interior’s guidance in evaluating the historic significance of above-ground resources and in determining effects of a project upon historic resources.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• BA required, MA/MHP preferred in Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, or related degree.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant post-education experience working as an historian, architectural historian, or similar role.
• Meet the Secretary of the Interior Standards (36 CFR 61) in Historic Preservation and/or History A thorough understanding of architectural resource significance recommendations and justifications.
• Good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
• Skills directly associated with standard above-ground historic architectural and cultural historic surveys, including familiarity with historic American architectural forms, styles and details, archival research, standard documentation of field investigations, preparation of architectural reports including resource descriptions, maintenance and treatment plans, historic context, and significance assessments under National Register criteria.
• Ability to address project research questions through a synthesis of data from the field, analysis of archival research, and incorporation of relevant published research.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and pass a background check.
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Two years of demonstrable experience in Cultural Resource Management is preferred. 
  Experience performing and report writing on surveys with State Historic Preservation Offices in Virginia and surrounding states
• A technical skill or specialty such as, but not limited to, American architecture, historic bridges, cultural landscapes, cemetery investigations, archival research, preservation planning, HABS/HAER/HALS recordation, National Register nominations, GIS, etc.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $65K - $111K

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
 

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