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Mid-level Architectural Historian - WA, OR, ID
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![]() United States, California, Encinitas | |
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Who We Are
Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities' built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024. As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek's culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders' interest to help clients achieve project goals. We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation. At Dudek, we abide by shared values: Trust: We trust each other to use good judgment. Respect: We act professionally and treat each other fairly. Teamwork: We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives. Fun: We take our work seriously...not ourselves. Well-Being: We care about each other's health, safety, and total wellness. Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work. We empower our employee-owners to invest in our local communities and themselves through initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work! Our cultural programs include:
About The Job We are seeking a full-time, experienced, mid-level Staff Architectural Historian to support Dudek clients throughout the United States with a preference to support projects in the Pacific Northwest. The successful applicant will manage and implement the evaluation and mitigation strategies for built environment resources for a wide range of projects with both private and public clients. Direct experience working in the Pacific Northwest is strongly desired, as well as the ability to travel and work outside of the local area if required. The qualified candidate will have experience working clients in both the private and public sector. Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape. Learn more about the projects you will have the opportunity to shape. Who You Are To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation. Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below): * Prepare historic resource surveys, evaluations, and related technical documents in compliance with NEPA, Section 106 of the NHPA, and applicable local requirements.
* Evaluate historic resources by considering NRHP, local-level designation criteria, and integrity requirements. * Ability to research, develop, and write historic context statements. * Delegate technical work to entry-level staff when appropriate. * Conduct, organize, and lead built environment fieldwork efforts: understand the necessary level of effort to record a variety of built environment resources. * Assist in assessing Section 106 effects on historic properties in consideration of federal, state, and local requirements. * Have a working understanding of the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and understand the application of these Standards in federal, state, and local regulatory settings. * Ability to work within report and project budgets, manage a technical report from start to finish, and meet deliverable deadlines. * The applicant will be expected to maintain our existing client relationships and develop relationships with new clients and have the ability to champion proposals, collaborate with our marketing team and other team members, and clearly communicate our qualifications, experience, and work approach to a potential client will be necessary. Minimum Requirements * Master's degree in History, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, or a related field
Preferred Requirements:* Meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for architectural history. * A working knowledge of local, state, and federal cultural resources regulations and guidelines * Strong writing and research skills. * Strong communication skills. * Ability to work as part of a team of cultural resources professionals. * Familiarity with preparing technical reports for Washington SEPA compliance and processing projects in accordance with EFSEC in Oregon. * Experience conducting property-specific research, including, but not limited to, building permit research at local government offices and a wide variety of archival facilities. * Familiarity with WISAARD and Oregon SHPO records searches. * Experience developing historic context statements. * Understanding of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. * Experience evaluating properties in accordance with local, state, and national criteria and integrity requirements. * Willingness to travel to a project location for several consecutive days * Valid driver's license. * Ability to contribute to preparing scopes and costs based on project/regulatory compliance needs. * Between 8 to 10 years of professional experience in architectural history, historic preservation, and regulatory compliance. * As a federal contractor, successful candidates are required to pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: pre - employment drug test and background check. Physical Requirements Working Conditions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Proposed Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000 annually* *Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual's related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location. Perks of Being a Dudekian At Dudek we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work-life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to the discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance. We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees. If you're tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian. Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization. |