Historian

• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Type: Contract
• Job #7714

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Historian position will uncover the past by examining a wide range of sources. This includes government documents, historical records, newspapers, magazines, photos, interviews, films, and even unpublished materials like diaries and letters. This role will then analyze these sources to separate fact from interpretation, ultimately bringing the past to life through these findings. This full-time position is located in Portland, OR.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct historical and archival research historic built resources and other built resources potentially affected by transmission and fish and wildlife projects.
• Conduct survey and inventory and complete inventory forms that meet the expectations of various state historic preservation offices, tribal historic preservations offices and other consulting parties.
• Review and edit cultural resource reports and historic resource reports and historic documentation
• Research and write nominations of individual properties and historic districts to the National Register of Historic Places for review/final approval by manager and/or designated staff members.
• Advise architects, contractors and clients on options and alternatives for achieving desired project goals and scopes of work while meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
• Facilitate project team's interactions with the State Historic Preservation Officer, National Park Service and other applicable review agencies on proposed scopes of work and sensitive preservation issues.
• Monitor construction activities to verify appropriate execution and documentation of preservation-related scopes of work.
• Document and respond to proposed changes to preservation-related scopes of work that arise during construction, providing recommendations to manager and/or other designated staff members with decision-making authority.
• Assist in the development of improved eligibility guidance, thematic contexts, and resource plans.
• Assist in development of interpretive and public outreach products such as signage, brochures, and displays.
• Maintain internal records on historic built resources.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in architectural history, history, art history, historic preservation (or closely related field) is required.
• A Master's degree or other advanced degree in architectural history, history, art history, historic preservation (or closely related field e.g., cultural geography, architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, or urban or regional planning) is preferred.
• 5-9 years of work experience is required.
• Experience should include full-time work in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history, history, or restoration architecture with an academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution.
• Extensive experience in reading architectural drawings, writing proposals, and summary reports of field surveys.
• Working knowledge of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit or other architectural software.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

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