Senior Architectural Historian

Job Description

Job Description

Description

We're looking for a Senior Architectural Historian to join the HMB team! 

You will be responsible for successful management of cultural historical and related projects ensuring quality, scope, schedule, and budget goals are met. The position also entails conducting marketing and business development, preparing and implementing business development programs and plans, attend networking events, and promoting the services of HMB.

As we grow, you may serve as the supervisor of a team of architectural historians/preservation planners (which may include junior staff, students, and interns). 

Engaged professionals lies at the heart of our vision statement. That’s why we strive to create a work environment that challenges and inspires our employees, igniting their passion and drive to achieve greatness each and every day, whether they’re in the office or working remotely.

Engaged professionals lies at the heart of our vision statement. That’s why we strive to create a work environment that challenges and inspires our employees, igniting their passion and drive to achieve greatness each and every day, whether they’re in the office or working remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Record (inventory) buildings/structures/landscapes to determine their eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) using the established criteria of evaluation
• Assess the effects of planned projects upon NRHP-eligible resources within a project’s Area of Potential Effects
• Prepare technical compliance reports for submission to the State Historic Preservation Office. Research and prepare historic contexts on various themes
• Routinely meet with clients, State Historic Preservation Office and City/local historic preservation staff in the course of required duties
• Prepare National Register of Historic Places nominations
• Viewshed analyses
• Master Planning and NEPA support
• Support the archaeologists at HMB by conducting historical research for archaeological projects, including county histories, researching deeds and chain of title, census records, historic maps, and more
• Attend networking events to connect with potential clients
• Develop marketing materials
• Grant writing (private, federal, state)
• Other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Master's Degree in Architectural History, History, Historic Preservation Planning or a closely related discipline
• Meets Secretary of Interior's Professional Standards for Architectural History 
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in architectural history
• Thorough understanding of Section 106/110 of the National Historic Preservation Act and it's implementing regulations 
• Established working relationship with the state Historic Preservation Office/Kentucky Heritage Council a plus
• Thorough knowledge of KHC guidelines for fieldwork and reporting a plus
• Must meet prequalification requirements with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Demonstrated knowledge classifying and recording eastern and midwestern residential, commercial, and public buildings
• Strong writing skills
• Must be able to travel within half a day of Louisville, as needed.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation package
• Flexible work schedule
• Ability to work remotely part-time
• Competitive holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match
• Competitive health, vision and dental insurance premiums
• Company-furnished life insurance
• Long-term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Variety of voluntary benefit options
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• and More

About HMB

HMB Professional Engineers, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary civil engineering firm founded and headquartered in Frankfort, KY. For six decades, HMB has partnered with public and private sector clients in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of all manner of public infrastructure projects throughout Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. HMB brings diverse expertise to each project to meet the needs, and exceed the expectations, of our clients.

With over 100 professionals on staff specializing in transportation design and planning, public utilities, water resources, environmental services, right-of-way acquisition, surveying, traffic, stream restoration and other related services, there are no projects that are outside HMB’s capabilities through in-house expertise and decades of relationships within the infrastructure development community.