Senior Research Historian

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).

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.

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)

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

Established working relationship with the state Historic Preservation Office/Kentucky Heritage Council a plus

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.

Flexible work schedule

Ability to work remotely part-time

Competitive holiday and paid-time-off programs

Competitive health, vision and dental insurance premiums

Company-furnished life insurance

Long-term Disability

Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Account

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.

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