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Industry
Civil engineering construction
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, CN
$73.20K - $97.90K/yr
Other
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement
Posted 7 days ago
WSP rating
8.5
Based on 67 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
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Job description
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Architectural Historian for ourLouisville, KYoffice. Lexington, KY will also be considered. 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 resolves 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 field survey 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.
- Perform basic professional architectural history work relating to cultural resource management, assist in research, report writing, and documentation of above-ground historic 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 potential significance of above-ground resources and in determining effects of a project upon historic properties.
- Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise reporting, evaluation, and documentation.
- 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 company needs.
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS 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 Architectural History and/or History.
- A thorough understanding of National Register of Historic Places Criteria for recommendations and justifications for historic significance.
- Good organizational skills and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
- Excellent writing skills. A writing sample will be requested.
- 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, historic context, determinations of significance, and effects assessments following NPS guidance.
- Familiarity and/or experience with Historic Maintenance and Treatment Plans/Historic Structure Reports.
- 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:
- A minimum of two years of demonstrable experience in Cultural Resource Management.
- 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.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
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