Historic Preservation Planner

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AECOM’s Honolulu office is seeking a Historic Preservation Planner with experience in historical research and report writing site assessments, field inventories, and agency consultation for projects related to National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 and Section 110, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 6E, and Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) Section 343 compliance.

The successful candidate would become a part of a dynamic Hawaii-Guam and West Coast environmental planning team that enjoys excellent relationships with a wide range of local, regional, state, and federal agencies, as well as private and non-profit clients. The candidate would collaborate with local Honolulu colleagues as well as a nation-wide team of experts and would be expected to contribute to projects outside the Hawaii-Pacific region.

Primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Evaluating eligibility for historic properties for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
• Assessment of adverse effects and significant impacts to historic properties, preparation of Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation.
• Development of various cultural resources management plans and mitigation measures and preparation and review of reports for cultural resources and environmental compliance, including HRS Chapter 6E and NHPA Section 106.
• The position also includes supporting and advising on the 6E and 106 consultation process for a wide variety of projects.
• The successful candidate may also work on similar types of projects as part of the nationwide AECOM architectural history and
• cultural resources practice group, as well as provide guidance and direction related to analysis and documentation for all types of historic properties.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line:

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Architecture, History, Planning, or related field.
• 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalent experience and/or education.
• Valid Driver's license required.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of related professional experience in Hawaii.
• Meets Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards in the areas of history, architectural history, historical architecture, and/or historic preservation planning.

• Due to the nature of this role, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Relocation is not provided.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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