• Job Description

  Req#: 285720
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  At Jacobs, you’ll work for a company that strives to provide opportunities for employees to learn, grow and thrive. As Senior Architectural Historian, you’ll work on a variety of projects throughout the United States. This position involves providing cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction services to government, military, and commercial clients. The architectural historian career path provides the opportunity to work on projects that require compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other federal, state, and local cultural resource regulations.
  Based out of one of our US offices in California or Nevada. As a Senior Architectural Historian, you’ll develop strategies for compliance with federal, state, and local cultural resources regulations and solutions for complex projects. You will serve as a key team member working with scientists, engineers, project managers, and other project staff across business sectors and practices in the company, interface with clients, and coordinate consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Native American tribes, and multiple state and federal agencies. You will also prepare proposals, provide technical reviews of deliverables, provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level employees, and serve as a mentor within the cultural resources group.
  At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining, Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.
  Jacobs health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.
  Typical salary range for this position is $100,400 to $131,700 and is commensurate with experience relative to the position.
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  • Master’s degree in Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Public History, Architecture, or a related field.
  • Professional experience in historic preservation or a related field.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Must be willing and able to travel nationwide, as needed.
  • Documentation and research experience, including Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record documentation, historical contexts, and NRHP eligibility determinations and effects assessments.
  • Familiarity with the NHPA Section 106 consultation process.
  • Experience working in the consulting environment, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be responsive to both internal and external clients.
  • Knowledge of and experience with ‘recent past’ resources.
  • Working knowledge of GIS and basic understanding of cultural resources mapping and data collection.
  • Field experience using established methods and techniques of applied architectural research for historic buildings and structures.
  • Experience preparing proposals.
  • Experience providing technical reviews of deliverables.
  Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
  • Experience with CEQA
  • Oral and written English communication skills.
  • Experience in California
  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
  US CA Irvine - Michelson Dr Ste (J-139653)
  2600 MICHELSON DR STE 500
  
  Irvine, 92612-6506
  
  US CA Oakland - Broadway Street (J-149034)
  2201 Broadway Street, Suite 03-W101
  
  Oakland, 94612
  
  US NV Henderson - N Green Valley Pkwy (J-144587)
  1301 North Green Valley Pkwy 200
  
  Henderson, 89074
  
  

• About the company

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