Architectural Historian: Cultural Resources Field Research

Stantec; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Architectural Historian in the United States (Austin, TX area) to work independently and with an interdisciplinary team on historic context development, eligibility evaluations, consultation, and report writing. The role involves both field and office tasks, including research, data collection, and documentation.

You will contribute to compliance documents, inventories, and technical reports while supporting coordination with state, federal, and local agencies.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or certificate in public history, heritage conservation, architectural history, historic preservation, planning, or related field.
• Experience as an architectural historian/built environment specialist is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop historic contexts, and work with other cultural resources personnel to produce compliance documents
• Prepare written architectural descriptions and determinations of eligibility
• Perform fieldwork tasks, including photographing resources, and using mobile tablet for data collection
• Conduct archival research online and at libraries and repositories
• Prepare inventory forms and technical reports
• Support consultation with state, federal, and local agencies
• Additional duties may include support for local and National Register of Historic Places nominations, preservation plans, historic structure reports, cultural resource education materials, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) documentation, planning and implementing of mitigation, and other types of special projects

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Driver's license

Education

Graduate degree or certificate in related field meeting guidelines

Experience as architectural historian/built environment specialist

Job description

Stantec is seeking an Architectural Historian in the United States (Austin, TX area) to work independently and with an interdisciplinary team on historic context development, eligibility evaluations, consultation, and report writing. The role involves both field and office tasks, including research, data collection, and documentation.

You will contribute to compliance documents, inventories, and technical reports while supporting coordination with state, federal, and local agencies.