Architectural Historian at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Mobility Group of Arcadis is seeking an Architectural Historian to join our growing Cultural Resources group in Atlanta, GA. Our team is known for innovation and outstanding customer service and will continue to build on these values. The selected candidate for this position will apply their knowledge and experience on transportation and infrastructure projects and will be responsible for preparation of environmental documents in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Role accountabilities:

• Support the multi-discipline Atlanta Mobility Environmental Group
• Conduct historic resources field surveys (day trips and some overnight trips)
• Conduct background research on historic resources using a variety of primary and secondary sources
• Evaluate historic resources for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, the Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA), and other relevant laws and regulations
• Assess project-related effects to historic resources, including working with engineering professionals and overall project team to avoid or minimize impacts in accordance with Section 106 and/or GEPA
• Prepare technical reports for distribution to state and federal agencies, including creating project and resource maps in ArcPro
• Maintain internal and external delivery schedules for all assigned projects, prioritized by project baseline schedule dates
• Provide project status updates at meetings and serve as the point of contact for historic resources
• Projects will generally be in Georgia but could also be outside of the state, as needed
• Adherence to Arcadis' practices including quality and safety standards.
• Interpersonal and client facing responsibilities will include excellent, clear and concise, oral and written communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to coordinate meetings, resources, and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and graduate degree highly desired in History, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, or a closely related field.
• 10+ years of professional Architectural Historian experience, including conducting historic resource surveys and background research, applying NRHP eligibility criteria and aspects of integrity to historic resources, and demonstrated technical writing abilities
• Candidate must have valid driver's license and a driving record that meets company policy. Position will require use of company vehicle.
• Meets the Secretary of the Interior's Qualification Standards 36 CFR 61 as an Architectural Historian or Historian

• Knowledge and understanding of Section 106 of the NHPA
• General understanding of the following industries is required: transportation (highways and rail), state and local governments, and/or regulatory/compliance, including familiarity with reading transportation engineering plans
• Must work well in a collaborative environment
• Must have attention to detail and able to meet deliverable deadlines
• High proficiency with ArcPro

• Related experience preparing HABS/HAER/HALS documentation
• Working knowledge and experience applying Statewide Historic Contexts for Georgia (i.e. Georgia's Living Places, Tilling the Earth, The Ranch House in Georgia, etc.) to historic resource evaluations
• Working knowledge and experience with Georgia Department of Transportation including Project Plan Development, Environmental Guidebooks, and Cultural Resource Manual
• Experience with Section 4(f) of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Act
• Design-Build/Alternative Delivery experience
• Active participation in regional and/or national professional associations
• Related experience for other departments of transportation
• Experience writing historical contexts
• Experience developing and implementing mitigation measures

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $94944 - $1161405. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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