Architectural Historian

Overview

Location(s): Sacramento, CA

Practice/Department: Cultural

Internal

Title:

As-Needed Architectural Historian

Work Environment: Hybrid

Compensation: $25.65-$31.25 /hourly *

Dudek’s journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve Southern California’s water and wastewater agencies. Today, we are a 100% employee-owned firm supporting clients nationwide and delivering projects that improve and protect the built and natural environments of communities throughout the United States. Our work has been recognized by leading industry organizations, and we’ve been honored with multiple national Top Workplace Awards.

Our employee-owners are unified by a singular commitment to supporting projects that address key societal issues, such as the transition to renewable energy, infrastructure hardening and repair, environmental protection, and community resilience. Learn more about our award-winning culture, the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian, and the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.

As an employee-owner
, you embrace accountability, working safely, and collaboration while thinking resourcefully and independently. Like all Dudekians, you are curious and solution-oriented
, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes and approach challenges with a spirit of innovation
.

Early career professional to support cultural resources services. As Needed Architectural Historian position the candidate will work within the larger Cultural Resources Group and perform various office and field tasks. This position will primarily be office based. The majority of the work will be completed in Dudek’s office, or an agreed-upon hybrid work from home schedule, and some required field survey work.

• Help prepare cultural resources technical reports under CEQA and Section 106 of the NHPA.
• Research and write historic context statements. Ability to navigate, coordinate, and conduct online research through various platforms and databases, as well as in-person research at libraries and archival facilities.
• Evaluate properties in accordance with local, state, and national historic significance criteria and integrity requirements on State of California Department of Parks and Recreation forms.
• Ability to work within fixed budgets and produce deliverables within project schedules and task timelines.
• Learn considerations in assessing impacts and effects on historical resources/properties and prepare defensible compliance documentation for CEQA and Section 106 review.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction to our clients.
• Enhance Dudek’s professional reputation and demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative with these tasks while representing Dudek in a professional manner.
• Work with project team members to track commitments to support a variety of projects.
• Incorporate and respond to feedback on work products, including individual tasks, in a professional manner.
• Ability to perform a task and add the knowledge from completing that task as a skill. The skill is then acquired to the extent that the next time the task is requested or assigned, it requires only minimal supervision, instruction, or guidance.
• Able to perform basic fieldwork with other architectural historians or alone if necessary.
• Ability to build on the knowledge and acquire skills to complete historic context writing and technical report writing tasks with minimal instruction or supervision. Comfortable occasionally interacting with clients and project managers.
• Be able to work cooperatively in a team-oriented setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the history/architectural history of California.
• Other duties as needed or required.

• Bachelor’s degree in History, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, or a related field.
• Must demonstrate strong writing and solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be proficient in MS Office, in particular Word and Excel.
• Self-motivated with interest in learning and growing as a…