The Assistant Preservation Manager is a new addition to the Lendlease Smithsonian team partnering with staff in the OPDC Architectural History and Historic Preservation office.
Company
Lendlease
Washington, DC (Hybrid)
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions, Duties And Responsibilities
- Work with OPDC facilities AHHP preservation staff to provide construction and administrative support for projects, to include site observation, conservation reports, field reports, scheduling meetings, tracking responses, preparing and distributing meeting notes, administering DropBox and Teams sites, obtaining, analyzing and preparing relevant documents, PowerPoint presentations, etc., to assist SI Historic Preservation COTR.
- Support OPDC Historic Preservation’s Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives (COTR) for architectural conservation projects in coordinating with outside Architectural and Engineering (AE) consultants and IDIQ Technical Preservation firms in the performance of their work.
- Collaborate with the preservation staff members and planning project teams in preparation of public facing documents as part of the Section 106 review and DC External Agency review processes. Post documents to AHHP’s website, in conformance with ADA 508 compliance.
- Assist in assembling and preparing deliverables and reports, including distribution within SI.
- Research files as needed for issue resolution and back checking reports.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated understanding of conservation of historic materials through site specific preservation projects, administration skills, preferably on major facilities.
- Experience with historic preservation construction projects, and architectural history research and writing of reports. Must be able to perform administrative duties included but not limited to note-taking, document management, and scheduling.
- Graduate with a degree in materials conservation, architecture, historic preservation, or other design and construction related field, with emphasis on skills relevant to architectural history and historic preservation.
- Ability to use DropBox, Teams, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, In Design (Adobe Suite). AutoCAD drawing skills and GIS would be a plus but are not required.
- Familiarity with museum designs, construction management, and cultural institutions, such as the Smithsonian, desired.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively within a team, and ability to work independently required.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Program / Center Affiliation
Job Type
Full-Time