Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm of more than 1,600 professionals that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT, currently ranked #52 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking a full-time Senior Architectural Historian with 7-10 years’ experience for our Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office as part of our Natural & Cultural Resources Group. The position will involve management and technical work focusing on historic structures documentation and evaluation, with an emphasis on Section 106 compliance.
The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team including architectural historians, archaeologists, historians, environmental scientists, engineers, and planners. The candidate must be able to write at a professional level and present ideas in a well thought-out and comprehensive manner. The candidate should expect to travel and will enjoy a variety of working conditions ranging from field efforts to office analysis.
- Cultural resource task management activities including monitoring scope, schedule, and budget;
- Overseeing and reviewing staff assignments and deliverables;
- Assisting in the development of marketing proposals, project scoping, and other business development activities;
- Fieldwork to survey a variety of structure types;
- In-person and online archival research;
- Documenting and evaluating historic structures;
- Writing property descriptions, historical narratives, significance statements, and National Register justifications;
- Section 106 effect evaluations;
- Section 4(f) evaluations; and
- Developing various types of mitigation (i.e., National Register Nominations, HABS/HAER/HALS, and Story Maps)
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The qualified applicant must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Qualification Standards 36 CFR 61 as an Architectural Historian or Historian. Qualified applicants must have experience conducting background research and writing reports at a professional level, organizing and completing fieldwork, and managing cultural resource tasks or projects. Qualified applicant will have experience scoping new projects, tracking project delivery, coordinating with clients, and participating in public involvement. Demonstrated understanding of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Section 106 regulations is required. Demonstrated knowledge of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) of the National Transportation Act is preferred.
- Required Experience
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- A Master’s Degree from an accredited school in Historic Preservation (or similar field).
- Meets, or exceeds, the requirements for an Architectural Historian and/or Historian under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and be capable of renting a car.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working with PennDOT
- Experience with GIS and Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Experience with digital photography (including DSLR cameras)
- FHWA or ACHP Certified Section 106 Course