Architectural Historian I - Military Veterans
at Michael Baker International
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of field-related tasks including, digital photography, sketch maps, and historic resource field forms.
- Delineate areas of potential effects.
- Perform on-line searches of state historic preservation office (SHPO) GIS sites to access information on previously identified cultural resources.
- Conduct reconnaissance- and intensive-level historic resources surveys of historic districts, buildings, structures, objects, and sites.
- Conduct online and archival research at SHPOs, libraries, archives, historical societies, and county and municipal offices. Sources of information may include public records, deeds, wills, tax records, building permits, newspapers, census records, and genealogical records.
- Assess the eligibility of surveyed historic resources for the NRHP.
- Assess project effects on historic properties.
- Support historic preservation staff in preparing agreement documents for the resolution of adverse effects on historic properties, including providing input for the development of creative mitigation options.
- Attend and monitor project-related community-involvement activities including public and consulting party meetings, plans displays, and public hearings.
- Prepare educational materials including presentations, brochures, and interpretive signage to disseminate historic property information to the public.
- Prepare historic resource inventory forms for various SHPO offices.
- Prepare NRHP nominations, Historic American Building Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscape Survey documentation.
- Prepare documentation for the Reinvestment Tax Credit application process.
- Keep up to date with current environmental and cultural resources regulations, both state and federal; and discipline-related publications, training seminars, and conferences.
- Other duties as assigned.
COMPENSATION
The salary range for this position is $27.68 - $38.06 per hour. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
- Professional and personal development
- Generous paid time off
- Commuter and wellness benefits
MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL EEO STATEMENT
Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
Moon, PA
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting has been partnering with communities since 1940 to solve their most complex infrastructure challenges with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.
Supported by more than 6,000 employees in 90 offices worldwide, we provide a full continuum of life-cycle engineering consulting, specialized global construction, base operations, security management, systems integration and intelligence solutions. Our clients include federal, state, and municipal governments; foreign allied governments; and a wide range of private development and other commercial partners.
When Michael Baker Jr. first established his engineering firm in 1940, he envisioned a company that would serve as a property surveyor or designer of roads, bridges, buildings and sewage systems, and also as a trusted, long-term partner with local communities and distant nations. His employees strove to transform communities, companies, states and even nations, adopting dual roles as both caring neighbors and innovative nation builders. Baker instilled in his employees the drive to deliver improved quality of life and the desire to make a difference.
Baker built a lasting legacy that today forms the foundation on which we continue to serve and grow. Today, we continue to leverage our collective expertise and experience to make the communities we serve better. We strive to make them safer, more accessible, more environmentally sustainable and more livable. We facilitate their transformation supported by differentiating innovation, technologies and dedicated employees. We are change agents, leading our partners around the world into the future.
Our greatest differentiator, though, is our employees who demonstrate a world-class ability to solve complex problems. That’s why we engage our people, educate and train them, develop their careers, and invest in their futures. We give them opportunities around the world to exercise and expand their skills and expertise. We reward innovation and collaboration that lead to the best solutions for our clients. As a company, We Make a Difference.
To most effectively serve our clients, Michael Baker International is organized into three distinct business units: Engineering & Consulting; Sallyport Global Holdings; and SC3, which are described below.
ENGINEERING, PLANNING AND CONSULTING
The Engineering, Planning and Consulting business unit encompasses the complete life-cycle of planning, environmental assessment, engineering design, construction management, and facilities maintenance for projects in more than 38 countries on five continents. We provide a full continuum of solutions for a broad range of markets, including highways, bridges, airports, rail and mass transit systems, domestic and overseas government and commercial facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, energy infrastructure and urban planning and development.
Professional Services – As part of Engineering, Planning and Consulting, this business unit provides high-value, differentiated engineering and professional services around the globe, including specialized construction services, cost management support and engineering support.