Historian - Architectural Historian

Requisition Number: 2024-1130-03A

S&ME is looking for a motivated and passionate part-time Historian - Architectural Historian

to join our Environmental team in Charleston, South Carolina. Are you ready to contribute your education and knowledge to meaningful projects? Join us at S&ME!

As a Historian - Architectural Historian, your pivotal role lies in safeguarding and interpreting the historical essence of architectural marvels. Your wealth of knowledge will enrich our projects, seamlessly weaving historical insights into our endeavors while ensuring alignment with regulations. Through your expertise, we'll cultivate a profound reverence for the cultural and historical tapestry of our built landscape.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Research: Assist with historical research in local, state, and regional libraries, archives, and government offices.
• Historic Resource Surveys and Assessments: Fieldwork for historic resource surveys may include site visits, fieldwork, site plan sketches, and related duties. Recording activities may include conducting historic and archival research, developing historic and/or architectural contexts, and making National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) evaluations.
• Forms and Documentation: Assist with the preparation of historic property inventory forms, including statements of significance and architectural descriptions. Documenting historic properties potentially impacted by state or federal undertakings.

What You Bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in history, historic preservation, architectural history, or a closely related field and meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for history or architectural history.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in historical research and writing, including being able to present clear, precise, analytical, and authoritative arguments. S&ME may request a writing sample from qualified candidates.
• The knowledge of American architectural styles and have an understanding of the NRHP criteria and how to apply them to historic resources.
• Proficiency in conducting architectural field surveys, completing state site forms, and utilizing ArcGIS or similar geographic information system software.
• Knowledge, interest, and/or experience with environmental and cultural resources compliance (National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (Section 106)).
• Willingness to travel out of town, including overnight, for project work as necessary.

We Are S&ME:

For over 50 years, our collaborative approach to geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials has offered innovative solutions to solve our clients' most complex challenges. Together, our work results in lasting positive community impacts across the country.

Collectively, we are 1000+ proud employee-owners across 10+ states and value eager, passionate, honest, and hard-working employees who strive to make positive impacts on our communities. With employee ownership at our foundation, we are all vested in the success of each other and S&ME. We know that creating an environment where employees can grow and flourish, both professionally and personally, leads to our collective drive for success. That's why we put our employees first in everything from safety to opportunity.

What We Offer:

We offer a generous benefits package with a full suite of options, including well-being programs to support you and your family, as well as the development resources you need to advance in your career. We also believe in a flexible working environment, allowing you and your manager to determine how you can work most effectively and collaboratively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments.

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans with HSA and FSA options
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401K with Company Matching
• PTO with Rollover
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Credential Incentive Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle with Gas Card for Project-Based Work
• $2,000-5,000 Referral Bonuses
• & More!

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career with a firm committed to our employees and providing quality service to our clients, join us!

This is a full-time position with competitive pay based on experience. The successful candidate must meet the requirements of the company's Fleet Management Program, Substance Policy, and Reference Check Program. Submit resume, cover letter, and salary expectations for consideration. Only qualified candidates with acceptable employment eligibility verification (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not provided. S&ME reserves the right to fill this position with an internal or external candidate at any time during the search. S&ME is not responsible for unauthorized job postings or submissions of resumes using external links/websites.

No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.