Architectural Historian
Seattle, WA 
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Posted 16 days ago
Job Description

Parametrix, a leading engineering, planning, and environmental sciences consulting firm, is seeking an ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN to join our Cultural Resources practice in the Pacific Northwest. This position will join a team of Natural & Cultural Resources professionals and support projects across planning, design and construction.

This position has flexibility to be based from one of our Washington or Oregon Parametrix offices or work fully remotely supporting the Pacific Northwest Region. This position will require occasional field work and travel for team, project, and client collaboration.

WHO YOU ARE:

Experienced: You have a graduate degree in Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Public History, or a related educational field. Your experience includes 5+ years of cultural resource management or historic preservation practice, including work on projects that required compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other applicable federal, local, and state regulations. If you have experience with project and client management, technical review of deliverables for junior team members, and proposal preparation experience, you will be considered for a senior-level role with commensurate compensation.

Knowledgeable: You have demonstrated ability conducting context and property-specific research, built environment field survey, National Register of Historic Places eligibility evaluations and inventory form preparation, as well as assessment of effects to historic properties. You serve as lead author for technical reporting and work independently on small projects or collaborate with a team to deliver larger projects. You are detail-oriented, and pride yourself in having strong technical writing skills and providing constructive peer review to your colleagues. You are excited about tackling cultural resources management challenges with your problem-solving skills.

Relationship-focused: Your strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach make you team player, and you thrive on developing rapport with others to achieve quality delivery. Your excellent verbal and written communication skills support your ability to coordinate within the cultural resources team, with multi-discipline collaborators, with clients, and agency reviewers.

Hard Working: You care deeply about delivering for your clients and your quality work reflects this. Your goal is to be a architectural historian subject matter expert who earns the trust of your internal and external clients through reliable and responsive technical delivery. You are self-motivated, but also thrive in a team environment. You enjoy a variety of challenging projects and, work environments.

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Fun, Friendly and Dedicated Professional Environment: The Cultural Resources team at Parametrix is growing quickly and seeks a new team member who is excited to help us build our practice and fulfill our goals for technical excellence. Our Cultural Resources Initiative Program supports team members in use of non-billable time to identify and complete special projects that help them explore opportunities for innovation, develop new skills beyond subject matter expertise, or demonstrate thought leadership. Our team leaders encourage and provide support for active engagement in industry conferences and training opportunities to help team members create and sustain industry relationships and continued technical development. We are particularly excited to nurture special skills beyond traditional subject matter expertise that differentiates our team and brings creative solutions to our clients.
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Parametrix offers competitive market compensation and company-provided computer equipment. We have a well-rounded benefits package which includes medical/dental/vision insurance, generous vacation/sick/wellness leave accruals, Employee Stock Ownership (financial profit sharing), and an employee-owned culture which values diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Base salary for mid-level position is in the range of $80,000-$100,000; senior-level position is in the range of $110,000+. Compensation will be determined based on education, experience, location, and role. For all positions, we conduct an equity review. Employee-owners are all eligible for performance-based bonuses based on key contributions. Salaries are reviewed at least once annually as part of our compensation program. We are transparent in our salary discussions and look forward to sharing more about our compensation structure and the value of being an employee-owner.

  • Exciting project work and a talented & collaborative team with the opportunity to pursue work the team is excited about.
  • An Excellent Reputation: We have been in business for 50+ years and employee-owned for 25 and we work on award winning projects!

If the above description sounds like you and you wish to be considered, please submit a letter of interest and resume through our website:

Parametrix

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Inclusion is a core value of Parametrix, and we are committed to a diverse workforce. It is our company policy and culture to provide equal opportunity to all persons based on ability and fitness to perform job duties regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and all other characteristics protected by law.


It is our company policy and culture to provide equal opportunity to all persons based on ability and fitness to perform job duties regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
80000.00 To 100000.00 (USD) Annually
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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