Classification Title: Architectural Historian

Title: National Register and Survey Reviewer

Salary Range: (49,023 - $49,366 annually) *salary will be based on education and experience.

Position Number: 7010321

Job Summary – Why you’ll love this position

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values: Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its’ citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This is an opportunity to join the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and influence the identification and recognition of historic properties throughout the state. We are seeking an individual to assist in administration of state and federal preservation programs, with emphasis on the National Register nomination process. Help us shape the future through the preservation of Missouri’s historic past and places.

This position is with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, State Historic Preservation Office, and is located at 1659 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

Responsibilities – What you’ll do

• Review and comment on National Register nominations, eligibility assessments, Federal Part 1 tax credit projects, and architectural survey materials.
• Author or co-author National Register nominations.
• Assist in the identification and evaluation of historic properties and districts in the state.
• Assist in reviewing, scoring and monitoring Historic Preservation Fund grant projects.
• Support community outreach efforts through development, preparation, and presentation of preservation-related educational materials.
• Assist in maintaining and updating various historic properties databases, as well as organizing and updating digital and archival files.
• Assist with the planning and logistics of regularly scheduled meetings held by Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (MOACHP).
• Provide technical assistance to the general public, consultants, and local governments and respond to queries related to the National Register of Historic Places.
• Visit historic properties around the State of Missouri, attend meetings and statewide conferences, and prepare site visit reports.
• The position will require some travel with occasional night or weekend hours for site visits, special events or public meetings.
• Site visit conditions may involve abandoned buildings, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing flights of stairs, low light situations, and dust.
• This position will be performed with significant independence, judgment, and initiative within established guidelines.

Qualifications – All you need for success

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:

• Education and Training: Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.
• Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
• Managing Performance: Takes responsibility for employees’ performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
• Customer Service:(*) Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Oral Communication:(*) Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Operating Systems: Knowledge of computer network, desktop, and mainframe operating systems and their applications.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

• Graduate degree in history, architectural history, historic preservation, or closely related field and one year of relevant experience. (Other approved education or experience may be considered as a substitute for the required education or experience.)
• Knowledge of architectural design, building materials techniques and systems with an emphasis on historic resources.
• Technical ability to skillfully review and interpret architectural styles, types, drawings, terms, construction systems and materials.
• Ability to conduct research and plan preservation activities.
• Experience editing and commenting on preservation-related documents.
• Experience writing National Register nominations.
• Experience conducting architectural surveys.
• Experience reviewing and/or preparing Section 106 projects.
• Experience making evaluations of National Register eligibility.
• Familiarity with federal law and regulations relating to the National Register of Historic Places.
• Excellent customer service skills and experience with providing technical assistance to external clients.
• Ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, state and federal partners, and external clients.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently in assessing and managing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• Ability to plan, organize, and carry out assignments and manage a complex records system.
• Ability to conduct research for in-house projects and to provide assistance to the public.

Training, certification, and/or education in continuous process improvement programs such as Lean Six Sigma as well as completion of Missouri Way, Leadership Academy, and similar programs is preferred.

Job Details –More reasons to love this position

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here.

How we invest in you:

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

Contact Details – if you have questions about this position please contact

April Scott, National Register and Survey Section Chief, State Historic Preservation Office, 573-522-2473 or [email protected]

Or

Sally Namassy, Recruiter at [email protected]