RCP140 Associate Historian
STATE PROFILE SUMMARY: Under supervision, provides entry level professional support in environmental services.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Under close supervision, perform entry level work learning to do the following:
· Conduct project management tasks as an Architectural Historian Subject Matter Expert including status updates, project tracking, scope and work hour development, and other tasks as required.
· Plan and conduct surveys and research for Federal-aid and State-aid transportation projects to identify historic resources and evaluate their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places.
· Prepare and/or review the appropriate documentation as required by State and Federal laws and regulations.
· Compare design alternatives to assess effects of the proposed transportation projects to those resources.
· Prepare and/or review documentation concerning such resources and effects to them in accordance with various State and Federal environmental laws and regulations.
· Complete mitigation of adversely affected resources.
· Serve as a liaison between the Georgia Department of Transportation and other State and Federal agencies and private parties concerned with historic resources of the state.
· Travel statewide with occasional overnight stay.
· Occasionally work after normal business hours, as needed.
AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
· Possesses a Bachelor's and/or graduate degree in Architectural History, Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, or a closely related field.
· Read and understand plans, maps, and aerial photographs.
· Make correct inferences from available information and select the appropriate rule, policy, or procedure to follow. Recollect instructional information to accurately apply new knowledge and skills learned in work performed.
· Communicate and work effectively with internal and external staff, agencies, consultants, and customers in a professional, cooperative manner to provide quality customer service.
· Communicate ideas and facts to individuals and groups both verbally and in writing in a clear, professional, and organized manner.
· Adapt to change including new policies and procedures.
· Manage own time effectively while dealing effectively with multiple priorities.
· Problem solve – generate and evaluate alternatives to recommend a sound solution applying the appropriate rule, policy, or procedure, or suggest new methods and procedures, as needed.
· Work effectively with others to find mutually acceptable solutions.
AGENCY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Completion of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Architectural History, Historic Architecture, Historic Preservation, or closely related field
· NOTE: Applicants who have completed their master's coursework and are in the process of completing their thesis in order to satisfy their degree requirement will be considered. Please indicate this in your application.
· Demonstrated architectural field survey experience such as but not limited to large scale surveys of corridors, cities, or municipalities.
· Possesses familiarity with related legislation such as the National Historic Preservation Act, the Georgia Environmental Policy Act, and Section 4(f) of the US DOT Act and competency in comprehending laws, policies, rules and regulations related to archaeological resources.
GDOT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER