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🔗Senior Architectural Historian (Environmental Analyst IV)

Website State of Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration
MDOT SHA is one of six transportation business units that strives to provide exemplary customer service on Maryland’s transportation system. MDOT SHA is responsible for the State’s numbered, non-tolled roads and continues to deliver transportation projects and solutions that improve Maryland's roads and bridges. Facilitating the movement of people and the flow of goods through the State directly affects the ability to connect citizens to life’s opportunities. Since MDOT SHA’s inception as the State Roads Commission in 1908, the organization has built on its foundation of quality and integrity. We are proud of our tradition of excellence. We believe that building a successful organization is like building roads or bridges — it starts with a solid foundation. Instead of concrete, asphalt, or steel, we rely on our most important asset — our people.
Nature of work: This position serves as the Senior Architectural Historian in the Cultural Resources Section of the Environmental Planning Division (EPLD) of the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE). The Senior Architectural Historian is responsible for identifying, evaluating, treating, and documenting historic standing structures; assessing project impacts and effects to cultural resources; recommending and developing means of minimizing and mitigating adverse effects; coordinating projects with appropriate agencies; and ensuring compliance with a variety of state and federal laws and regulations to complete required review processes. The position provides leadership within a team structure and serves as a subject matter expert in architectural history and compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Senior Architectural Historian is responsible for providing technical assistance and training to EPLD staff and managing the MDOT SHA Historic Highway Bridge Program and consultant contracts.