Senior Technical Specialist, Historic Structures

🕒 June 25

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $55 - $90 / hour

⏰ Full Time

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BKF Engineers

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501 - 1000 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

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Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

BKF Engineers is a civil engineering firm that has been providing inspired infrastructure solutions for over 100 years. Based in Oakland, CA, the company offers a wide range of engineering, surveying, and land planning services tailored for various clients including architects, developers, government agencies, and educational institutions. With over 500 staff across 15 offices in California, BKF Engineers specializes in projects such as corporate headquarters, healthcare facilities, transportation infrastructure, and residential developments, emphasizing sustainable design and innovative solutions.

📋 Description

• BKF is hiring a Historic Structures Senior Technical Specialist to conduct research, evaluations, impact mitigation and documentation of historic buildings, structures, and landscapes as required by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Quality Act (NEPA), and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for projects throughout California. • Responsibilities include archival research to review background literature and sources, on-site documentation conducting surveys and inspections of historic structures, compliance documentation preparing technical reports, resource evaluation applying standard historic evaluation criteria, and public engagement planning with clients and government agencies. • Additionally, the job involves understanding and applying cultural resource regulations for federal and local government projects, coordinating with complex environmental projects, and serving as a technical consultant to stakeholders.

🎯 Requirements

• Meet Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines for professional qualifications in architectural history including possessing a graduate degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation, or closely related field, with coursework in American architectural history, • At least ten years of full-time experience in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history or restoration architecture with an academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution; or • Substantial contribution through research and publication to the body of scholarly knowledge in the field of American architectural history. • Possess a Master’s degree or Doctorate in architectural history or a related field • An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups. • A high energy, passionate, forward-thinking, results-oriented, team player, and resourceful leader. • Collaborative and highly skillful at building and maintaining effective working relationships throughout the organization. • Ability to effectively wok with teams and communicate with clients. • Ability to handle critical conversations with internal staff, managers, and leaders. • Valid California Class C driver's license and an acceptable driver’s record are required. • Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations. • Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high-stress, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

🏖️ Benefits

• The typical base salary range for this position is $55.00-$90.00 per hour, as needed, depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is an hourly position paid biweekly. • BKF provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. • BKF does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF, BKF reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.