Preservation Architect - HPO65042651

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is responsible for managing the state's historic sites and resources. They are seeking a licensed preservation architect to provide specialized support for the Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund, overseeing the preservation treatment of historic buildings and coordinating activities related to the program.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring grant projects during construction and collaborating with designers and contractors to help ensure work meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
• Advising and consulting on projects to preserve buildings of historic significance
• Providing advice and support to grantees
• Evaluating existing storm damage and assessing potential for damage from future storm events
• Reviewing and assessing development and construction plans for repair and restoration of listed or eligible National Register properties
• Identifying and evaluating technical problems and restoration needs
• Monitoring the approved mitigation of environmental impact to properties of historic or cultural significance
• Reviewing plans and recommendations for protection and resiliency of buildings, sites, and objects from future disaster events
• Consulting with other specialists on the complex issues relating to the preservation of historic properties, which involves research of the structure, specifications pertaining to its significance, and recommendations regarding the effect of restoration plans on National Register listing
• Collaborating with property owners, local historical organizations and commissions, other governmental entities, and private contractors to research pertinent information and make decisions regarding preservation and restoration recommendations
• Tracking benchmark progress according to schedules for internal projects and as outlined in grant agreements
• Monitoring grant projects during construction and collaborating with designers and contractors to help ensure work meets the Standards
• Analyzing construction budgets and aligning scopes of work

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or an engineering discipline related to the area of assignment from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience as a registered architect; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be licensed by the State Board of Architecture (Architects—G.S. 83A) (must be renewed each year)
• The employee must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for history, architectural history, and/or archaeology as specified by federal regulations [36 CFR 61.4(e)], and a valid driver's license is required
• Working knowledge of building restoration, conservation, stabilization, preservation, construction technology, and the analysis and evaluation of historic building conditions and construction histories
• Working knowledge of the structure and operation of national, state, local, and private preservation programs, particularly the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
• Working knowledge of North Carolina architectural history
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to professionals and the general public
• Working knowledge of interpretation and application of building codes, including ABA and ADA compliance, to historic buildings

Benefits

• State Benefits

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