Historic Architect - ( 250001BB )
Description
Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking a motivated and dynamic Historic Architect to support our historic preservation projects and clients. The qualified candidate will work in close coordination with our professional team and with Senior Project Management on a range of architectural historic preservation projects.
Your Key Responsibilities
- This individual will work on projects including detailed investigations of historic properties, historic restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and compatible new design in historic contexts, as well as, historic rehabilitation tax credits, condition assessments, and historic structure reports.
- Conduct work on projects including detailed investigations of historic properties including historical restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and compatible new design in historic contexts.
- Investigate and recommend historical rehabilitation tax credits. Prepare applications as appropriate.
- Perform condition assessments and prepare historic structure reports.
- When required, perform tasks such as contributing to Section 106 evaluations, National Register nominations, historic contexts, and other duties as assigned.
- Prepare construction drawings and perform construction administration.
- Manage complex tasks on small to medium size projects.
- Participate in the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
- Assist in the development of project budgets, schedules, and overall work plans.
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Extensive experience working with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
- Extensive experience with historic architecture-based project management including working with materials conservators, structural and MEP engineers, cultural landscape architects, and civil engineers.
- Extensive experience documenting historic structures and conditions including historic structure reports and Historic American Building Surveys (HABS).
- Extensive experience creating a set of construction documents, and knowledge of contemporary and historic materials, details, and construction methods.
- Proficiency with Revit and AutoCad.
- Ability to travel to project sites as needed for assessment and construction administration.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture is required.
- Master’s degree in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Public History, or closely-related field is preferred.
- Minimum of ten years of experience as an architect with historic preservation forming their primary practice.
- Qualification in Architecture and Historic Architecture as defined by 36 CFR Part 61, Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards.
- Professional license in their state of residence with the capability to be licensed in other states, as needed. NCARB certification preferred.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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Primary Location: United States-Illinois-Chicago
Other Locations: United States-California, United States, United States-Illinois, United States-Washington, United States-New York, United States-Minnesota, United States-Hawaii-Honolulu, United States-Colorado, United States-District Of Columbia-Washington
Organization: BC-2227 Buildings-US Illinois Architecture
Employee Status: Regular
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: Mar 31, 2025, 9:26:45 AM
Req ID: 250001BB