Architectural Historian - ITD Senior Environmental Planner

State of Idaho
Idaho Transportation Department

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Do you want to make a difference and be part of an award-winning agency, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Idaho through transportation? At the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), every employee is critical to the mission, and we strive to foster an innovative, collaborative workplace where employees can grow and do their best work.

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is currently recruiting an Architectural Historian (Senior Environmental Planner) to provide environmental support for transportation projects. Within ITD, all Cultural Resources work (archaeology, architectural history, and history) is conducted under the Environmental Services section alongside other Environmental Planners and encompassing other environmental disciplines. A knowledge of environmental concepts, principles, and planning is desired. However, experience in architectural history is required.

This position is located at ITD Headquarters in Boise, .

The incumbent for this position will work as a member of a team of environmental and engineering professionals to deliver Federal‑aid and State‑aid, highway, bridge and other transportation construction projects (linear) in Idaho. This position will focus on completing the environmental processes required to deliver and construct statewide projects. This position requires working in a deadline‑driven environment, balancing multiple priorities, and engaging in complex problem solving while providing support to operational staff in environmental compliance.

Occasional fieldwork and travel may be required.

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• Provide project document quality control, reviewing for sufficiency, technical accuracy and compliance with ITD procedures and federal regulatory requirements
• Make determinations of National Register of Historic Places eligibility and project effect for historic resources
• Historic architectural research and survey
• Analyzes architectural styles and structures in the development of statewide architectural survey priorities and procedures in coordination with Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) as part of mitigation programs
• Serves as the ITD Mitigation Lead for Adverse Effect Resolution as part of the Section 106 compliance process for all projects with cultural resources mitigation
• Make recommendations and negotiate mitigation efforts with project managers, regulatory agencies and other project stakeholders; ensure these commitments are met
• Serve as technical support to the Federal Highway Administration, ITD, or local government staff for cultural resources related issues
• Coordinate with the State/ Tribal Historic Preservation Office, federal agencies, tribal staff, consulting parties, and consultant firms as needed
• Reviews projects for determination of eligibility and project effect findings in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Assists federal agencies, local agencies/communities, and interested parties in developing mitigation and treatment alternatives
• Conducts or oversees consultants for architectural survey field work
• Review, recommend, author, and implement procedures, policy and guidance
• Review, interpret and recommend comments on proposed rule making
• Conduct compliance monitoring for cultural resources
• Develop process improvement and/or streamlining tools for cultural resources
• Develop or support training and/or presentations for cultural resources
• Develop and…