Idaho State Historic Preservation Administrator

Summary

The State Historic Preservation Office Administrator oversees the required responsibilities of the State Historic Preservation Office of the Agency and serves as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Serves as project management for special ISHS initiatives and other projects as assigned.

• Provides counsel to the ISHS State Historic Preservation Officer/Executive Director and to the other members of the Leadership Team on historic preservation and department-wide matters, including priorities, policy, legislation, organization, personnel, planning and budget.
• Manages Division’s budget to ensure funds are managed in a fiscally responsible way to maximize the’ effectiveness and accountability.
• Develops and monitors strategic and annual work plans for the Division to ensure appropriate completion of projects and goals.
• Manages staff effectively and in accordance with the appropriate policies, including recruiting and hiring, mentoring, and training, performance evaluations, and terminations.
• Provides ISHS Trustees requests for action on historic preservation matters.
• Represents the State Historic Preservation Office on matters affecting historic and archaeological resources.
• Collaborates with the State Historic Preservation Officer/ISHS Executive Director to communicate/liaison with the Governor’s Office and at various meetings or other communication with legislators, agency heads, elected officials, congressional members, organizations, and individuals.
• Participates in ISHS inter-and intra-agency task forces or working groups.
• Participates in ISHS legislative issues, including preparation and presentation of testimony, directs responses to legislators, preparation and revision of budget and concept documents, and coordination of ISHS efforts related to historic preservation programs.
• Provides information, advice, and assistance to the ISHS ED and Leadership Team in matters related to cultural resources within ISHS properties, with an emphasis on achieving balanced solutions that serve the needs of the department and its resources.

• Oversees the management of statewide federal and state mandated historic preservation programs under the Historic Preservation Act,
  -41 and 46, and the Archaeological Survey of Idaho.
• Advances positive, collaborative relations with tribal, federal, state, county, and local governments and related stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with all statutory program requirements.
• Creates long and short-term plans.
• Determines program priorities and policy in consultation with the ISHS ED/SHPO.
• Plans, monitors, implements, and adjusts annual budget.
• Assigns staff work priorities and allocates resources for project implementation.
• Investigates and resolves problems or disputes in all program areas, involving parties outside the agency when necessary.
• Participates in the preparation of legislative proposals and testimony.
• Approves applications for federal tax incentives for historic properties.
• Acts as the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Negotiates, reviews, and prepares agreements relating to federal and state cultural resource laws.
• Nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places; oversee the State Historic Sites Review Board.
• Awards federal pass-through grants.
• Participates in federal regulatory and policy task forces at state and national level.
• Certifies local governments for participation in the Certified Local Government program.
• Reviews and comments on federal cultural resource regulation and federal appropriations and policy issues.
• Works with local government officials, congressional members and their staffs, state and federal agency heads and staff, and tribal governments on cultural resources issues and policy.
• Gives speeches or otherwise addresses community groups, professional organizations, special interest groups, or members of the public on agency programs and policies relating to cultural resources.

• Coordinates the delivery of outreach, education, and public information programs to make the work of the office more relevant to constituent…