State Historian Ii​/I

Job Title

State Historian II/I – Office of Historic Preservation / Local Government Unit/ Sacramento

Under the direction of the State Historian III in the Architecture Registration and Project Review Unit, the incumbent operates at the full journey level performing the more difficult and complex work in cultural resources management and historical research mandated for the Office of Historic Preservation by applying both federal and state rules, regulations, guidelines, and best practices. The State Historian II reviews and comments on, or prepares, documents that deal with historic properties identification, evaluation, and treatment and ensures compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the California Public Resources Code Part 5024 and 5024.5. Duties include communication and consultations with representatives of federal, state, and local governmental agencies, tribal nations and communities, the private sector, the public, and professionals in historic preservation.

Training and Development Assignments may be considered.

This position is designated as telework eligible-remote centered.

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Megan Borthwick at  or at

This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.