Architectural Historian 1-2

Agency Mission: The Office of Cultural Development serves the citizens of Louisiana by preserving, supporting, developing and promoting Louisiana culture, including archaeology, arts, French language and historic places. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties: Works with federal agencies and their representatives on federal license, permit, and funding requests, approximately 2,500–5,500+ annually, to assess potential impacts to historic properties under Section 106.Reviews Section 106 projects, requests additional information, and provides comments on whether affected properties are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, applying applicable federal regulations, including 36 CFR 60 and 36 CFR 800.5.Conducts limited research and site visits, as needed, to support determinations of eligibility, non-eligibility, property condition, and potential adverse effects.Participates in consultation meetings with federal agencies, project representatives, and other public or private parties to advance the Section 106 review process and assist with the development of written agreement documents when adverse effects are identified.Works with the Director of Historic Preservation to address programming issues, questions, special requests, Certificates of Appropriateness for state-owned buildings in Baton Rouge under R.S. Current permanent status state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment.Work Schedule: This is a full-time position that reports in-office. This position may be required to travel.Career Progression: This position is in a Career Progression Group to an Architectural Historian 2. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

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