Architectural Historian | Mid-Level | FEMA | National Remote or Hybrid
Posted 2025-03-15Chronicle Heritage is actively seeking to increase our On-Call staff for our FEMA program. Staff will provide technical expertise to assist FEMA with the identification of historic properties and the evaluation of the effects from FEMA projects on historic properties.
Staff will prepare historic reviews and/or documentation in accordance with criteria in 36 CFR Part 800 ? Protection of Historic... Properties, Section 106 Review Process. When necessary, staff will conduct Section 106 review, and conduct field studies.
Tasks to include:
Implement compliance with applicable federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endagered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Executive Orders 11988, 11990, and 12898; and others as they pertain to FEMA?s disaster programs.
Scoping environmental/historic issues
Reviewing grant applications for compliance
Provide technical assistance to those involved with grant implementation, and
ensuring compliance is sufficiently documented
In addition, the specialists will work on other projects or activities related to FEMA?s Environmental/Historic Preservation Section. General activities include:
Ensuring that all recovery activities receive the appropriate level of environmental review as required by NEPA, NHPA, and associated statues, regulations, and Executive Orders
Providing expert technical assistance; performing a full range of activities for environmental/historic preservation compliance and project management, performing data gathering, analysis, and inter-agency coordination
Preparing (or assists in the preparation of environmental and historic preservation compliance documents from simple to particularly complex and politically sensitive projects including resource evaluations, consultation letters, memorandums of agreement, categorical exclusions, and environmental assessments.
Identifies, plans, coordinates, monitors, and completes project EHP compliance reviews of FEMA-funded (in part or whole) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other applicable EHP laws, implementing regulations, Presidential Executive Orders (EOs), other Federal state requirements, and relevant DHS/FEMA policies.
Coordinates and completes work with FEMA EHP and project staff and program managers, EHP Team Leads, Applicants, state agencies, and other Federal agencies, and contractors.
Provides EHP technical assistance for the State and Applicants for project EHP reviews, planning, design, regulatory consultations, and compliance.
Most assignments will require travel and may require temporary deployments for 30 or more days, including 6-month and 1-year deployments
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