Architectural Historian - Military veterans preferred

2025-07-19
Cushing Terrell
Other

/yr

  employee   contract


New Orleans
Louisiana
70112
United States

Join us to design places that make a difference

As a Cushing Terrell team member, you will create built environments that push the boundaries of cutting-edge design and contribute to thriving communities. You will join a multidisciplinary team of talented engineers, architects, designers, planners, and business professionals who work across 17 office locations and remotely throughout the United States. Our vision is to shape a new world using knowledge and creativity to educate, enlighten, delight, unite, preserve, sustain, and forever improve.

Qualifications* you will bring to the table:

  • Master's degree in Historic Preservation rom an ABET-accredited school.
  • Bachelors degree in Architecture or Interior Design
  • 8-10 years' experience in historic preservation and architecture or interior design.
  • At least two years of full-time experience in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history or restoration architecture with an academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution

*Did you know that some people hold back on applying to jobs if they don't meet 100% of the listed requirements? We don't want you to hold back! If you don't check every point above but still feel like you could successfully do the work, we encourage you to apply!

As a Team Member at Cushing Terrell, you will*

  • Architectural Historian
  • Support Manager of Historic Preservation in preparing Proposals, writing reports, and research
  • Be comfortable collaborating in all aspects of architectural design
  • Provide an out-of-this-world experience for our clients that cannot be replicated anywhere else
  • Have knowledge of construction documents, specifications, shop-drawings and submittal review
  • Have relevant experience in construction observation and construction administration
  • Have excellent design skills and strong technical proficiency including experience in working in the following platforms: SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Have strong Revit skills

*The majority of the time, a person in this role will be sitting in an office with limited physical requirements. This may require individuals to bend, stretch, twist, and reach. On occasion, individuals will be required to visit a client site to perform site verifications and field surveys.

Your pay

The salary for this position is based on the location/s posted. If you are a candidate living outside of (this region/these regions), we still encourage you to apply as salary ranges may differ across states/cities/job markets.

  • Expected Range*: $70,000 to $96,000
  • The position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus

*The actual salary offered for the role will be determined based on various factors including but not limited to; years of experience, licensure status, location, level of job-related knowledge, and other job-related factors (as permitted by law).

Why Cushing Terrell?

Cushing Terrell offers excellent, competitive employee benefits.

View our Employee Benefits Guide for more information.

Things to consider:Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Cushing Terrell will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

To all recruitment agencies: Cushing Terrell does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of Cushing Terrell without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Cushing Terrell.

Equal Employment Opportunity:Cushing Terrell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, age, color, religious creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, military status or status as a protected veteran, or status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

If you need assistance or accommodation while seeking employment with us, please call 406.248.7455. We will review requests for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. If you are having difficulty applying through an external website, please visit www.cushingterrell.com/joinus/

We look forward to hearing from you!


Cushing Terrell



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