Architect (Conservator)

Join our team as an Architect (0808) specializing in architectural conservation at the GS-12 level. This role focuses on preserving cultural resources through expert conservation techniques and effective program management.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Lead the treatment, maintenance, and preventative care of architectural elements, glass, stone/masonry, furniture, metals, and sculptures.
• Perform examinations, analyses, and detailed documentation of specific objects and materials.
• Prepare comprehensive technical conservation reports, including condition assessments, treatment recommendations, and records of work performed.
• Review and provide expert comments on conservation reports for technical accuracy and management implications.
• Contribute significantly to cultural resource stewardship assessments, resource management plans, and architectural conservation plans.
• Manage program duties by developing work plans and schedules.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• *Basic Architectural Qualification (0808 Series):**
• **Degree:** A bachelor's degree in architecture or a related field, including 60 semester hours in architecture/related disciplines (30 hours in architectural design, and 6 hours each in structural technology, properties of materials, and environmental control systems).

*or*

• **Combination:** College-level education, training, and/or technical experience demonstrating thorough knowledge of professional architectural principles, methods, and techniques. This must be supported by related curriculum or architectural experience (e.g., 1 year of experience for each year short of a degree, or 5 years if no college degree).
• *GS-12 Specialized Experience:**
• At least one full year of specialized experience comparable to the GS-11 grade level. This experience must include all of the following:

* Treating, maintaining, and providing preventative care for specific classes of architectural objects or materials. * Examining, analyzing, and documenting the condition of specific objects or classes of materials. * Preparing technical conservation reports (examination, condition, treatment recommendations, and records of treatments). * Reviewing and commenting on conservation reports for technical accuracy and management implications. * Making significant contributions to cultural resource stewardship assessments, resource management plans, or architectural conservation assessments/plans. * Carrying out program management duties, including developing work plans and schedules.

• *Preferred Skills (Quality Ranking Factor):**
• Experience assessing and developing treatment recommendations for various types of masonry (e.g., marble, limestone, granite, brick).
• Experience assessing and developing treatment recommendations for bronze metalworks, sculptures, and statuary elements.
• *Application Notes:**
• All qualifications must be met by the announcement's closing date.
• Your resume must clearly detail duties, responsibilities, and specific employment dates (month/year), including hours worked per week for all experience. Volunteer experience is accepted.