The THC - Project Reviewer position is responsible for preserving and protecting county courthouses across Texas as part of the Division of Architecture’s Courthouse Preservation Program. The role involves providing technical assistance and project reviews in various settings, partnering with counties, consultants, and contractors to advise on best preservation practices, and working under limited supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
Requirements
- Serve as a project reviewer for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
- Review proposals for changes to historic courthouses for compliance with program statute, rules, and grant manual
- Review and comment on preservation master plans, historic structures reports, and project completion reports
- Perform detailed review of and recommend changes to architectural plans and specifications
- Review hazardous materials assessments and understand state laws regarding hazardous materials treatment
- Review and request changes to structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing designs/drawings
- Prepare conceptual designs as part of the review of architectural plans & specifications
- Review and recommend changes to value engineering proposals
- Review construction budgets and owner/architect/contractor contracts
- Work with the project team to meet the project budget and schedule
- Review and recommend changes to ASIs, change orders, submittals, shop drawings, mock-ups, samples, and progress meeting minutes during construction
- Attend and participate in monthly on-site progress meetings for grant-funded construction projects
- Meet regularly with elected officials, owner representatives, project architect(s), contractors, and subcontractors on site and provide guidance on construction solutions
- Review and provide comments on attachments to grant contracts, preservation easements, and grant fund reimbursement requests
- Track building conditions and cyclical maintenance activities on restored courthouses
- Provide technical guidance on the treatment of building elements and materials for courthouse preservation, repair, and maintenance
- Perform research using historic photographs and documents, including onsite investigations, as part of the courthouse preservation planning process
- Develop and conduct training sessions to educate county facilities managers and county officials on best practices for courthouse preservation and facility management
- Work with the program specialist to process grant paperwork for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program and maintain site visit reports, work logs, digital project files, and program databases
- Present programmatic information to agency staff, architects/consultants, property owners, governmental agencies, community organizations, and the general public
- Work collaboratively with staff from THC’s Communications Division, History Programs Division, Archeology Division, and the Community Heritage Development Division
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Health insurance available after 60-day waiting period
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- E-Verify participation