Job Description

About the opportunity:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is looking for an Architectural Historian Intern to join our Sacramento office for the summer of 2025 (approximately June 2 to August 15, 2025). SWCA offers an exciting opportunity to work with architectural historian activities within Northern California. This Sacramento- based internship pays $20.35/hour.

 

Your role would be to assist primarily with fieldwork and research, with opportunities for office work. Work under this internship will be conducted for a variety of state and local, energy transmission, transportation, and land development projects. Activities could focus on reconnaissance and intensive architectural resources surveys; historic research; learning to write architectural descriptions; helping to research and prepare historic context documents or other historical resources technical reports; and assisting with historic building condition assessments and/or preservation plans. Minimal regional overnight travel may be required.

 

Please submit a resume and include a cover letter.

 

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

 

Our Vision (the North Star) : Help drive SWCA to be the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.

 

Core Values : We are #OneSWCA and collaborate across all our offices, programs, and disciplines. We are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack. We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals that are committed to our culture. 

 

Purpose : Our company purpose is to preserve natural and cultural resources for tomorrow while enabling projects that benefit people today. You are invited to be a part of our success story.

What you will accomplish:

Interns will receive:

 

• Hands-on experience with a diversity of architectural historian reports and research activities.
• Understanding the significance criteria for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
• Introduction to the California Environmental Quality Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
• Exposure to a nationally recognized cultural compliance consulting firm and lead professionals in the field.

Experience and qualifications for success:

Required Qualifications:

 

• Currently enrolled in a college or university, pursuing a college degree with a focus on cultural resources, public history, architectural history, historic preservation, preservation planning, heritage conservation or closely related field, or a recent graduate within 12 months of September 1, 2024. Ph.D. candidates are not eligible through this program.
• Must have completed 60 credit hours by June 2, 2025. 
• Strong skills using the suite of Microsoft Office products.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Strong desire to learn, work in teams, take on diverse tasks.
• Enrolled in a MS program.
• Experience with historic research.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks (CEQA, National Register of Historic Places)
• Ability to start part-time as soon as is reasonable and transition to full-time on June 3 (helpful).

 

Additional Information:

 

• Current valid driver’s license required
• This internship will be full-time for the summer 2025 (June 2 to August 15). Ability to work after August 15 will be considered.
• Ability to work a varying schedule.

 

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

 

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the online application process due to a disability, please email  accommodations@swca.com or call 480-581-5378. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only. All other inquiries will not receive a response. 

 

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges (above) on all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency. An intern based on Sacramento, CA will be paid $20.35/hour.

 

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

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