THC - Program Coordinator, Courthouse Preservation

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS\_HRAM\_FL.HRS\_CG\_SEARCH\_FL.GBL?Page=HRS\_APP\_JBPST\_FLandAction=UandFOCUS=ApplicantandSiteId=1andJobOpeningId=107487andPostingSeq=1Job DescriptionJOB OBJECTIVE: Provide leadership to Texas Historical Commissions Courthouse Preservation Program in the Division of Architecture, which includes the agencys award-winning courthouse grant program, the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. Since 1999, this nationally renowned, state-funded program has administered over $500 million in grants, assisting over 100 courthouses. In addition to providing grants, the program works in partnership with counties across the state to maintain courthouses through its Texas Historic Courthouse Stewardship Program. Program staff also provide project review of courthouses and other historic structures on the courthouse square under federal and state preservation laws. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The selected candidate will oversee the daily operations and activities of the Courthouse Preservation Program by managing a team of four or more full-time professionals and a program specialist. The Program Coordinator serves as a liaison to the Division Director, in cooperation with three other program coordinators within the division. ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Coordinate the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Programs application, project selection and grant management processes. Establish program goals and objectives in accordance with the programs laws, rules, policies and procedures, and the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, with primary focus on Restoration Treatment. Develop and implement the programs policies and procedures as the grant program evolves. Establish priorities, schedules, and standards for achieving program goals, while coordinating and evaluating program activities.Serve as team lead for the courthouse program project reviewers and administrative staff. Provide guidance and training to staff on technical review, program policies, and grant management, and ensure consistency across the work of the team. Select and interview candidates for vacant positions. Plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of program staff.Oversee the Texas Courthouse Stewardship Program educational and outreach activities and provide data to the Friends of the THC for purposes of obtaining private funding for this program. Provide guidance in historic facility maintenance best practices.Oversee the regulatory review and permitting of county courthouses under the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Administrative Code, Title 13, Part 2, Chapter 26) and Texas Courthouse Law (Texas Government Code, Section 442.008), and Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHL) designation. Work cooperatively with the Federal and State Review Program to oversee review of courthouses under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Oversee the management and enforcement of preservation easements on historic county courthouses. Assist in the development and implementation of easement policies and procedures as the divisions easement program evolves.Develop written and visual content for the agency website, publications, promotional displays, and special exhibits on the courthouse program, and work with staff in the Marketing and Public Relations Division to produce them.Provide public presentations and training at statewide and national conferences to educate the public, elected officials, and professionals about the program.Provide high-level technical assistance to agency staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, and the general public.Work with community and professional groups to coordinate, improve, and stimulate interest and participation in the gencys courthouse preservation program.Obtain and track various forms of program data for the purposes of agency reporting to the legislature and other state agencies.Oversee the development, review, and revision of legislation pertaining to the courthouse program, including development of legislative budget requests.Identify areas of needed change and make recommendations to the Division Director. When necessary, develop revisions to program policies and procedures, including through changes to agency administrative rules (Texas Administrative Code, Title 13, Part 2, Chapter 12 and Chapter 17.2).Represent the courthouse program at meetings, hearings, trials, conferences, and seminars or on boards, panels and committees at the discretion of the Division Director.Develop agenda items, supporting materials, and presentations for the Commission and the Antiquities Advisory Board, as needed.Maintain program policy and procedure guidance documents.Work under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement. Adhere to established work schedule with regular attendance. Follow all THC safety guidelines/procedures and ethics requirements. NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Perform other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS (The application must specifically state how each of the following qualifications are met): Masters degree in historic preservation, architectural history, or a closely related field; or a professional degree in architecture or a closely related field from a National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) accredited college or university (or a comparable internationally accredited professional architecture degree) with coursework in historic preservation;Minimum five years full-time professional experience in historic preservation, including review or creation of detailed investigations of historic structures, historic architectural research, and production or review of construction drawings and speci