Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Information about Salt Lake City and the surrounding area can be found here. We expect to fill vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Duties

This position serves as the lead Archeologist for the Division of Natural Resources within the Utah BLM State Office. Applies a professional knowledge of archeological principles, theories, concepts, methods, and techniques to perform a variety of complex assignments related to cultural resource management. Identifies impacts from recreational, commercial, and industrial operations and ensures heritage resources are protected and mitigated from the potential effects of these activities. Provides professional recommendations on the significance of archeological sites, historic or prehistoric structures, or objects identified during surveys. Conducts inventories at the state level to locate cultural resources and determine impacts due to developmental activities in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies. Consults with BLM management, landowners, state government officials, tribal governments, consulting parties and the public to provide information, develop opportunities for partnerships, explain and apply legal requirements and new technologies. Authors cultural resource input for portions of environmental planning documents such as environmental assessments in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Assesses the planning area at a landscape level to determine the best management for cultural resources within that landscape and develops best management practices for such resources. Promotes participation and organizes volunteers and other interested publics in partnerships to protect and manage cultural resources. Advises higher level officials of any deficiencies in the cultural resource program and recommends what resources are needed to eliminate short falls. Provides expertise in evaluating the use of cultural program elements ensuring national direction, goals, and objectives of ecosystems management are met. Represents the BLM at regional and national scientific and professional organizations for meetings and conferences. Acts as primary contact regarding agency actions on historic properties under the National Historic Preservation Act and permitting activities under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. Provides guidance for the state in regards to compliance of the National Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Serves as a permanent member of the Bureau of Land Management's Preservation Board.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify at the GS-12 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level equivalent in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of an Archeologist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: advising and communicating with leadership, local, State or Federal officials on complex and/or controversial cultural resource management situations , including the repatriation of human remains and objects, and tribal relations; ensuring compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); enforcing an agency's mission and its legal requirements to manage cultural resources to be able to represent the agency at statewide project/program meetings, professional meetings and conferences; and coordinating with academic institutions, professional and historical societies and museums regarding cultural resource management issues. Please note there are no educational substitutions at this grade level. To qualify at the GS-13 level you must meet the following: Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level equivalent in difficulty and complexity to perform the duties of an Archeologist. Qualifying specialized experience includes: acting as the lead of an organization to understand and address cultural resource issues of national significance; developing and implementing policies, procedures and priorities for the cultural resource program; acting as a primary advisor on cultural resource management , repatriation of human remains and objects; advising and managing highly complex and diverse cultural resources and properties of national and international significance; and coordinating, consulting and negotiating with federal agencies, Indian tribes, state agencies, local governments, consulting parties and the public. Please note there are no educational substitutions at this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Physical Demands: No special physical demands are required. Some work requires periods of travel and field work. Occasional field work requires physical ability to travers rough country for several miles, and stamina to accommodate desert and forest climatic conditions. Work Environment: The position is primarily performed in an office setting.

Education

• History of archeology.
• Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa.
• Regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development.
• Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques.
• Archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work

Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project.

Contacts

• Address BLM Utah State Office BLM Utah State Office, UT-953 400 West 200 South Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 US
• Name: BLM Utah HR Recruitment Team
• Email: [email protected]