About the Position: Serve as the staff specialist and the technical authority on archaeological, historic, and cultural resources for the 408 Permission Team. Work involves conducting field investigations; preparing, reviewing, and coordinating reports and/or information necessary to ensure work is authorized in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Recruitment/Relocation incentives may be offered for highly qualified individuals

Duties

Streamline and make more consistent the District’s administration of the 408 Permission Program as it relates to cultural resource management and the NHPA. Develop/update templates and standard operating procedures and provides technical review and quality control of key documents, including Memorandums of Agreement and Programmatic Agreements. Serve as primary liaison for the Operations Division/408 Permission Section with Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, State Historic Preservation Officers, and the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation. Participate in government-to-government consultations with various Native American tribes with interest in projects affecting properties and resources for which they consider to be important to their heritage. Determine need for and direct cultural resource investigations and reviews research designs and scopes of work for cultural resources surveys to be performed by contractors or requesters for 408 permission requests.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirements for Archaeologist: A. Education - Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: (1) history of archeology; (2) archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; (3) 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; (4) theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; (5) 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; AND six semester hours of related course work in: (1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; (2) history, historiography, or historical archeology; (3) environmental studies; (4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or (5) surveying; AND archeological field school. OR B. Education - Related Curriculum: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements listed in A above (including archeological field school). OR C. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. OR D. Experience: 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting cultural resources investigations such as records and literature searches, archival studies AND fieldwork consisting of reconnaissance and intensive surveys, test excavations, data recovery, excavations, archaeological consultation, and compliance issues as related to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and other federal regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Selective Placement Factors: 1. You MUST have a graduate degree in archeology, anthropology, or closely related field; and 2. At least one year of full-time professional experience or equivalent specialized training in archaeological research, administration or management; and 3. At least four months of supervised field and analytic experience in general North American archeology, and 4. Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion. Each of these factors MUST be documented in your resume. Your academic transcripts are also required. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Environmental Law and Regulatory ComplianceHistory and ArchaeologyOral Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RI-W2ST04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ALBUQUERQUE DO NOT MAIL Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk