Archeologist

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Historic Preservation Cultural Resource Compliance - Transmission (EHT) in, Historic Preservation, Cultural Resource Compliance (EH) within the Environment, Fish and Wildlife (E) organization, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

A successful candidate in the Archeologist position will serve as a cultural resource specialist, working with BPA project environmental leads. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. Education 1.

Degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: 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 -AND- Six semester hours of related course work in: geography, geology, or cultural geography; history, historiography, or historical archeology; environmental studies; scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or surveying; -AND- Archeological field school.

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Related Curriculum: 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 in A.1 (including archeological field school).-OR- B.

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- C.

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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) Conducting cultural resource activities in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; AND 2) Preparing cultural resource impact analysis work (e.g., technical reports, compliance correspondence, and contributions to NEPA analysis) in compliance with relevant statutes such as National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or related state or local regulations.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As an Archeologist, you will: Perform archaeological fieldwork (including but not limited to pedestrian survey and subsurface excavation) to identify and assess cultural resources within an area that may be impacted by proposed projects.

Provide expertise on compliance with cultural resources laws, their associated regulations, BPA and federal policies and guidelines.

Assist with the development and dissemination of BPA Cultural Resource information for internal BPA policies and guidance to ensure appropriate compliance.

Serve as a member of interdisciplinary teams conducting NEPA analysis for various projects. Provide guidance on the appropriate scope and methods of cultural resources compliance work for projects.

Represent the BPA CR Program at various venues and forums in various roles.

Act as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor performance and compliance to ensure BPA receives goods or services conforming to technical requirements of relevant contracts.