Archeologist (Program Manager)

Customs and Border Protection•Aliso Viejo, CA

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Enterprise Services, Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Integrated Services Division, Energy and Environmental Program Management Office. There is one vacancy, which may be filled in Washington, DC, or Aliso Viejo, California. The Energy and Environmental Program Management Office interprets environmental, energy, and resilience requirements; coordinates with stakeholders to support planning and regulatory compliance throughout facility and non-facility lifecycles; leads coordination with DHS and other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies; and develops agency-wide directives, policies, and guidance. The Archeologist provides technical advice and regulatory guidance on managing CBP's complex historic properties and archaeological resources, and supports compliance with historic-preservation requirements while minimizing disruption to CBP operations. The position is at the GS-14 level, with a listed salary range of $125,776 to $163,514. The stated salary reflects the Rest of U.S. scale and may be adjusted for locality or cost of living. The employee may travel away from the normal duty station up to 25% of the time.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
For applicants not currently employed by CBP, physically reside in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years, unless eligible for a residency waiver.
Meet the archeologist Individual Occupational Requirement through one of the specified education, education-and-experience, or experience pathways: qualifying coursework and archaeological field school; a sufficiently similar related curriculum; a combination of equivalent college-level education or training and technical experience or additional education; or four years of archaeological work experience demonstrating knowledge of professional archaeology principles and theories, including field experience.
Possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, including relevant project reviews, archaeological research or assessments, historic-preservation compliance, stakeholder consultation, or advising and training on cultural-resource matters.
Submit a resume that explicitly demonstrates the required specialized experience.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band for current federal employees, by October 29, 2026.
Pass required pre-employment processes, which may include a background investigation and drug testing.
Complete all pre-employment processes in English.
Provide college transcripts or a coursework list when required; education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and foreign education must be evaluated by a qualified credential-evaluation organization.
New federal employees must serve a one-year probationary period; current or former federal employees may also be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
Disclose current or recent (within five years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employment to the Human Resources Office.

Responsibilities

Provide technical advice, regulatory direction, and guidance to Agency Offices on managing CBP historic properties of international, national, state, regional, and local significance.
Identify and implement mitigation solutions to avoid or minimize destruction of archaeological sites while minimizing disruption to CBP operations.
Consult with stakeholders and organizations outside CBP, including state and local officials, federal agencies, State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, Native American tribes, Alaska Native communities and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, regarding proposed CBP actions.
Develop and manage regional and national Programmatic Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, and Memorandums of Agreement to minimize and resolve adverse effects to historic properties in accordance with National Historic Preservation Act requirements.
Develop CBP policy and guidance documents to ensure compliance with new or modified federal historic-preservation regulations and DHS policy and guidance.
Lead reviews of complex construction, real-property, and operational projects with potential effects on archaeological resources and historic properties; identify compliance risks and recommend protective measures that support project delivery.
Conduct and oversee archaeological research, site assessments, field surveys, and contractor-supported studies; analyze results to support historic-property significance determinations and resource-treatment decisions.
Apply historic-preservation laws, regulations, and organizational requirements to project actions, and prepare technical analyses, consultation materials, program reports, and internal guidance.
Coordinate consultation with Tribal governments, State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to address concerns and resolve sensitive cultural-resource matters.
Advise and train leaders, project teams, and field personnel on resource protection, artifact stewardship, unanticipated discoveries, and preservation-related emergency considerations.