Cultural Resources Program Manager

National Park Service • Jemez Springs, NM

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About The Position

The Cultural Resources Program Manager is an interdisciplinary position at Valles Caldera National Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service. The position may be filled as a GS-0190-11 Cultural Anthropologist, GS-0193-11 Archaeologist, or GS-1015-11 Museum Curator. The manager leads cultural resources projects involving sensitive and complex issues; supports park planning; supervises supporting staff; oversees contractors and cooperators; and serves as the park’s Section 106 coordinator. The role contributes to historic preservation documentation and compliance, and to background materials for clearances, permits, NAGPRA, and ARPA-related materials.

The preserve encompasses 89,000 acres in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico. Work includes documentary research and report writing, as well as occasional outdoor assignments in varied and potentially hazardous terrain and weather. Work is primarily indoors, and the position may be eligible for telework with supervisor approval. The employee may need to work on call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, and shifts; travel overnight occasionally; maintain a valid driver’s license; wear a uniform; and obtain a government travel charge card. The position may involve strenuous physical activity, including standing, walking, climbing, and lifting or carrying heavy objects, with lifting up to 40 pounds required.

Requirements

• Meet the basic education or experience requirements for at least one of the interdisciplinary series: Anthropology GS-0190, Archeology GS-0193, or Museum Curator GS-1015.
• For GS-0190 Anthropology, qualify through an appropriate degree, a qualifying combination of education and experience, or four years of appropriate professional-level anthropology experience.
• For GS-0193 Archeology, qualify through the specified archaeology coursework and field school, an accepted related curriculum, a qualifying combination of education and experience, or four years of qualifying archaeology experience including field experience.
• For GS-1015 Museum Curator, qualify through a degree in museum work or an applicable subject-matter field, a qualifying combination of education and experience, or four years of comparable experience.
• For the GS-11 grade, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or a related doctoral degree, or a qualifying combination of experience and education.
• Specialized experience may include historical research and reports, oral history interviews, archaeological surveys or excavations, archaeological materials analysis, permit or project proposal review, cultural landscape evaluation and inventory, rehabilitation review, long-range cultural resource protection and management planning, archaeological data systems, museum technical tasks, field condition assessments, site description forms, or NHPA Section 106 project evaluation.
• Meet competitive federal time-in-grade requirements when applicable.
• Include hours worked per week in the resume; applicants using education to qualify must submit transcripts.
• Be a U.S. Citizen or National; pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication; and satisfy Selective Service requirements if applicable.
• Pass E-Verify and participate in Direct Deposit.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment.
• Wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
• Obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• Submit a financial disclosure report within 30 days of appointment.
• Be able to lift up to 40 pounds.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• May be required to work on call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, or shifts, and to travel overnight occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead cultural resources projects involving sensitive and complex issues.
• Support park planning by gathering information and contributing to resource management plans, interpretive plans, and other park management processes.
• Serve as administrative and technical supervisor for supporting staff.
• Oversee the work of contractors and cooperators.
• Act as the park’s Section 106 coordinator.
• Contribute to historic preservation documentation, compliance, and background materials for clearances, permits, and NAGPRA- and ARPA-related materials.
• Conduct work that may include documentary research, report writing, and occasional outdoor assignments.

Benefits

• A uniform allowance will be provided.
• The announcement states that eligible employees may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive, at the agency’s discretion and subject to applicable conditions.
• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior