Title: Senior Cultural Resources Specialist

State Role Title: Hist/Arch & Preserv III

Hiring Range: $69,497 - $112,932

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Fredericksburg District Office

Agency Website: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!

VDOT’s Fredericksburg District has exciting an opportunity available in its Environmental Department. We are seeking experienced, qualified candidates to fill a Senior Cultural Resources Specialist vacancy. This person will plan and coordinate architectural history and/or historic engineering components of our regional statewide cultural resource program. They will assess eligibility of above ground cultural resources for the National Register of Historic Places; determine effects of transportation projects on historic properties; develop scopes of work on projects, negotiate and coordinate with consultants, and determine acceptance of completed studies in accordance with professional standards; apply project-level techniques, principles, and practices used in the collection and analysis of cultural resources data; and apply cultural resource management principles and techniques in the coordination of transportation projects. Additionally, the individual in this role will coordinate with various state, federal, and other stakeholders. The selected applicant will also organize and provide the cultural resource component for district and residency environmental training.

Required skills for job & position:
• Knowledge of the Commonwealth's cultural resources
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret a wide range of federal and state transportation, environmental, and cultural resource statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers
• Ability to resolve environmental engineering problems as they relate to cultural resource issues relative to transportation
• Ability to apply technical and scientific principles to the management of cultural resources in an applied transportation context
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in architectural history, history, archaeology or related field
• Knowledge of federal and state transportation, environmental, and cultural resource statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to apply technical and scientific principles to the management of cultural resources in transportation projects
• Ability to resolve complex environmental engineering problems and offer logical solutions
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications
• Valid driver's license

Additional Considerations

• Demonstrated experience managing, designing, and implementing small- and large-scale architectural surveys/studies and report production, including the development of National Register eligibility determinations and historic context statements
• Experience coordinating the Section 106 process with state/federal agencies, engaging with consulting parties and Native American tribes, and drafting agreement documents
• Project management experience with a transportation focus in applying technical environmental principles and practices related to cultural resource management
• Experience and skills to resolve complex environmental engineering problems by offering logical solutions
• Proficiency in the use of GIS software in cultural resource management contexts

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

This position is classified as designated to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability Program, a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching, Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, tuition assistance, wellness programs, etc.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the state recruitment platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your application account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application/resume, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information or attach a resume. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.

Contact Information

Name: Priya Paranthaman

Email: [email protected]