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Duties
Summary
This position is located on a National Forest. This position is located on a Forest Service unit. The incumbent is responsible for identifying, evaluating, interpreting, managing, and/or prescribing treatments for historic buildings, structures, landscapes, and other various cultural resources located throughout the region/station/area they’re assigned to.
Responsibilities
This position aids the Forest Service Unit in the identification, evaluation, and management of historic properties through successful accomplishment of the following projects and assignments:
Performs consultation to unit personnel regarding: historic preservation program management; historic property evaluations (includes Determinations of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places); National Register of Historic Places nominations; historic property management plans and historic property rehabilitation, restoration and adaptive re-use plans; and professional interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with other Forest Service program areas, state and tribal historic preservation offices, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other federal, state, and local agencies, and the public.
Identifies projects, manages project budgets, completes work within appropriate timetables, organizes and performs project components including preparation of reports, maps, inventories, and records. Develops contract specifications for project work and acts as COR or inspector.
Initiates outreach in heritage management planning as well as market offerings and services to potential clients and establish work order agreements. Establishes relationships with clients, provides technical assistance, consultation, and guidance on heritage issues and projects as well as management of cultural resources and heritage programs.
Travel Required
50% or less – Position may involve work away the official duty location to remote worksites within commuting distance (49 miles) and may also require overnight travel and/or camping per work assignment.
Qualifications
You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements.
Basic Requirements
A. Degree: history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history. -OR
B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in history, or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Evaluation of Graduate Education: Graduate study in the social sciences or humanities may also be credited when such study included training in historical research methodology; or the thesis approached the subject from an historical viewpoint and used professional historical research methodology and techniques in its preparation.
In addition to the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have the following additional requirements:
GS-09: (1) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level.
Specialized experience is defined as: Performing work assignments utilizing historical research methodology; work selecting the sources, plans of approach and laying out the methods for historical research and evaluation assignments; presenting historical research findings for review by a supervisor or historians of higher grades; assisting in work for the preservation and retention of heritage assets such as heritage curation and interpretation or historic preservation and restoration; or work that included researching, writing, or teaching American architectural history or restoration architecture. -OR
Successful completion of 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
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). 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.
Closing: October 31, 2018