SALARY: $69,323.00 - $112,044.00 Annually
Hybrid Work Option
Baltimore, MD
The State Highway
Administration’s (SHA) Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering
(OPPE), Cultural Resources Section is recruiting for a Senior Cultural Resources
Specialist (Environmental Analyst IV) in Baltimore City. This
position is open to anyone who meets the minimum and selective qualifications
listed below by the closing date. This is a position specific recruitment. The
resulting list of eligible candidates will be used to fill this SHA vacancy or
function only. You will need to reapply for any future recruitment conducted
for this job classification.
Nature of work: The Senior Cultural Resources Specialist is responsible for identifying,
evaluating, treating, and documenting historic properties; assessing project
impacts and effects on cultural resources; recommending and developing means of
minimizing and mitigating adverse effects; coordinating projects with
appropriate agencies, and ensuring compliance with a variety of state and
federal laws and regulations to complete required review processes and ensure
project delivery. This position provides leadership within a team structure and
serves as a subject matter expert in archaeology or architectural history and
compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The
Senior Cultural Resources Specialist is also responsible for providing
technical assistance and training to Environmental Planning Division (EPLD)
staff and managing consultant contracts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession
of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in natural
sciences, earth science, physical science, environmental science, chemistry,
physics, biology, agronomy, forestry, horticultural or related sciences,
geography, environmental planning, civil engineering, sociology, economics,
planning, anthropology, architectural history or related fields such as
ecology, landscape architecture, or environmental engineering.
Experience: Six (6) years of experience in environmental
analysis to include the development of plans, specifications, estimates, and
design, OR six (6) years of experience in environmental management to include
the development, implementation and monitoring of environmental compliance
plans for air quality, storm water management, wastewater treatment, hazardous
waste management, pollution prevention, solid waste management or multi-media
operations.
Selective Qualification: Two (2) years of experience in professional
archaeology or architectural history practice and compliance with Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act.
*A Selective Qualification is more focused in scope than the minimum
qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized
when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational
qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skill, or ability).
Preferred Qualification:
The ideal candidate should have the following:
*A graduate degree in
Anthropology, Archaeology, Historic Preservation, Architectural History
and/or History or a closely related subject, or, if specializing in
architectural history: a bachelor’s degree in architectural history plus
necessary professional experience necessary to meet the Secretary of the
Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards as Architectural
Historian (see FR 44738-9 or 36 CFR Part 6
*Knowledge of federal and state
environmental statutes, laws, regulations, policy procedures, etc.,
especially those related to Section 106 compliance, transportation
planning and cultural resources
*Knowledge of the principles,
practices and methods of historic standing structures or archaeological
identification, evaluation and mitigation
*Knowledge of techniques of
standard research methodology including data collection, organization,
analysis and result presentation
Knowledge
of government organization and operations, with particular emphasis on
transportation agencies
TO APPLY: All
applicants must submit an application online at:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd/jobs/4594024/senior-cultural-resources-specialist-environmental-analyst-iv