ARCHEOLOGIST

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

You will perform work as an Archeologist to apply a thorough understanding of accepted archeological theories and practices applicable to site surveying, excavation, and field investigation.

• Review documents submitted by other agencies, and prepares review comments.
• Address civic groups, archeological societies, local and state officials, and non-professional organizations, and prepares briefings on cultural resources for presentation.
• Conduct cultural resources investigations including records and literature searches, archival studies, and fieldwork consisting of archeological surveys, test excavations, and data recovery excavations at proposed construction sites.
• Research available archeological report data and State and Federal requirements to determine the regulatory and procedural limitations on proposed sites of investigation.
• Confer with contractor prior to commencement of work to insure agreement on contract provisions.
• Evaluate applications for permits, and the modification of permits, for activities on project lands, involving navigation infrastructure or in waters of the United States.
• Recommend acceptance of completed work, or withholding of payments pending correction of identified deficiencies. Reviews and cross-checks contractor's payment estimate submittals.
• Review contractor's draft and final reports for adequacy and adherence to original contract provisions.

• Position requires field investigations which include: walking over sites and to/from sites, potentially in rough terrain; digging investigation test units with hand tools; and monitoring investigations where digging is done with heavy equipment.
• Duties may be performed in inclement weather.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.