Title: Cultural Resources Manager
State Role Title: Hist Arch and Preserv Mgr
Hiring Range: $79,701 - $129,514
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Fredericksburg District Office
Agency Website: www.vdot.virginia.gov/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 Environmental Section has an exciting opportunity available for a Cultural Resources Manager. This position plans, directs, and coordinates VDOT's regional cultural resource programs and staff involving archaeology, architectural history, and historic engineering.
The selected candidate will manage project-level regulatory approvals and commitments; determine the effects of transportation projects on significant resources; and develop and implement appropriate treatment of affected resources in project design and construction. They will apply cultural resource management principles and techniques in intra- and interagency coordination of VDOT projects in accordance with Federal and State environmental laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and interagency agreements. They will coordinate with various state, federal, tribal, and other stakeholders; provide advanced technical expertise in transportation systems cultural resource management to staff; develop scope of work on projects, negotiate with consultants, and determine acceptance of completed studies in accordance with professional standards; and provide cultural resource training for VDOT and Locality audiences. The Cultural Resources Manager will monitor program performance and ensure cultural resource activities meet established schedules and comply with legal and regulatory requirements, professional standards, and VDOT policy.
Required skills for job & position:
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to perform tasks which support VDOT operations
• Knowledge of archaeological and architectural history method and theory
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings
• Ability to apply technical and scientific principles and practices to the management of cultural resources relative to transportation designs
• Ability to work with others in resolving environmental engineering problems as they relate to cultural resource issues relative to transportation
• Ability to supervise and manage staff, programs and budgets
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret a wide range of transportation, environmental, and cultural resource statutes, regulations, policies and procedures
• Ability to design, conduct, and oversee cultural resource studies
Minimum Qualifications
• Valid driver's license
• Degree in architectural history, history, or a graduate degree in archaeology, or a degree in a closely related discipline consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification standards is required
• Knowledge of federal and state transportation, environmental, and cultural resource statutes, regulations, policies and procedures
• Skill in managing programs and staff
• Skilled in the use of computers and software applications
• Ability to work with others to resolve environmental engineering issues related to cultural resources in transportation projects
• Ability to apply technical and scientific principles and practices to the management of cultural resources in transportation projects
• Knowledge of current archaeological and architectural history method and theory
• Knowledge of human resources principles and practices to include performance management and employee development
• Ability to design, conduct, and oversee cultural resource studies
Additional Considerations
• Progressively responsible experience in transportation project management to include environmental and cultural resource management
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.
"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."
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: priya.paranthaman@vdot.virginia.gov