Description
Identify, document, and manage cultural resources, including archaeological sites, historic buildings, cultural landscapes, and traditional cultural places. Conduct research and field surveys; evaluate significance; assess project effects; and develop preservation and mitigation strategies in compliance with NHPA, NEPA, and related regulations while collaborating with agencies, tribes, and other stakeholders.
- • Conduct archival research and records reviews to identify known cultural resources within Areas of Potential Effects.
- • Lead field surveys and site documentation for archaeological sites, historic buildings, and cultural landscapes.
- • Collect and manage spatial data using GPS and GIS; produce maps of survey areas and recorded resources.
- • Evaluate eligibility of properties for the National Register of Historic Places and document integrity and significance.
- • Prepare technical reports, inventories, and compliance documents, including Section 106 determinations and findings.
- • Coordinate consultation with tribes, state and tribal historic preservation offices, agencies, and stakeholders.
- • Assess project effects on cultural resources and develop avoidance, minimization, and mitigation strategies.
- • Monitor construction and ground-disturbing activities and implement unanticipated discovery plans.
- • Manage artifact collections, curation arrangements, and records in accordance with legal and professional standards.
- • Provide cultural resource management advice to planners, engineers, and project managers during project design and permitting.
- • Deliver presentations and outreach on cultural heritage, project results, and stewardship practices.
- • Maintain cultural resource databases and GIS systems; ensure data quality, metadata, and version control.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
