Job Posting:
Department of Transportation
Job Description and Duties
Under the direction of the Section 106 Coordination Branch Chief in the Cultural Studies Office, the incumbent acts as a journey-level staff expert of prehistoric archaeology and reviews cultural resources management reports for statewide consistency with the Section 106 Programmatic Agreement and the Public Resources Code (PRC) 5024 Memorandum of Understanding. Working independently or as a member of an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent is responsible for carrying out a wide variety of reporting and planning activities designed to support the department’s missions and to satisfy state and federal historic preservation laws and regulations as applied to transportation projects and programs. The incumbent works closely with historical archaeologists, architectural historians, Senior Environmental Planners, and other environmental staff; provides direct assistance to other units; reviews or assists in creation of environmental compliance documents; provides guidance to the regions and districts on technical and compliance issues.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Associate Environmental Planner (Archeology) exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
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