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Position Title
Archeologist
Agency
Bonneville Power Administration
Announcement Number
23-BPA-33060-11788046-BPA Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 to Friday, January 13, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current career/career-conditional federal employee at the Department of Energy applying for a PROMOTION to a position with a higher grade/pay band or higher promotion potential than you previously held on a permanent basis?

Note: also select "Yes" if applying for a change-to-lower grade (CTLG) to a position with higher promotion potential than you previously held on a permanent basis.

Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
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2. Are you a current career/career-conditional federal employee at the Department of Energy applying for a REASSIGNMENT, CHANGE-TO-LOWER GRADE, or REPROMOTION and you currently or previously held a position with the same grade/pay band or higher and the same or higher promotion potential on a permanent basis?

Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
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3. I understand that I must select "Yes" to at least one of the eligibility questions to be considered for this position. (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Do any of your relatives work for the agency to which you are applying? If so, please list any applicable names below. Please enter N/A in the text box, if not Applicable. (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister).
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2. Instructions: To provide the hiring manager an opportunity to consider your accomplishments, you may submit/attach copies of your performance appraisals and/or incentive award justification as part of your application by uploading these documents into USA Staffing.


All current Federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating or higher, to be considered for competitive placement. Competitive Federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration.
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3. Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on one or more of the competencies described in this vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
4. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
5. Please list the title, agency and dates of the appointments (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. BASIC REQUIREMENT - Choose the answer that best describes your education.
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2. BASIC REQUIREMENT - Choose the answer that best describes your education and/or experience.
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3. Choose one answer that best describes your experience.
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For the following task statements, please select the option that best describes your training or experience. You must ensure that the level of training or experience claimed is reflected in your resume. If the information cannot be found in your resume, your self-rating will be adjusted accordingly. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Serve as a Senior Archeologist to provide coordination of cultural resource program compliance.
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5. Manage novel section 106 consultations with states and tribes to perform cultural resources compliance work.
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6. Present archeological information to a variety of audiences (e.g. senior leadership, presentations at professional meetings and in other arenas, developing and conducting training sessions, etc.) to keep stakeholders informed of cultural resource program activities.
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7. Conduct investigations of novel cultural resource problems to mitigate adverse impacts to cultural resources.
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8. Manage controversial section 106 consultations with states and tribes to negotiate region-wide programmatic agreements.
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9. Resolve disagreements on technical determinations about the eligibility of resources as National Register properties to develop appropriate mitigation actions.
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10. Negotiate agreements regarding controversial projects or programs to resolve section 106 consultations involving multiple stakeholders who may hold opposing views.
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11. Use multiple leadership approaches (e.g. coaching, facilitating, mentoring, etc.) to ensure that work assignments for the assigned program area are carried out.
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12. Resolve complex disputes to maintain compatibility of policy application.
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13. Develop and maintain collaborative, solution-oriented relationships with stakeholders to represent the organization on Cultural Resources matters.
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14. Serve as a technical expert to implement cultural resource requirements (e.g. laws, regulations, policies, etc.) for the cultural resource program.
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15. Provide a wide range of technical guidance on cultural resource issues to ensure the organization's operations meet requirements (e.g. laws, regulations, policies, etc.).
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16. Produce work that is technically accurate to conform to policy and accomplish objectives.
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17. Oversee policy implementation of legal requirements (e.g. section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, ARPA, NAGRPA and other applicable laws) for assigned program area(s) to achieve compliance objectives.
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18. Provide cultural resource policy, and regulatory analysis of projects to maintain compliance.
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19. Provide appropriate training for staff on cultural resource legal requirements (e.g. Section 106 of the NHPA, etc.) to ensure compliance work is carried out accurately.
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20. If you selected E in response to any question above, indicate where in your resume the information can be found to support your answer (identify by job title and dates). In order to receive credit, please be sure that your resume provides adequate details to support your answer or your response will be adjusted accordingly. (Maximum length of 250 characters):
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