Associate, Cultural Resources and Tribal Relations, Environmental Compliance & Strategy
$98,000–$118,000 year
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States or Portland, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Review technical reports including desktop studies, pedestrian inventories, and ethnographies to interpret findings for project teams. Develop requests for proposals for cultural resources and Tribal engagement services, oversee consultant work, and manage administrative items such as purchase orders and budget tracking. Advise on survey scope and Section 106 implementation by engaging with Tribal, state, and federal agencies on regulations and permitting. Maintain record-keeping systems to document cultural resource practices and Tribal engagement while ensuring data security protocols. Support project permitting and strategic planning by utilizing spatial data and aligning protection measures through project specifications.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated 5+ years cultural resources management experience
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive materials, activities, and initiatives
- Excellent technical writing and communication skills assuring documents and communications are concise and accurate
- Experience preparing and reviewing technical deliverables including desktop and field survey reports for archaeological and historic above ground cultural reviews
- Demonstrated experience developing proposals and building cost estimates for cultural resources services, requests for proposals
- Ability to navigate ArcGIS to interpret cultural resources spatial data and identify potential project risks
- Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to cultural resources
- Comfort and experience working in a developing program area
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and solve problems
- Must be self-directed and detail-oriented, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Able to act and adapt to a fast-paced business environment with competing deadlines and quickly learn and implement internal processes
Desired Qualifications
- 3+ years in the energy industry
- Advanced degree in anthropology, archaeology, or related discipline
- Experience conducting cultural resources inventories in the US including systematic pedestrian surveys with subsurface testing, and cultural resources monitoring
- Understanding of the Cultural Resource Management Industry nationwide
- Experience working with Tribal Nations on cultural resources and knowledge of Tribal sovereignty and Tribal treaty rights
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