Historic Preservation Specialist - Archaeologist

Historic Preservation Specialists perform professional cultural resource management activities in the form of statewide historic preservation efforts to ensure compliance with state and/or federal programs, laws, rules and regulations.

This includes cooperating with other agencies and the public in conducting a comprehensive statewide survey of cultural resources, and maintaining a paper, electronic, and/or GIS inventory of such properties; identifying and nominating eligible resources to the National and State Registers of Historic Places; preparing and implementing a comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan; assisting in the administration of the federal historic preservation assistance program within the State;

advising and assisting federal and State agencies and local governments in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities; and cooperating with federal agencies, local governments and the public to ensure that cultural resources are taken into consideration at all levels of planning and development.

• Recommend and conduct surveys of areas deemed priority due to development activities or a need for data, including background literature searches, walk transects, identification and recording of cultural resource sites, and creation of plan maps.
• Evaluate resources for National or State Register listing, reviewing nominations for technical and substantive content and providing recommendations to the State Board of Museums and History.
• Recommend whether cultural resources surveys are necessary, determine the type and level of intensity required, and provide substantive review of cultural resources reports prepared by agencies, consultants or members of the public.
• Assist in preparing elements of the State’s preservation plan, including establishing priorities, setting goals, researching relevant material, editing, revising, and aiding in in‑house publication.
• Assist in the administration of the Historic Preservation Fund subgrants and CCHP grants, including grant applications, funding agreements, monitoring progress, reviewing final products, and auditing financial documentation.
• Administer Nevada’s Native American burial protection law, coordinating notification of descendants and negotiations over disposition of human remains.
• Administer the CLG Program, developing guidelines, preparing local preservation ordinances, and monitoring grant and CLG activities.
• Participate in site inspections to determine adherence to covenants or development conditions, and negotiate remedies when necessary.
• Provide technical assistance, education and workshops on archaeology, architectural history, and historic preservation to agencies, governments, tribal authorities, and the public.
• Oversee data process workflows, including document scanning, digitization of GIS data, and data validation and normalization.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Supervise or direct lower‑level Historic Preservation Specialists as assigned.

Master’s degree from an accredited university in archeology, anthropology, architectural history, art history, history, historic preservation, cultural geography, or a related field and one year of professional experience in research, writing, or teaching American architectural history, restoration architecture, history, art history, or historic preservation with an academic institution; working for a professional historic preservation consulting firm or a federal, state, or local entity performing historic preservation work in archaeological research, architectural history, history, or historic preservation;

or managing and/or maintaining cultural resource databases to include the digitization of GIS data, data validation and normalization, and resolution of duplicates; OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in architectural history, history, art history, anthropology, historic preservation or a closely related field and two years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Historic Preservation Specialist I level in Nevada State service;

OR an equivalent combination of education and…