Archaeology Manager

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Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Indiana Department of Transportation :

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) provides a dynamic workplace that serves Indiana citizens, improves our state’s quality of life, and enhances its economic opportunity. INDOT has a number of innovative programs and projects, including Public-Private Partnerships, Green Initiatives, and cutting-edge uses of materials and assets. As part of the State of Indiana, INDOT offers a competitive total compensation package, as well as outstanding work/life balance.

Whether you are an established professional in the transportation field or just starting your career, INDOT has exciting and challenging opportunities for you.

Role Overview :

This is an Archaeology Team Lead/Manager position in the Indiana Department of Transportation Cultural Resources Office. This position supervises a staff of three archaeologists, manages INDOT's on-call archaeology contracts, and serves as a primary contact and subject matter expert for INDOT personnel, consultants, the Federal Highway Administration, other state agencies, and consulting parties. Applicants should have supervisory/management experience, experience in interpreting and applying Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and other historic preservation laws, MUST meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards as per 36 CFR Part 61, and must meet or soon meet the State of Indiana's requirements for a Qualified Professional Principal Investigator as per 312 IAC 21-3-4(b).

Be prepared to work as part of a close-knit team of cultural resources professionals on a wide variety of projects, and to play a guiding role at the forefront of transportation archaeology across the state of Indiana!

Location :

This position is located in INDOT’s Indianapolis Central Office, Cultural Resources Office.

This position traditionally starts at an annual salary of $67,314.00. Salary for this position may be commensurate with education and job experience.

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Directly supervise a staff performing supervisory administrative duties.
• Schedule work assignments, sets priorities, directs, and reviews work, trains new employees, hires new employees and participates in grievance procedures.
• Responsible for implementing and administering programs, contracts, or other activities to obtain and or maintain compliance with environmental laws and regulations regarding hazardous material or waste management, immediate spill or leak response, long-term remedial actions, water discharge permits, air quality permits, underground storage tanks and all other programs as it pertains to environmental compliance at facilities located throughout the state.
• Coordinate activities with the federal supervisory environmental specialist and federal or state regulatory agencies.
• Coordinate on-site inspections with regulatory agencies and follows-up with appropriate documentation.
• Conduct and/or coordinate necessary environmental data-gathering actions, studies, field investigations or remedial actions.
• Identify project funding requirements and prepares contract statements of work.
• Act as liaison and or point-of-contact between regulatory agencies as needed.
• Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
• Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
• Some essential functions of this position may be performed onsite at the agency’s worksite or other…