Cultural Resource Manager​/Archaeologist

DEPT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

The Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA), led by the Adjutant General, provides emergency management and military capabilities to the citizens of Arizona and the nation. The Emergency Management Division consists of three sections – operations, preparedness, and financial administration. Each section works collaboratively across the agency and with external partners to manage emergency responses and reduce the impacts of disasters.

Additionally, DEMA is the headquarters for the Arizona National Guard, the primary combat reserve of the United States military. The Arizona Army and Air National Guard provide military forces and equipment to accomplish community, state, and federal missions.

Job Location:

Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR), Phoenix, AZ

Posting Details:
Salary: UP TO $29.6109 (DOE) Grade: 21 Closing Date:
July 3, 2026

The Environmental Management Office (EMO) Cultural Resource Manager (CRM) will perform work of considerable difficulty under the general direction of the Senior Cultural Resources Program Manager (SCRM), but with full authority and independence of action. The CRM is the Cultural Resource Program's (CRP) installation-level professional and subject matter expert for all Central and South regions; responsible for program performance and oversight of cultural operations at Arizona Army National Guard (AZARNG) facilities/lands.

This position is uniquely responsible for the survey, identification, evaluation, treatment and monitoring of historic buildings and structures state‑wide for all Army National Guard (ARNG) facilities / real property. In cooperation with the SCRM, the CRM oversees application of federal historic preservation laws and standards, to include Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Arizona Antiquity Act, and their integration with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The CRM fosters an environment conducive to teaming and works collaboratively with other CFMO, AZARNG and DEMA departments to facilitate mission readiness, support the development and sustainment of real‑property, and enhance cultural stewardship on resource‑sensitive projects. This position exercises a high degree of independent decision making, leadership, and in the absence of the SCRM, is responsible for overall success and management of the Cultural Resource Program.

Actively participates in promoting a continuous improvement workplace culture, through the use of teamwork, root cause problem solving, standard operating procedures, and review of performance metrics.

• Conduct surveys, archival research, historic building assessments, and architectural view‑shed studies. Review, evaluate and prepare NEPA, Historic American Building Survey (HABS), and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation. Development of programmatic goals with focus on reduction of encumbrances.
• Project Management: personnel allocation, planning, scheduling, contractor involvement, oversight, budget control, invoicing, and development of cultural team technical approaches.
• Evaluate federal, local, and state registers for documentation; consult Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation. Review permit applications to determine presence of National Register‑eligible properties and assess permit effect to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Utilize Federal, Army, and National Guard Bureau (NGB) systems of record, including building inventory tracking systems such as PRIDE and ISR, to prepare information for periodic reporting. Use geographic information systems (GIS) to modify and update historic structures, buildings, and historic property data layers.
• Facilitate public interest and coordinate regularly with internal and external stakeholders, proponents, military personnel, tribal nations, technical specialists (architects, engineers, scientists, planners), state / federal regulators, outside agencies, and the general public on statewide historic building and property inventories (primary focus on…