Associate Environmental Planner; Archeology

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Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

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Job Code #: JC-524663

Position #(s):

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Working Title
:
Archaeologist

Classification
: ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER (ARCHEOLOGY)

Salary
: $7,328.00 - $9,178.00

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Shall Consider

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER (ARCHEOLOGY)

$4,928.00 - $5,598.00 A

$5,083.00 - $6,058.00 B

$6,096.00 - $7,633.00 C

# of Positions
:
Multiple

Work Location
:
Shasta County

Telework
:
Hybrid

Job Type
:
Permanent, Full Time

Facility
:
California Department of Transportation

Department Information

Caltrans Mission:
Improving lives and communities through transportation.

Caltrans Vision: A thriving and connected California.

The Caltrans workforce is made up of diverse and unique individuals who contribute to our organizational success.

Department Website:

Director’s EEO Policy :

Director’s EEO Policy Statement:

Under the direction of the Senior Environmental Planner, Office of Environmental Management, the incumbent as a participating interdisciplinary team member is responsible for archaeology studies and project effects analysis for transportation projects pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and other applicable state and federal regulations. The incumbent identifies and evaluates archaeological resources as part of the transportation project development process;

prepares written analyses of such resources as an aid in the development of modal and design alternatives for transportation projects; identifies and analyzes impacts of transportation projects on historical values and their interrelationships to other cultural resources; develops and recommends mitigation measures to avoid or minimize identified impacts upon these resources.

Conducts field surveys and prepares written technical reports (Archaeological Survey Reports, Phase 1, Extended Phase 1 and Phase 2 Reports) on archaeological resources that lie in the area of potential effects of transportation projects to evaluate the potential significance of the resource, and require familiarity with, and use of, archaeological technical terminology. Summarizes these reports and prepares comprehensive Historic Property Survey Reports or Historic Resource Compliance Reports which address cultural and historic properties, in the area of potential effects of transportation projects.

Responsible for the preparation of technical memos, screening memos, and other technical writing addressing historical, preservation, or cultural resource issues.

The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as documentation of each applicant’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. Please follow the instructions below; failure to include and complete the SOQ as instructed may result in the SOQ not being considered and in disqualification from the interview. Each question must be numbered and addressed in the same order as the questions below.

The SOQ must be typed, no more than two pages in length, and 12-point Arial font.

• Caltrans operates under our Section 106 PA and PRC 5024 MOU, amongst other state and federal laws/regulations. Caltrans staff who perform activities under the 106 PA and 5024 MOU must meet Caltrans professional quality standards for staff. Describe your educational and work experience as it relates to these professional standards.
• Describe your knowledge of, and experience with, collaborating with staff, management teams, other government agencies, community groups, and interested and consulting parties to…