Archeologist Department of Energy Western Area Power Administrion Desert Southwestern Region (G4600), Rocky Mountain Region (J0400), Upper Gre Plains (B0400) Summary This position is for multiple regions within the Western Area Power Administrion. As an Archeologist, you managing cultural resource compliance for multiple on-going construction and maintenance activities and coordining with local, ste, and other Federal agencies in support of these activities.

• THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO ONE OF THE DUTY LOCATIONS LISTED IN THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

• Learn more about this agency Summary This position is for multiple regions within the Western Area Power Administrion. As an Archeologist, you managing cultural resource compliance for multiple on-going construction and maintenance activities and coordining with local, ste, and other Federal agencies in support of these activities.

• THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO ONE OF THE DUTY LOCATIONS LISTED IN THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

• Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Many vacancies in the following locions: Phoenix, AZ Lakewood, CO Loveland, CO Montrose, CO Billings, MT Fort Peck, MT Bismarck, ND Huron, SD Wertown, SD Casper, WY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678
• $129,742 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11
• 12 Promotion potential 12 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0193 Archeology Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-WG-01248-13056181-DE Control number 883861500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency U.S. Citizens, Nionals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help As an Archeologist, some of your duties will include, but are not limited to: Responsible for ensuring th the Regions' construction and maintenance activities are completed in compliance with applicable cultural resource reled laws and regulions in an approprie and timely manner. Works closely with internal (e.g. the respective Regions' construction, maintenance, and Environment Department personnel) and external stakeholders (e.g. Ste Historic Preservion Officers; Advisory Council on Historic Preservion; Tribes; Federal, ste, and prive landowners. Identifies the need for and coordines contract support to accomplish cultural resource compliance for the Regions' construction and maintenance activities. Prepares portions of Nional Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents reled to cultural resources. Coordines the development of agreement documents memoranda of agreement (MOAs) and programmic agreements (PAs), as necessary. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary/trial period. Employees serving on a probionary or trial period may be termined any time during the probionary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-reled reasons in the interest of Federal service. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or red. Your answers reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection considerion. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualificions. You may be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450). Qualificions To qualify for the GS-11: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience the GS-9 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service. You must meet 2 of the 4 bullets listed below: Using basic geographic informion system (GIS) programs and collecting da using global positioning system (GPS) to assist in locing sites. Conducting archeological surveys, record sites, field analysis of artifacts, making determinions of eligibility, perform archeological monitoring, write survey and monitoring reports, and communice results to stakeholders. Applying cultural resource laws and regulions to ensure projects and activities are compliant with organizion policies, plans, memoranda of agreements, or programmic agreements. Providing technical assistance and guidance to internal and external stakeholders regarding cultural resource compliance. Coordining with tribes and other resource agencies, conduct Section 106 consultion, and represent the organizion in technical meetings and workshops.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION

Applicants may have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.M., if reled. OR A combinion of educion and experience to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify for the GS-12: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service. You must meet 3 of the 4 bullets listed below: Working with planning teams to develop and coordine cultural resource compliance stregies for projects and activities. Conducting cultural resource background research, surveys, and monitoring to comply with the Nional Historic Preservion Act (NHPA), Section 106. Developing and implementing tribal consultion plans, coordining environmental and cultural resource studies, and preparing documents in compliance with cultural resource reled laws and regulions. Conducting archeological surveys, record sites, field analysis of artifacts, making determinions of eligibility, perform archeological monitoring, write survey and monitoring reports, and communice results to stakeholders to comply with the Nional Historic Preservion Act (NHPA), Section 106. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizions. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Foreign educion must be reviewed by an organizion recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For special instructions pertaining to foreign educion and a list of organizions th can evalue foreign educion, see the Department of Educion website . DO NOT email or mail in any of your applicion documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online applicion system. Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general informion on government-wide Telework polices : www.telework.gov . Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodion (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodion in the applicion or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. If selection is made a lower grade, promotion up to the full performance level may be made without further competition. However, promotion(s) will depend on the performance of the incumbent and are not guaranteed.

Promotion Potential:

The full performance level.of this position is GS-12. Upon reporting, and annually thereafter, the selectee may be required to file one or more financial stements and/or a procurement integrity certificion. These certificions may be subject to public disclosure. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocion incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs are not authorized. This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. Salary negotiion may be available for those candides who are new to Federal service.

Salary:

The salary range indiced in this announcement adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty locion. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages .

ADDITIONAL SALARY INFO

Rest of US (Montrose, CO; Billings, MT; Bismarck, ND; Wertown/Huron, SD; Ft Peck, MT; Casper, WY): GS-11:$74,678

• 97,087 GS-12: $89,508
• 116,362

Phoenix, AZ:

GS-11:$78,117

• 101,558 GS-12:$93,629
• 121,720

Lakewood/Loveland, CO:

GS-11:$83,265

• 108,251 GS-12:$99,800
• 129,742 Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, the first two pages of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions.

Structured Resume Review :

Subject mter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualificions for this position based on the required competencies. SMEs will review ONLY the first two (2) pages of your resume. SMEs will not review additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). Only applicants meeting or exceeding the minimum required level of proficiency will move forward.

Cegory Ring Procedure:

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, your resume, supporting documention, and questionnaire/assessment responses used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume evalued and you placed into one of three predefined quality cegories. These cegories are Best Qualified, Well Qualified, and Qualified.

Applicion of Veterans' Preference:

If you are a preference eligible candide, you listed the top of whichever quality cegory your ring places you in. Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more are placed the top of the highest cegory for all positions except scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or above (or equivalent).

Simultaneous Listing:

Candides may be referred simultaneously on multiple certifices for which they are interested, eligible, and within reach. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention before the vacancy closes, you may be red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Contracting/Procurement History and Archaeology Influencing/Negotiing Career Transition Assistance Programs:

To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be red "well-qualified". You must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de (09/18/2026) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13056181 . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements.

If applicable:

Veterans' Preference documention, if applicabl e, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members

• certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.

For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into

USAJOBS:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/ . To begin the applicion process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all required and supporting documention. You must click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing de. You may upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select

Upde Applicion:

https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) the

USAJOBS Help Center:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support. Agency contact informion PMA Careers PMACareers@wapa.gov Address WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. The stus of your applicion upded in USAJOBS as it is evalued. You can check the stus by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notificion Settings. You contacted directly if an interview is required. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete applicion package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end des (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed educion and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion de). Transcripts, if specific educional requirements are indiced in this job announcement .Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable. It is your responsibility to provide adeque proof th you meet the educional requirements.

If applicable:

Veterans' Preference documention, if applicabl e, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members

• certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.

For more informion the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW informion. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more informion see the OPM Guide to Career Transition . Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online applicion, to include submission of the required documention specified in the Required Documents section. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing de to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into

USAJOBS:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/ . To begin the applicion process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all required and supporting documention. You must click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing de. You may upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select

Upde Applicion:

https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the stus of your applicion, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each applicion stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) the

USAJOBS Help Center:

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/ If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion PMA Careers PMACareers@wapa.gov Address WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. The stus of your applicion upded in USAJOBS as it is evalued. You can check the stus by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automic emails anytime the stus of your applicion changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notificion Settings. You contacted directly if an interview is required. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Billings, MT Fort Peck, MT Bismarck, ND Huron, SD Wertown, SD Casper, WY Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Many vacancies in the following locions: Phoenix, AZ Lakewood, CO Loveland, CO Montrose, CO Billings, MT Fort Peck, MT Bismarck, ND Huron, SD Wertown, SD Casper, WY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678

• $129,742 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11
• 12 Promotion potential 12 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-WG-01248-13056181-DE Control number 883861500