Principal Cultural Resources Specialist – Tribal Consultation Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Deliver expert technical guidance on cultural resources, archaeology, NHPA Section 106 compliance, and collaboration with Tribes, agencies, communities, and other consulting entities.

• Facilitate USACE-led Tribal consultations by identifying potentially interested Tribes, preparing consultation and meeting materials, providing advice on culturally appropriate engagement, and supporting documentation, follow-up, and action tracking.

• Analyze archaeological, ethnographic, historical, and cultural resources information to identify information needs, data limitations, and issues that require coordination with agencies or Tribes.

• Assist in the preparation and quality review of Cultural Resources Reports and EIS content, including sections on Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, Mitigation, and Agency Coordination.

• Differentiate NEPA analysis from NHPA Section 106 consultation while ensuring information is coordinated across technical workstreams and properly documented in the administrative record.

• Provide advice on sensitive cultural resources, sacred sites, traditional land use, subsistence-related cultural considerations, confidentiality, and the appropriate use of Traditional Knowledge.

• Engage in virtual project meetings, technical reviews, and consultation-planning discussions.

• Collaborate with project managers, NEPA practitioners, cultural resources leads, technical specialists, and other project team members.

• Conduct technical quality assurance and quality control reviews of cultural resources and Tribal consultation materials.

• Support additional cultural resources, environmental review, permitting, Tribal coordination, and related technical tasks.

• Offer part-time, on-demand senior-level support based on project schedules, workload, availability, and qualifications.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 20 years of experience in cultural resources Tribal consultation management, demonstrating expertise in client delivery and business development.

• Extensive professional experience in archaeology and cultural resources management, including senior-level technical review and project oversight.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary, schedule-driven project team.

• Experience in coordinating with federal and state agencies, Tribal governments, Alaska Native organizations or communities, and other stakeholders on culturally sensitive issues.

• Proven experience working with both internal and external clients.

• Bachelor’s degree in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation, or a closely related field, or equivalent directly relevant experience.

• Comprehensive understanding of federal, state, and local cultural resource regulations, including CEQA, NEPA, and NHPA Section 106.

• Preferred: Graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation, or a related field.

• Preferred: Significant experience with Alaska archaeology, cultural resources programs, Tribal consultation, and rural or remote Alaska communities.

• Preferred: Previous experience serving in a State Historic Preservation Office, as a State Archaeologist, or in a comparable senior regulatory or cultural resources role.

• Preferred: Experience supporting environmental reviews or permitting for mining, infrastructure, or other complex projects involving USACE or other federal agencies.

• Preferred: Experience in preparing or reviewing cultural resources technical reports, consultation records, effects analyses, mitigation measures, and administrative record documentation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 401(k).

• Short-term disability (STD).

• Long-term disability (LTD).

• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D).

• Life insurance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Reward and recognition program.

• Optional wellbeing benefits.

• Adoption assistance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Flexible, skills-based career development opportunities.

• Remote work arrangement anticipated.

• Limited project-specific travel coordinated and approved in advance.