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DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by the critical missions of our clients, and we are driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.
Position Overview:
The mission of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Port Infrastructure Development is to improve the maritime transportation system, including ports, through investment, integration, and innovation to meet the current and future needs of the Nation.
To that end, the Office of Port Infrastructure Development manages the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The PIDP is a discretionary grant program that provides Federal financial assistance to ports across the country to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports or intermodal connections to those ports. These improvements are typically derived from large scale infrastructure construction projects at ports and maritime terminals or related intermodal facilities.
PIDP grants support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve port and related freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s freight transportation needs and ensure our port infrastructure can meet anticipated growth in freight volumes. The PIDP provides funding to ports in both urban and rural areas for planning and capital projects. It also includes a statutory set-aside for small ports to continue to improve and expand their capacity to move freight reliably and efficiently and support local and regional economies.
DEFTEC is seeking a Cultural Resources Support Specialist to provide cultural resources (Section 106) support for the PIDP. Among other laws and regulations, MARAD is responsible for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (54 U.S.C. § 300101 et seq.) (NHPA) prior to funding, assisting, or approving projects or actions that the agency undertakes. Specifically, Section 106 requires Federal agencies to consider the impact of their actions on historic properties and archeological resources.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review documentation (e.g., project descriptions, grant or financial assistance applications, cultural resources surveys, reports, etc.) that supports potential undertakings to identify actions that require review under 36 C.F.R. § 800;
- Perform research and prepare supporting documentation for each project;
- Prepare draft Section 106 correspondence and documentation for FPO review, including evaluation of project / proposal effect;
- Resolve any comments on draft correspondence or documentation and prepare final versions for FPO approval and or signature;
- Complete the Section 106 review to ensure that historic properties are identified for each proposed undertaking and make determinations of effect as identified in 36C.F.R. § 800;
- Prepare notification packages for the relevant SHPOs and THPOs that include a description of the undertaking, an illustration of the Area of Potential Effects (APE), a list of identified historic properties within the APE, and the justification for the finding of adverse or no adverse effect as identified in 36 C.F.R. § 800;
- When necessary, communicate and coordinate with grant applicants, consultants, and both internal and external entities to complete the Section 106 review process;
- If, after consultation with the SHPO and/or THPO, it is determined that historic properties present in the APE will not be adversely affected, the contractor will document this determination. If it is determined that historic properties present in the APE will be adversely affected, the contractor will continue the review process and if required, draft Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) or other agreement documents;
- Submit all Adverse Effect findings and draft MOAs to the FPO for internal review prior to external distribution (such as with SHPO, THPO, or stakeholders);
- Establish schedules and priorities within project review cycles in coordination with MARAD staff;
- Draft and update MARAD Section 106 guidance, procedures, and policy documents as needed for both internal and external audiences;
- Serve as a point of contact with SHPOs, THPO’s, the ACHP, project proponents, and other consulting parties as appropriate.
Required Qualifications:
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, understand complex issues, maintain good working relations, and meet basic professional performance standards.
- Ability to interpret, evaluate, and summarize complex issues relating to the planning, execution, and administration of Federally sponsored transportation infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge of and experience working with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ;
- Knowledge of and experience working with Section 4f compliance;
- A degree in historic preservation, history, architectural history, archaeology, anthropology, art history, or a closely related field;
- At least three years of full-time experience in cultural resource management with an emphasis on Section 106 review and compliance;
- Experience working with state historic preservation officers and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in developing agreements to resolve cultural resource issues.
DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.
DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.
AAP/EEO Statement
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