Position Title:  Archeologist Project Organizer Individual Placement

Conservation Legacy Program: Conservation Corps New Mexico

Site Location: Cibola National Forest/Sandia Ranger District –Cultural Resources Department

11776 Highway 337; Tijeras, NM 87159

Start/End Date: Summer 2025 to Summer 2026 (exact dates pending selection of candidate)

Term Length: 48 weeks

Pay: $30/hr.

Status: Individual Placement; 40 hours/week

Benefits: health insurance eligible

Conservation Corps New Mexico (CCNM)

Conservation Corps New Mexico, a program of Conservation Legacy, aims to continue the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. CCNM is focused on connecting youth, young adults, and recent era military veterans with conservation service projects on public lands. CCNM operates programs across New Mexico and west Texas that engage individuals and strengthen communities through service and conservation. The CCNM Las Cruces office manages the Individual Placement Program.

Position Summary:

The Archeological Project Organizer Individual Placement will support the Cibola National Forest – Heritage and Cultural Resource Department with project management, provide direction and training for field personnel, report production, GIS and data management, supervision of field crew, tracking budget, coordination with, other Forest Service departments/staff, the State of New Mexico, members of the public and Forest Service volunteers.

Essential Responsibilities and Functions:

• Able to manage the field and reporting process of a large cultural resource reconnaissance project.
• Supervise an archeology survey crew to direct field work, data collection and data processing.
• Assist staff with the development of immediate objectives, integration with resource activities, and establishment of priorities.
• Assist staff with budget and project plan of work for the unit’s archeological and cultural activities within the National Forest unit.
• Assist staff with design inventory strategies as part of the land use planning process based on Forest-wide priorities and needs.
• Organize, supervise, or directly perform inventory of areas to include preparation of maps, inventories, reports, and records related to the discovery, protection, inventory, salvage, and interpretation of heritage and cultural resource areas.
• Review reports as part of project planning to evaluate the quality of the inventory, the completeness of the report, and the significance of heritage or cultural sites found; prepares determinations of effect for such projects identified during project inventories; assists staff with recommendation of mitigation procedures.
• Assist staff with determining eligibility of historical properties for the National Register of Historic Places.
• Assist staff with providing heritage and cultural resource management orientation to Forest Service personnel on statutes, regulations and purpose of work to be performed.
• Assist staff with interpreting heritage and cultural resources to the public and professional contacts through presentations at visitor facilities, professional journals, etc.
• Assist staff with ensuring program data for documentation submission including contracts, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility criteria, legal documents to fulfill programmatic requirements, and internal reports.

Conditions: Field investigation involves considerable walking over rough, rocky surfaces, some bending and stretching.  Average physical dexterity and ability are required. Fieldwork is performed in all weather conditions, occasionally in mountainous terrain.  Sometimes primitive facilities must be used for extended periods.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid U.S Driver’s License - Drivers must be over 21 or have had a license for at least 3 years.
• U.S Citizen, U.S National, or Lawful Permanent Resident.
• Willing to undergo and must pass required criminal history checks.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Archeology/Anthropology or related field
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and techniques of archeology as well as general knowledge of land management practices sufficient to prescribe a typical Heritage and Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Program in keeping with basic National Forest program requirements.
• Knowledge of the broad patterns of the various cultures and archeology of the groups who inhabited the region in past periods, in order to adapt the CRM program to local conditions.
• Limited knowledge of related disciplines such as timber management, hydrology, soils, plant pathology, wildlife habitat management, engineering, etc., sufficient to recognize how they relate to CRM issues and to recognize when specialized advice is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Archeology or related field
• 5-10 years of experience
• Experience in grant administration, volunteer management and budget tracking. Is proficient in data collection and management of geospatial technology (ArcPro, FieldMaps, AGOL and Heritage NRM)

Physical Requirements:

• To successfully perform essential functions, the individual is required to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, etc. May be required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl for significant periods of time and be able to safely lift 50 pounds on a routine basis. He/she must be able to operate office equipment, telephone, and computer and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to hike and navigate in rough terrain.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Participant Essential Eligibility Requirements/Participation and Expedition Behavior:

• Work effectively as a member of a team despite potentially stressful and difficult conditions. This may require problem solving on an interpersonal or group level as well as a willingness to accept differences.
• Contribute to a safe learning environment, no harassment of others for any reason.
• Willingness and ability to complete all aspects of the program including conservation projects, education, training, and national service.
• Effectively communicate ideas and concerns as they arise directly to supervisors, colleagues, and organization staff.
• Appropriately represent Conservation Corps New Mexico and U.S Forest Service to the public and partners at all times.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment.

Safety and Judgment: 

• Effectively communicate danger to others in the form of either a warning of danger others may be encountering or a notification of personal distress, injury or need for assistance. Must be able to do so at a distance of up to 50 meters and in conditions with limited visibility or loud background noise such as darkness or high winds.
• Effectively perceive and understand significant and apparent hazards and follow direction by others so that you will be able to successfully execute techniques to manage hazards. These directions may be given before the hazard is encountered or may need to be given during the exposure to the hazard. Ability to respond appropriately to stress or crises.
• Stay alert and focused for several hours at a time while traveling and working in varied weather conditions.
• If taking prescription medications, participants must be able to maintain proper dosage by self- medicating without assistance from others.

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.

Background Check:

A USDA background clearance must be completed before the selected candidate may report to duty. The Forest Service will provide instructions for completion of the clearance after a candidate has been selected and will notify them when they have been cleared to start service. This process will determine the participant’s exact start date.

Participants will have access to government facilities and systems, and will be supplied with access to gov’t vehicles, equipment, and materials needed to work on the projects and activities as outlined above. Participants must adhere to all government regulations and policies for operating equipment, vehicles, security awareness, and safety.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

 We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager. 

For more information about Conservation Corps New Mexico, please visit www.corpsnm.org. Conservation Corps New Mexico is a program of Conservation Legacy.