Archeologist (Program Manager)

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Enterprise Services (ES), Office of Facilities and Asset Management OFAM), Integrated Services (IS) Division, Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO). There is (1) vacancy that may be filled in one of the following locations: Washington, DC Aliso Viejo, CA This announcement has been amended on 10/27/2026 to extend the closing date to 11/05/2026.

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Enterprise Services (ES), Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM), Integrated Services Division (IS), Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO). The Integrated Services Division's Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO) includes the Execution Team, Environmental Section, and Energy Section. The EE PMO interprets environmental, energy, and resilience requirements; coordinates with stakeholders to ensure planning and regulatory compliance throughout the facility and non-facility lifecycle; leads coordination on related priorities with DHS and other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies; and develops agency-wide directives, policies, and guidance. Major duties include: Providing technical advice, regulatory direction, and guidance to Agency Offices concerning the management of CBP's highly complex and diverse historic properties of international, national, state, regional, and local significance. Identifying and implementing mitigation solutions to avoid or minimize the destruction of archeological sites while minimizing disruption to CBP operations. Consulting with stakeholders and organizations outside CBP, including state and local officials, other federal government entities, State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, Native American tribes, Alaska Native Communities and Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations on CBP proposed actions. Developing and managing regional and national-level Programmatic Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, and Memorandums of Agreement to minimize and resolve adverse effects to historic properties in conformance with NHPA requirements. Developing CBP policy and guidance documents to ensure compliance with new or modified historic preservation-related federal regulations and DHS policy and guidance. This position starts at a salary of $125,776.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $163,514.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit. This position requires the employee to travel away from the normal duty station up to 25% ofthe time. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.