Posted: Aug 1, 2026
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Historian (Architectural)

Bureau of Reclamation - Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Salary: $82,780.00 - $107,620.00 Annually
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
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Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Historian (Architectural). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Cultural Resources Branch, Sacramento, California.

At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Prepares or oversees the preparation of cultural resources sections of environmental documents, including categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements.
  • Prepares context statements, site records, determinations of eligibility, and other reports for historic structures, buildings, features, and sites affected by Reclamation programs.
  • Designs and conducts field inventories and resource documentation to meet Reclamation's needs for identification and evaluation of historic-era resources under its control or potentially affected by its programs.
  • Develops statements of work and associated budgets for cultural resource contracts and develops internal cost estimates to meet specific Reclamation goals.
  • Coordinates, collaborates, and consults with cultural resource specialists within Reclamation, in private industry and other agencies, as well as the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, in accomplishing various program functions.

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Anouncement number BOR-CGB-26-DE-13015608-MAB