Exhibits Specialist (Historic Preservation)

This position is located at Fort Laramie National Historic Site. The incumbent is responsible for the historic structure and ruin restoration/preservation projects and serves as a specialist in the techniques, methods, and materials used for historic structures and ruins as described by the Secretary of Interior Standards.

Company
The Department of the Interior (DOI)
Fort Laramie, WY
Salary
$57,118 - $74,250 per year
Responsibilities

The major duties of the Exhibits Specialist (Historic Preservation) position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Administers & manages work in a variety of trade skills & crafts, such as masonry, painting, roofing, carpentry, etc. on preservation projects in accordance with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the treatment of historic properties.
  • Research, investigates, evaluates, and records data pertaining to historic structures. Builds assessments and writes up work plans.
  • Lead crews in preservation projects.
  • Projects cost estimates using Cost Estimating Software Systems (CESS) Writes projects in Project Management Information System (PMIS).
Qualifications
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- illustrative design, commercial art, fine arts, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, or other fields related to the position. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis.
  • At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Utilizing the knowledge of techniques, methods, and materials used in preservation of historic structures and ruins. Assessing the condition of historic structures and ruins and is responsible for planning, evaluating, initiating, administering, managing, and performing work on historic structure and ruin restoration/preservation projects that are conducted by themselves or undertaken by project crews or contracted work. You must include hours per week worked annotated on your resume.
  • Successful completion of a master's, or equivalent graduate degree, in historic preservation or a related field, or 2 full years of higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree that must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. You must submit a copy of your college transcripts.

Or

  • Combination of only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used. You must include college transcripts and hours worked per week on your resume.
Instructions

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Program / Center Affiliation
Job Type
Full-Time