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Job Number:
R0248872
Location:
Alexandria,VA,US
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Federal Historian and Cultural Resources Specialist
The Opportunity:
Serve as a Federal Historian and Cultural Resources Specialist supporting historical research, institutional knowledge preservation, archival management, and federal cultural resources compliance. Research complex historical questions using government records, oral histories, archival collections, and other authoritative primary and secondary sources. Develop official agency histories, commemorative publications, policy background papers, briefings, and other historical products for internal leaders, congressional stakeholders, oversight bodies, and public audiences. Conduct verbal history interviews with veterans, government officials, subject-matter experts, and community members using established archival recording, documentation, and transcription protocols. Support reviews of federal undertakings for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, document findings, and contribute to advising and cultural resources management activities. Apply archival standards to appraise, arrange, describe, digitize, catalog, and preserve historical records. Use metadata standards and digital collection management practices to ensure the long-term discoverability, accessibility, and retention of agency records.
Work independently on complex historical and cultural resources assignments, exercise sound professional judgment, and communicate defensible findings to senior leaders and external stakeholders.
You Have:

• Experience conducting verbal history interviews using established archival recording, documentation, and transcription protocols
• Experience supporting Section 106 reviews under the National Historic Preservation Act and documenting compliance findings
• Experience appraising, arranging, describing, digitizing, cataloging, and preserving historical records using archival and metadata standards
• Experience presenting complex historical findings to agency leadership, congressional staff, oversight organizations, community stakeholders, or public audiences
• Knowledge of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and associated consultation and documentation requirements
• Ability to use Geographic Information Systems to analyze, document, map, and present historical or cultural resources information
• Top Secret clearance
• Master's degree in a History, Public History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Archival Studies, Historic Preservation, or Cultural Resources Management field

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting historical, archival, or cultural resources programs within the Department of Defense or another federal agency
• Experience preparing documentation and supporting consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers, Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, federally recognized Tribes, and other consulting parties
• Experience applying federal records management requirements, professional archival standards, and digital preservation practices
• Experience using digital asset management, archival collection management, or electronic records management systems
• Experience creating maps, geospatial exhibits, or historical site analyses using GIS platforms
• Knowledge of the National Environmental Policy Act and its relationship to cultural resources reviews
• Knowledge of federal historic preservation, archaeological resources, cultural property statutes, and related regulations
• Section 106 process certification
• Completion of training in archives, historic preservation, cultural resources management, or GIS

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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