Project Coordinator III

Texas A&M AgriLife is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive agriculture program, bringing together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every Texas county, Texas A&M AgriLife improves lives, environments, and the Texas economy through education, research, extension, and service.

About the role

We are seeking a Project Coordinator III who, under general supervision, provides technical expertise, guidance, and management support for Fort Irwin's cultural resource management program.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise, guidance, and management support for Fort Irwin National Historic Preservation Act consultation and documentation under Section 106/110.
• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive curation protocols and workflows; oversee and lead curation efforts, ensuring adherence to established standards, data quality requirements, and project objectives.
• Coordinate project activities including project initiation, value assessments, work plan development, estimating, and project controls.
• Recommend program guidelines, procedures, policies, rules, and regulations.
• Perform geospatial mapping of cultural resources and other GIS work.
• Conduct technical report reviews and revisions.
• Develop Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) plans of action to address inadvertent discoveries.
• Assist with execution of tasks within the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) and agreement documents, such as a programmatic agreement.
• Support Tribal consultation, meetings, and site visits.
• Track permit and project milestones, dates, and deadlines.
• Assist with documentation and evaluation of built features and structures, archaeological sites, sacred sites, and Traditional Cultural Places.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of related experience in project coordination or administration.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills, clearly articulating complex ideas for both general and expert audiences.
• Ability to work productively with a wide array of people and institutions.
• Ability to focus on achieving clear and ambitious goals.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Knowledge of standard proofreading.
• Ability to prioritize, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to leverage relationships to influence positive outcomes.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife.

This position is grant funded and availability is contingent on grant funding.