Total 125 job vacancies by Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Performing law enforcement duties including investigation, apprehension, arrest, detention, or prosecution of persons violating applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Conducting investigations of a number of complex and varied matters in a wide range of location, involving both geographically isolated and densely populated areas that involve locating, securing, and protecting crime scenes.
• Collecting and/or seizing evidence, including correspondence, maps, historical information, exhibits, and photographs; then preserving and protecting it, and properly disposing of it upon completion of cases.
• Controlling vehicular traffic and investigating traffic offenses and accidents involving operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fatalities, injuries, or property damage.
• Testifying and presenting evidence to grand juries in cases involving felony violations.
• Applying for and executing search and arrest warrants.
• Performing surveillance of sites and suspects, often for extended periods of time, to obtain evidence, establish probable cause, or to link multiple suspects and events to probable criminal activity.
• Serving as a technical specialist for the prosecution of cases in U.S. Magistrate Court, State, and local courts.
• Familiarizing other law enforcement personnel with Federal and State laws governing applicable laws and provides training in law enforcement skills, techniques, and practices to prevent and/or detect illegal activities.
• Conducting analyses to assess the existing level and type of resources devoted to the program, including the development and compilation of evaluation reports with recommendations on improvements.
• Representing the BIA OJS in all technical phases of law enforcement in the Agency's relations with Tribal and BIA officials, other Federal agencies, and state/local governments.
• Assisting in maintaining liaison with a variety of organizations within the BIA, and outside law enforcement agencies.
• Provide technical and supervisory responsibilities to plan, direct, implement, evaluate, and coordinate the functions of the Law Enforcement Program.

• Provide assistance, advice, oversight, monitoring, and coordination for protection, management, planning, conservation, development, and utilization of trust and restricted lands.
• Analyze requests for land into trust and use of Indian-owned trust assets to determine the compatibility of proposed uses with agency mission and owners needs.
• Implement a trust real estate services program to accomplish the timely and efficient processing of applications for i.e., patents, removal of restrictions, disposals, acquisitions, rights-of-way, surface and subsurface leasing and permitting.
• Consult with beneficiaries/lessees/other land owners and interested parties about the process options, documentation, and other needs that may be associated with contracting and/or conveyance activities.
• Collaborate and coordinate contract and conveyance transactions with supervisor to ensure that the necessary clearances and procedures have been secured and completed (i.e. appraisals, NEPA, TSR, etc.).

• Performs full range of all pre-award and post-award functions.
• Prepares solicitation documentation.
• Performs technical review of all contracts, solicitation, file documents, cost and price evaluations, pricing documentation, contract changes and modifications.

• Assist team lead with the coordination with tribal representatives in the development of Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTP), establishment of official road inventory in the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) and establishment of Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) approved Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) which authorize specific transportation projects.
• Prepares contract requisition and Program Agreement packages in coordination with the team lead and the Awarding Official (AO) and/or the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of Transportation (BIADOT) to establish self-determination contracts and Program Agreements (PA) with Alaska Native tribes and Tribal Organizations as approved on their FHWA approved TIP.
• May serve as Awarding Official's Technical Representative (AOTR) for planning and road maintenance contracts and serve as Sub-AOTR (Subordinate Awarding Technical Officials Representative) for PL 93-638, Subpart J contracts.
• Develops thorough understanding of project scope by reviewing drawings and specifications and conducts inspection and monitoring visits with assigned team members to verify contract compliance.
• Provide technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations on all aspects of the transportation program from inception of planning through project completion.
• Uses database management programs. (i.e. Microsoft Access) to enter, compile, and retrieve data on the IRR program in the Alaska Region and ensures, or helps to ensure, data is updated and current at all times.

• Schedule, log and ensure water delivery and request to eligible water users.
• Communicate and resolve matters with water users involving disputes, maintenance and water delivery.
• Repair or replace structures in canals and laterals and clean debris from canals to prevent damage to equipment.
• Maintain equipment usage and repair to prevent flooding of canals.
• Operate project distribution facilities (dam gates, canal gates, checks) to regulate and deliver water in accordance with Project policies.
• Perform various irrigation duties including dam operations, dam safety and early warning systems with little or no supervision.
• Plan and schedule work activities for irrigation assignments requiring completion.

• Analyze, examine or prepare title documents ensuring land/parcel transactions are accurate using standardized and well-established guidelines as a reference.
• Review and identify inaccuracies or inconsistencies in land/parcel title documents submitted to LTRO and used as a basis to update or change title ownership records.
• Review historical material and the addition of a land transaction(s). Use this information to prepare a certified chain of title within established performance timeframe.
• Record administrative changes to title ownership provided in final adjudicated probates issued by an administrative law judge.
• Generates clear and concise title research findings and the corrective actions necessary to expedite corrections. Communications are with co-workers, BIA technical experts, members of the public, and Indian tribes.
• Record documents in an automated system and generate automated reports for certification and issuance to individual Indians, Tribes, or title companies within established deadlines.
• Scan or image hard copy documents into an electronic records system and retrieve electronic records.

MAJOR DUTIES: Incumbent analyzes, monitors, and evaluates program effectiveness for various programs within the Division:

• Perform an analysis of the data and generates a variety of periodic or special reports. Research and/or analyzes standard program issues.
• Provide support to the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent with the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of plans, policies, guidelines, and standards employed in the delivery of program services.
• Coordinate special projects assigned by the Superintendent and/or Deputy Superintendent relating to information on Agency programs.
• Perform administrative work, which includes management of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent's schedule and/or day-to-day plans.
• Receive and review all incoming correspondence and manage and/or prepare responses to correspondence.
• Provide support, assist in the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of plans, policies, guidelines, and standards employed in the delivery of program serves.
• Work includes determining the type of information required to evaluate the effectiveness of the Division in accomplishing mandated responsibilities, devising methods and procedures to gather and compile pertinent data, and conducting analytical studies to ascertain program accomplishments and deficiencies.

As an Archaeologist, your typical work assignments and/or responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts field surveys in remote Alaskan locations for Section 106 compliance.
• Identifies and evaluates historic properties for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Conducts Section 106 consultation with other Federal and State governmental agencies, Tribal organizations, landowners, and the public.
• Responsible for writing Section 106 reports.
• Conducts Section 106 mitigation projects when deemed appropriate.
• Manages artifact and collection indexing and conducts laboratory analysis of collected material.

• Processes Certificate Degree of Indian Blood from receipt to completion.
• Review vital records and ensures protection from damage or destruction.
• Files and maintains enrollment program records.
• Creates memorandums, letters, reports and various forms and documents pertaining to enrollment.
• Ensures incoming mail is properly received is routed.

• Serves as principal staff advisor in the interpretation of Self-Determination legislation, implementing regulations to the administrative aspects of operations, contracting and granting activities.
• Serves as a Level II Awarding Official and Senior Awarding official to award, modify, administer or approve contracts/grants, makes decision and issues findings and determinations.
• Responsible for pre-award and post-award activities through contract and grant close-outs.
• Develops, implements and maintains closing of applicable self-determination contracts, including construction contracts and grants award under the administrative jurisdiction assigned.
• Plans work for staff, sets and adjusts short-term priorities; prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Responsible for improving production or increasing the quality of the work directed and evaluates work performance of subordinates.

• Provide assistance, advice, oversight, monitoring, and coordination for protection, management, planning, conservation, development, and utilization of trust and restricted lands.
• Analyze requests for land into trust and use of Indian-owned trust assets to determine the compatibility of proposed uses with agency mission and owners needs.
• Implement a trust real estate services program to accomplish the timely and efficient processing of applications for i.e., patents, removal of restrictions, disposals, acquisitions, rights-of-way, surface and subsurface leasing and permitting.
• Consult with beneficiaries/lessees/other land owners and interested parties about the process options, documentation, and other needs that may be associated with contracting and/or conveyance activities.
• Collaborate and coordinate contract and conveyance transactions with supervisor to ensure that the necessary clearances and procedures have been secured and completed (i.e., appraisals, NEPA, TSR, etc.).

• Plan, schedule, direct, supervise and conduct forest-wide field work and data collection for Continuous Forest Inventory and other forest resource surveys and administrative studies.
• Plan, schedule, direct, supervise and conduct forest-wide timber cruises for Realty transactions and proposed utilization harvest timber sales.
• Act as a Timber Sale Officer in charge of one or more large complex logging units.
• Designate timber for cutting through application of technical silvicultural prescriptions, assignments include forest-wide conditions.
• Assist in the preparation of forest-wide guidelines and training programs.
• Collect and compile field data for logging statistics, progress reports, inspection reports and special studies.
• Summarize and analyze data, prepare maps, reports findings, evaluates results and makes recommendations.
• Evaluate current forest conditions, identify desired future conditions, calculate the maximum amount of timber which can be harvested annually, and develop silvicultural prescriptions and harvest schedules.
• Prepare contracts and permits for the sale of timber and other forest products. Prepares Forest Officer's Report that contains all pertinent information about the proposed sale.

• Serve as regional liaison as well as collaborate and cooperate with other federal, state, and local agencies regarding agricultural conservation and invasive species issues to benefit Indian trust lands.
• Assist in the coordination/implementation of biocontrol for noxious weed programs and other invasive species on trust/restricted lands in the Eastern Oklahoma Region
• Furnishes technical guidance in initiating, planning, directing, and coordinating all phases of the soil conservation program on all trust/restricted lands within the region.
• Evaluates, through field examinations of soil and moisture conservation activities, to assure conformance with approved programs and with established policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Confers with key natural resource personnel of the region in the development of coordinated plans and programs for all phases of soil/water conservation, forestry, fuels and wildland fire
• Provides guidance and works with agency and tribal governing bodies to assess actions that may be of major significance involving trust responsibility and affecting the quality of the human environment as defined by the NEPA.

• Analyze and examine extremely difficult, complex, or controversial title cases, including areas of titles as they relate to the rights of Indians to hold or own realty property life estates and others.
• Plans, organize, conduct research and analyzes legal documents pertaining to each specific case worked.
• Examine extensive chain of title, validating and certifying land/parcel title documents and reviewing the last certified and issued Title Status Report.
• Prepare abstracts of titles.
• Prepare administrative probate modifications to add property to the inventory of an estate, add an interest to previously inventoried lands, and/or to correct typographical errors in legal descriptions or incorrect fractions of the owners' interest.
• Image title documents and receives title documents for encoding into the electronic records system.

• Serves as timber sale contract administrator on final harvest and/or commercial thinning timber sales.
• Performs timber sale reconnaissance and unit design for proposed timber sale tracts.
• Implement limited forestry projects involving specialized or complex procedures
• Initiates and conducts inventory surveys according to accepted standards and techniques.
• Serves as a crew leader for various forestry projects