Tribal Monitor

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NEPA Environmental Assessment mitigations requiring Tribal Monitors and The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) developed for the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project (EPCU) stipulates cultural resources monitoring of ground disturbing activities in the vicinity of cultural sites during the pre-construction and construction activities. The Monitoring Plan was designed to prevent and minimize effects on cultural resources and provide guidelines to be implemented during project activities. Monitoring will be provided by both LANL Monitors and Tribal Monitors. DOE has directed the M&O contractor to provide one tribal monitoring representative from each Pueblo. The subcontractor is required to manage and coordinate with Tribal Monitors from the five area pueblos to perform the requested oversight defined in the MOA. Subcontractors shall provide tribal monitors during this scope.  

• Prior to site access all TRIBAL MONITORs working on-site shall receive project specific training and qualified workers shall support the work. Training will include project safety protocols and procedures including the project Safety Plan.
• TRIBAL MONITORs are required to participate in the safety and environmental pre-job meetings defined in project’s safety protocols. They must abide by all safety rules and always wear personal protective equipment while on site in accordance with the project’s safety protocols.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall coordinate their monitoring activities with the LANL Cultural Resources team, Project Manager, and EPCU STR.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall not direct the work of construction personnel or equipment.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall communicate directly with the LANL Cultural Resources team, Project Manager, and EPCU STR regarding monitoring activities and any identified issues or concerns.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall abide by the projects three (3) week look-ahead schedule to ensure that one tribal monitor representative from each of the five designated pueblos is on site based on the three-week look-ahead schedule.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall participate in the Plan of the Day status meeting and the daily pre-job and post-job brief meetings.
• TRIBAL MONITORs shall participate in the Design Review meetings and Construction Review meetings as applicable.
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall attend safety and environmental pre-job meetings and abide by all project safety protocols, including wearing personal protective equipment.
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall immediately report any discoveries to the LANL Cultural Resources team, Project Manager, or EPCU STR
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall provide daily monitoring reports to the LANL Cultural Resources team, Project Manager, or EPCU STR. Reports will include daily activities that identify the areas and activities monitored during the week, describe any issues or concerns that were encountered, and describe how the issue/concern was resolved.
• SUBCONTRACTOR shall provide a monthly status report of the tribal monitors activities.
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall participate in the design review process and provide input on anticipated pole locations, tensioning sites, laydown areas, and identification of historic properties to be avoided.
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall observe ground-disturbing activities during project pre-construction and construction, including vegetation clearing, grading, trenching, and other soil-disturbing work.
• TRIBAL MONITORS shall participate in ground disturbing preconstruction and construction activities to identify any previously unidentified historic properties, traditional cultural properties (TCPs), or items subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) encountered during monitoring.
• TRIBAL MONITORs will maintain applicable MAD(s) (Minimum Approach Distance(s)) during all preconstruction and construction activities such as trenching and excavation in accordance with the project’s safety protocols.
• Monitoring will occur during project preconstruction and construction activities. These include, but are not limited to, vegetation clearing and grubbing (in which soils are exposed), blading, grading, and trenching activities.
• Monitoring locations will generally be observed by the tribal monitors when machinery is actively involved in ground disturbance activities as described above. The monitor will actively observe the ground disturbance to look for indications of cultural items near/around construction equipment.
• If multiple construction activities are occurring simultaneously, then the tribal monitors will work with the LANL cultural resource team and project team to prioritize which locations the monitors will observe.
• The EPCU Project follows a non-collection policy. If a Tribal monitor needs to pick up a potentially significant artifact to examine it, they are to replace it to the same location where it was found. The tribal monitors are not allowed to remove any artifacts from the project area. Any collections will require consultation with the DOE/NNSA, USFS, and/or BLM archeologists as appropriate and may need to consult with SHPO. The project will follow the post-review discovery plan that defines the project’s process on reporting unidentified cultural properties.

• High School diploma. (required)

• Selected and recommended by the respective Pueblo.
• Demonstrated experience and/or education in identifying cultural properties, sites, and/or items.
• Confidence in communicating both verbally and written.
• Physical ability to work in demanding environments, including the ability to utilize ladders and stairs, and the ability to carry instruments and/or supplies up to 35 pounds.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship. (required)
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing. (required)

Please note that marijuana remains a Schedule III controlled substance under Federal Law. Federal contractors must follow Federal drug-free workplace rules, which prohibit marijuana use, even if medical or recreational use is permitted under State Law.  

Preferred Qualifications and Location Details:

• Prior experience as a tribal monitor.
• Los Alamos National Lab – Los Alamos, NM
• Onsite Position