Archaeologist Principal Investigator

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Required:

• Excellent personnel and project management skills. 
• Experience and ability to serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) for project and able to obtain an regionally-specific permits (e.g., ARPA permitting, or an Antiquities permit from the THC)
• Knowledge and experience with Section 106, NEPA, and other state and federal regulations and experience with other states environmental review processes and requirements
• Ability to work closely with engineers and other technical specialists as part of a larger project team
• Provides business development collaboration with existing clients and identifies new opportunities to expand services
• Familiarity with digital field technology (Fulcrum app, Trimble, GPS, total station, etc.) and GIS applications and software
• Ability to write quality technical reports and successful proposals in a timely manner, with a track record of meeting deadlines
• Ability to get along with a diverse, multidisciplinary team
• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required

 Preferred:

• Ideal Qualifications include all the above, plus any of the following:
• Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) designation
• Previous state oil/gas/energy experience (e.g., FERC, USACE 404 Permitting, etc.)
• Experience with relevant state datasets (e.g., Louisiana Division of Archaeology Cultural Resources Map, Eligibility Database, Excavated Sites Database, C14 Database; Texas Archeological Sites Atlas and site files; Oklahoma Archeological Survey files; and other relevant states)
• Established relationships with SHPOs, THPOs, and federal agencies
• Experience with a range of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment
• Experience with tablet applications and resource databases (e.g., ESRI FieldMaps, Survey 1-2-3, FileMaker Pro)
• Experience with geoarchaeological assessments and/or soil science
• Experience with drone photography and digital photogrammetry (e.g., Structure from Motion)
• Experience supporting architectural historians in recordation of standing buildings/structures
• Other specialized analytical expertise (bioarcheology, geophysics, ceramics, lithics, fauna, etc.)
• Working knowledge of the National Register of Historic Places, including eligibility criteria and aspects of integrity
• Experience with proposals and business development

 Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in archaeology, anthropology, history, historic preservation, or a closely related field
• Minimum 5 years of archaeological field experience, ideally in a cultural resources management (CRM) consulting context
• Five or more years of progressive experience supervising archaeological projects in the Southern/Gulf States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and/or Texas).
• Demonstrated writing ability (e.g., authored/co-authored reports)

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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