Lead Archaeologist & Field Director

True Environmental; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundance Consultants, a part of True Environmental and its partner firms, seeks an Archaeologist PI/Field Director to lead cultural resources field crews and expand archaeology services across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. You will supervise field teams, coordinate mobilization, and ensure compliance with NHPA and NEPA requirements.

The role requires a Master's degree in Archaeology/Anthropology, RPA certification, state archaeology permits, and substantial supervisory experience in western US

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology or a related field.
• Registered Professional Archaeologist.
• Ability to hold state permits for archaeology.
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience, preferably eight (8) years' experience in progressively responsible cultural resource positions including management and/or educational experience in the desert southwest and intermountain west region; including experience with architectural historians.

Responsibilities

• Lead cultural resources projects, business development opportunities and provide successful and independent management of archaeological and historic resources projects, including direction of field studies and assembly, supervision and direction of field teams.
• Lead/Principal investigator for cultural resources projects include performing research, archaeological fieldwork surveys, monitoring, testing, and data recovery projects, historical research, preservation activities, report preparation, site forms and curation of archaeological artifacts.
• Coordinate project mobilization and demobilization to project sites.
• Provide successful and independent management of archaeological and historic resources projects, including direction of field studies and assembly, supervision, and direction of field teams.
• Support Section 106 and Section 110 of the NHPA, including analysis, technical studies and project permitting for a wide variety of private, federal, state and local government clients and tribal entities.
• Mentor and provide technical and operations resources for staff and project managers and supervise cultural staff.
• Lead technical and strategy elements of proposal development including scope, schedule and budget.
• Meeting project scope, schedule, and budget obligations for project management tasks.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality technical products through implementation of independent and quality review protocols.

Education

Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology or a related field

Job description

Sundance Consultants, a part of True Environmental and its partner firms, seeks an Archaeologist PI/Field Director to lead cultural resources field crews and expand archaeology services across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. You will supervise field teams, coordinate mobilization, and ensure compliance with NHPA and NEPA requirements.

The role requires a Master's degree in Archaeology/Anthropology, RPA certification, state archaeology permits, and substantial supervisory experience in western US