Senior Archeologist

Sapphos Environmental, Inc; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking environmental planning firm as a Senior Archaeologist I, where you'll play a pivotal role in managing cultural resources projects. This full-time position offers the opportunity to lead fieldwork, conduct archival research, and prepare technical reports while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team, providing expert advice to clients and managing project scopes and budgets. If you're passionate about archaeology and environmental stewardship, this role is your chance to make a significant impact in the field.

Qualifications

• Experience in California cultural resources management with knowledge of federal/state statutes.
• Ability to write quality regulatory compliance documents and conduct fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead fieldwork, archival research, and technical report writing.
• Manage projects and prepare proposal scopes and budgets.
• Provide specialist advice on cultural resource management.

Skills

California cultural resources management

Regulatory compliance document writing

Fieldwork and data collection

GIS mapping

Project management

Technical report writing

Education

MA/MS in Anthropology

4 years of relevant experience

Tools

GIS software

Job description

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. is an environmental planning and resource management company located in Pasadena. We are currently recruiting a Senior Archeologist I to join our cultural resources team. The Senior Archeologist is a core member of the team responsible for successfully executing all aspects of project implementation.

Under the supervision of the Cultural Resources Manager, this full-time, permanent position will entail project management, including schedule management; Phase I, II, and III investigations and mitigation monitoring; preparation of technical reports; analysis of project impacts on archaeological resources under NEPA, CEQA, and NHP.

The Senior Archaeologist may serve as a Field Director or Principal Investigator based on work experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Leading fieldwork (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring), archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and GIS mapping.
• Gathering data and other information to be used in the preparation of environmental reports.
• Working both independently and under the supervision of senior staff.
• Leading or assisting with project management and preparing proposal scopes and budgets.
• Providing specialist technical advice on cultural resource management to clients.
• Liaising and developing positive relationships with clients
• Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Ability to organize data in an efficient and clear manner.
• Interpreting and recording data, conducting analyses, and comparing findings to relevant studies and local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
• Working independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility and willingness to support multiple projects, including occasional travel.
• Being innovative and a problem solver.
• Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to the manager.
• Participating in marketing and business development efforts in pursuit of new clients and projects.

Required Technical Skills

• Experience in California cultural resources management with a working command of federal and state cultural resources statutes
• Operational knowledge of the prehistory and history of California and the Southwest
• Experience in the inventory and evaluation of prehistoric and historic archaeological resources
• Experience writing quality regulatory compliance documents
• Experience in California cultural resources management with a working command of federal and state cultural resources statutes
• Satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology.
• Registering for Professional Archaeologists (RPA) status is required.
• MA/MS in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in historic and/or prehistoric archaeology and cultural resources management.
• Willingness/ability to travel and conduct fieldwork throughout Southern California.