SPC Cultural Resources Technician

GAI Consultants, Inc.; Homestead (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy is seeking temporary Cultural Resources Technicians to assist projects across various regions. Responsibilities include identifying and excavating potential site locations according to archaeological standards. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology or a related field and have 1-3 years of relevant experience. This role requires travel and field work in diverse weather conditions, employing archaeological techniques on-site.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of cultural resource management experience in North America.
• Willingness to travel using independent means of transportation.
• Conversant with historic and/or precontact material culture.

Responsibilities

• Excavate, screen, and collect archaeological materials.
• Maintain client confidentiality and follow safety policies.
• Complete field forms accurately.

Skills

Cultural resource management experience

Archaeological field excavation techniques

Excellent communication skills

Note-taking skills

Familiarity with historic material culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or related field

Job description

Systems Planning Corporation (SPC), a subsidiary company of GAI Consultants, Inc., is seeking temporary Cultural Resources Technicians to support various projects across the Northeast, Mid‑Atlantic and Western regions. These technicians will be responsible for identifying, excavating, and recording potential sites following state archaeological standards. Projects may include Phase I through Phase III, historical and/or prehistoric investigations.

This position is in anticipation of continued growth and is an evergreen position. As such, the timeline to hire is unknown and will be as needed. If you are interested in this type of work we encourage you to apply and we will reach out when we are ready to move forward. It could be several months.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this Job include but are not limited to:

• Follows required health and safety policies as specified by GAI, client, and OSHA
• Maintains appropriate level of client confidentiality
• Excavates, screens, and collects archaeological materials in accordance with state archaeological standards
• Accurately completes paper and/or electronic field forms
• Records soils using a Munsell soil chart
• Uses a compass for basic orienteering within the project vicinity
• Manually removes brush/vegetation when necessary
• Works outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Hikes, off‑trail, while carrying tools and equipment
• Performs any and all other duties assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelors (or higher) degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or a closely related field
• 1-3 year’s cultural resource management experience in North America
• Experience in archaeological field excavation techniques
• Excellent communication and note‑taking skills
• Conversant with historic and/or precontact material culture
• Willingness to travel using independent means of transportation

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Travel using independent means of transportation
• Use fine motor skills to handle delicate objects, write by hand, feel sharp objects, and reach with hands/arms
• Possess satisfactory close‑range vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Talk, hear, taste or smell
• Stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Lift and/or move up to 40lbs
• Hike over various types of terrain while carrying up to 25lbs of gear
• Extensively dig/shovel
• Manually clear brush/vegetation from testing locations
• Work outdoors in extreme temperatures and weather conditions
• Provide random and regularly scheduled drug screens to remain eligible for employment

Why GAI

At GAI, exceptional people have an exceptional place to work, grow, lead, and achieve. Explore an array of opportunities in locations across the U.S. and join accomplished colleagues in tackling challenging projects for a range of markets.