Archaeologist Principal Investigator

Terracon•Savannah, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Terracon is seeking an Archaeological Principal Investigator for its Savannah, Georgia office. The role supports ongoing projects and develops future opportunities for archaeological services, while collaborating with Terracon’s established principal investigators and archaeological teams across the southeastern U.S. and its wider network of archaeologists across the western, central, and eastern U.S. This is a full-time position with benefits. The Principal Investigator designs, conducts, and reports archaeological investigations of varied types and phases to regulatory agency standards, with projects located in the mid-Atlantic region and an emphasis on Georgia. The role also develops proposals and research designs, supervises field and laboratory crews, supports cultural resources regulatory compliance, manages projects within budget and schedule constraints, and grows and manages a local team of full-time and part-time field archaeologists. Travel within the southeastern U.S. and, as needed, elsewhere to support projects is required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a closely related field.
At least 10 years of consulting experience, including at least 5 years as a Principal Investigator in the U.S. with a professional cultural resource, architectural, or engineering firm, or a federal or state agency such as a State Historic Preservation Office.
Meet Secretary of the Interior qualifications as a Principal Investigator in Georgia.
Be listed as a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA).
Intimate knowledge of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to multitask within flexible or fluid schedules and project needs.
Ability to lead archaeological teams through fieldwork, reporting, laboratory work, and curation in compliance with regulatory obligations.
Ability to travel within the southeastern U.S.
Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting and walking over uneven surfaces while carrying at least 20 pounds of equipment, and to work in extreme hot or cold weather.
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable violation history.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience as an Archaeological Principal Investigator in Georgia.
Professional experience working on commercial developments, energy projects, and transportation projects.
Experience writing bid and proposal packages for large, multi-year state and federal government contracts.
Experience marketing archaeological services.
Experience managing a team of archaeologists.

Responsibilities

Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards; participate in pre-task planning; and report safety issues or concerns to management.
Maintain quality standards on all projects.
Design, conduct, and report archaeological investigations across pre-contact, historic, industrial, rural, and urban contexts and survey, evaluation, and mitigation phases, to regulatory agency standards.
Conduct independent pre-contact and historic documentary research.
Develop proposals, methodologies, and research designs for archaeological projects of all types and phases.
Supervise and coordinate field and laboratory crews.
Coordinate with and assist internal and external clients with cultural resources regulatory compliance.
Coordinate with archaeological principal investigators and architectural historians across Terracon regionally and nationally.
Market archaeological services to new and existing clients.
Manage projects within budget and deadline constraints.
Grow and manage a local team of full-time and part-time field archaeologists.
Perform other duties as assigned.