About the position
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science. Join Stantec's Environmental Services Cultural Resources Team in Southern California. We are seeking innovative and motivated team members to help grow our Cultural Resources program, which currently supports a variety of clients and projects, including statewide utility compliance programs, hydroelectric relicensing studies, as well as a wide range of CEQA and Section 106 projects conducting desktop review, pedestrian survey, and construction monitoring. We strive to give each cultural team member a broad array of work experiences and mentorship to help them grow in their career. Stantec offers a flexible work schedule to maintain a work-life balance.
Responsibilities
- Directly support archaeological Field Directors and Project Managers by assisting with pre-field planning, cultural surveys, test excavations, and monitoring.
- Identify and record precontact and historic-era cultural resources, including built-environment resources.
- Experience with or willingness to learn digital site mapping with the ESRI and ArcGIS suite of digital tools, including Survey 123.
- Effectively communicate technical Cultural Resources Management recommendations to your Field Director/Supervisor.
- Assist in archaeological impact assessments.
- Professional archaeological technical/field skills while working independently and as part of a crew.
- Support construction planning/implementation efforts by being punctual, respectful, and proactive with your interpersonal interactions.
- Timely completion of deliverables, including daily reports, site records, technical documents, and Health Safety Security & Environment (HSSE) forms.
Requirements
- Willing to learn, be flexible, follow directions, use good communication skills, and be part of an interdisciplinary, fast-paced team.
- Reside within southern California.
- Willing and able to accommodate moderate out-of-town travel.
- Completed archaeological field school or demonstrable equivalent training.
- Familiarity with GPS and/or Smart Devices for capturing and managing geospatial data with software and field applications like Survey 123, Collector, and Fulcrum.
- Working knowledge of California Department Parks and Recreation (DPR) site forms.
- Ability to complete physically demanding tasks in remote areas and/or hot and dry climates, including walking, hiking, carrying loads up to 50 pounds, and excavation.
- Specialization in California and/or Great Basin Archaeology.
- Good driving record and valid driver's license.
- Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery.
- Strong skills in technical writing.
- Proficient computer skills, including use of MS Word and Excel.
- BLM experience in California (desired, not required).
- Experience working with Native American groups (desired, not required).
- Specialization in Section 106 compliance on federal lands and California utility sector (desired, not required).
- Experience writing industry-standard archaeological reports for CEQA, Section 106, etc. (desired, not required).
Benefits
- Access to medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Wellness program.
- Health saving accounts.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) plan.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
- Short-term/long-term disability plans.
- Emergency travel benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Professional membership fee coverage.
- Paid family leave.
- Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
- Accrual of vacation between 10 and 20 days per year.
- Eligible for paid sick leave.
