Archaeologist

DOWL

16h

About The Position

The Archaeologist position is a mid-level position and is supervised and directed by senior-level cultural resources management (CRM) staff and serves as one of DOWL’s subject matter experts in the field of CRM. The person in this position should have a Master’s degree in anthropology or archeology or other closely related field and must have specialized training and experience working in CRM. This position provides mid-level cultural resources support to DOWL’s internal and external clients, including a full spectrum of proposal writing, research, documentation, report preparation, public involvement, and agency and tribal coordination services as required by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The person in this position synthesizes the results of background research and data assembly, conducts cultural resource identification and documentation, leads or assists in archaeological monitoring, and coordinates, plans, and executes field surveys, including testing cultural resource sites. They also perform lab work and manage field data, produce small- and moderate-scale cultural resource reports, draft sections or portions for broader CRM or other reporting efforts, assemble lists of stakeholders and consulting parties (including tribal governments and entities), arrange and participate in cultural resources consultation meetings, and prepare correspondence specific to cultural resource investigations and other CRM activities. This person is responsible for managing project schedules and deliverables, field survey crews and field data, and the production of reports. An Archaeologist should have a progressively responsible 4- to 6-year track record as a CRM professional.

Requirements

Master's Degree required
Years of experience required: 4 years
Years of experience required with advanced degree: 3 years
Must meet Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Proficient
Market Sector Software - Developing
Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
Performs moderately complex design tasks independently
Effectively divides projects into individual tasks
Leads technical effort on small projects
Performs quality control of basic deliverables
Team player who is able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks
Anticipates the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets
Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort
Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects
Demonstrates basic familiarity with the following laws and regulations: NHPA, NAGPRA, NEPA, ARPA Relevant state laws
Frequent client communications
Resolve issues on small projects
Attends client meetings and consistently use situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person)
Performs moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects as assigned by the market sector
Operates with a moderate level of autonomy
May assist with some project management tasks

Responsibilities

Proposal writing
Research
Documentation
Report preparation
Public involvement
Agency and tribal coordination services as required by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Synthesizes the results of background research and data assembly
Conducts cultural resource identification and documentation
Leads or assists in archaeological monitoring
Coordinates, plans, and executes field surveys, including testing cultural resource sites
Perform lab work and manage field data
Produce small- and moderate-scale cultural resource reports
Draft sections or portions for broader CRM or other reporting efforts
Assemble lists of stakeholders and consulting parties (including tribal governments and entities)
Arrange and participate in cultural resources consultation meetings
Prepare correspondence specific to cultural resource investigations and other CRM activities
Responsible for managing project schedules and deliverables, field survey crews and field data, and the production of reports