Assistant Cultural Resources Technician 1

GAI Consultants•Homestead, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

GAI Consultants, Inc., is seeking an Assistant Cultural Resources Technician 1 to support various projects across the mid-Atlantic and Midwestern regions. This technician 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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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
Identifies and records any archaeological features and structures within project right-of-way
Photographs and maps survey areas, testing locations, excavations, and any observable cultural resources
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