Cultural Resource Principal Investigator / Sr. Project Manager

Oneida Environmental•Caliente, NV

About The Position

The Cultural Resource Principal Investigator / Sr. Project Manager is a senior leadership role responsible for leading and growing cultural resource services in the Great Basin, primarily Nevada and Utah, while supporting projects in other regions as needed. The position combines business and client development, staff supervision, technical direction, and operational and financial accountability. The role cultivates public- and private-sector clients; shapes capture and proposal strategies; oversees project delivery and performance; and serves as a Principal Investigator when qualifications and project requirements are met. The position provides operational leadership for the Great Basin cultural resources practice, including workload planning, staffing, scheduling, quality, risk, and financial performance. It supervises and develops cultural resource staff, oversees concurrent projects and programs, and ensures work is delivered on schedule, within scope and budget, and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Technical responsibilities include directing and reviewing archaeological investigations and cultural resource studies, supporting tribal and agency consultation, and ensuring recommendations are sound, defensible, and clearly documented. The role requires a master's degree in a relevant field, at least 20 years of progressively responsible cultural resource experience, experience as a Principal Investigator, and the ability to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards in Archaeology. Travel to client meetings and project sites throughout the Great Basin, and support for projects elsewhere, is required as needed.

Requirements

Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Cultural Resource Management, or a closely related field.
At least 20 years of progressively responsible cultural resource experience, including project management, technical leadership, and client-facing responsibilities.
Demonstrated experience developing business, winning work, managing client relationships, and contributing to revenue and backlog growth.
Demonstrated supervisory experience, including workload management, mentoring, recruiting, and staff development.
Ability to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards in Archaeology.
Experience serving as a Principal Investigator and directing archaeological fieldwork, analysis, reporting, and regulatory consultation.
Strong knowledge of Section 106, NEPA, ARPA, National Register of Historic Places criteria, and applicable Great Basin state cultural resource requirements.
Experience working with tribal governments and supporting government-to-government consultation processes.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, contracts, subconsultants, project risks, and financial performance.
Excellent written, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with executives, clients, regulators, tribes, technical staff, and the public.
Ability to travel to client meetings and project sites throughout the Great Basin and to support projects elsewhere as needed.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree appropriate to the Principal Investigator role.
Qualifications in History or Architectural History.
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) certification.
Established client and agency relationships in Nevada, Utah, and the broader Great Basin.
Experience with federal agencies, military installations, transportation agencies, utilities, energy developers, or environmental consulting firms.
Familiarity with Great Basin State Historic Preservation Office processes, state-specific cultural resource requirements, and archaeological permitting requirements.
Experience with indefinite-delivery contracts, task orders, on-call programs, and multidisciplinary environmental projects.
Working knowledge of GIS, cultural resource databases, project management systems, and financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Lead business development for cultural resource services across the Great Basin, with primary emphasis on Nevada and Utah, and support pursuits in other regions as needed.
Identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities across federal, state, tribal, municipal, utility, transportation, energy, and private-sector markets.
Develop capture strategies, client-specific growth plans, teaming relationships, and go/no-go recommendations.
Lead or support proposals, statements of qualifications, scopes of work, fee development, interviews, and contract negotiations.
Coordinate with company leadership and adjacent environmental disciplines to cross-sell services and expand strategic accounts.
Maintain a pipeline and forecast pursuits, backlog, staffing demand, and revenue opportunities.
Build and maintain relationships with clients, agency representatives, tribal governments, and teaming partners; serve as a senior client contact and address elevated concerns.
Represent the company at industry events, professional associations, conferences, and client meetings.
Lead Great Basin practice operations, including workload planning, staffing, scheduling, quality, risk, and financial performance.
Oversee project budgets, labor utilization, subcontractors, invoicing, collections support, profitability, and corrective actions.
Partner with regional and corporate leadership on annual operating goals, hiring priorities, and investment needs.
Implement consistent project management, quality control, health and safety, records management, and regulatory compliance practices.
Serve as Principal Investigator for archaeological investigations and cultural resource projects when qualifications and project requirements are met.
Develop or approve research designs, work plans, field methods, testing and data recovery strategies, monitoring plans, inadvertent discovery plans, and technical reports.
Provide senior review and technical direction for archaeological inventory, evaluation, mitigation, monitoring, historic property documentation, and related studies.
Ensure compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA, NEPA, ARPA, and applicable regional laws, permits, and agency guidance.
Support respectful, culturally informed consultation and coordination with tribes, agencies, clients, landowners, and other interested parties.
Ensure recommendations regarding eligibility, effects, avoidance, minimization, and mitigation are technically sound, defensible, and clearly documented.
Supervise cultural resource managers, archaeologists, architectural historians, field staff, and technical specialists; set expectations, assign work, review deliverables, and coach staff.
Lead recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, succession planning, retention, and professional development for the Great Basin practice.
Promote collaboration, accountability, safety, ethical conduct, and respect for tribal sovereignty and cultural values.
Coordinate staff across offices and projects to maintain technical coverage and efficient utilization.
Provide executive oversight for concurrent projects and programs to ensure delivery on schedule, within scope, and within budget.
Confirm that qualified personnel, permits, equipment, subcontractors, and technical resources are available before field and reporting activities begin.
Review project risks, contractual requirements, change management needs, and recovery plans for challenged projects.
Maintain senior-level visibility into deliverable quality, client communications, regulatory coordination, and closeout requirements.