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Archaeologist Principal Investigator/Field Director SOUTHWEST
📅 Jul 29, 2025
ArchaeologyCultural Resource ManagementNHPA Section 106NHPA Section 110
📜 Description
- Lead cultural resources projects, field studies, and archaeological investigations, including surveys, monitoring, testing, and data recovery.
- Design fieldwork, coordinate project mobilization, and oversee field execution, data management, and final deliverables.
- Prepare technical reports, site forms, research, preservation activities, and cultural resources sections for permitting actions.
- Support Section 106 and Section 110 NHPA analysis, technical studies, consultation, and permitting for public and private clients and Tribal entities.
- Supervise and mentor cultural resources staff; coordinate with clients, agencies, and Tribal representatives.
- Contribute to proposals, project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and conduct independent quality reviews.
🛠️ Requirements
- Permitted or able to be permitted in New Mexico and Arizona. The ability to be permitted in Colorado or Utah will also be considered.
- Experience and capability across the Western US in providing cultural resources services
- Ability to lift and move materials and equipment up to 50 -pounds on occasion.
- Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen.
Full job description
Sundance Consultants, a part of True Environmental and its partner firms, have united their strengths to establish the nation's premier environmental and engineering services consulting firm. This powerhouse organization offers an extensive range of services aimed at revolutionizing the built environment and preserving the natural one. Its diverse expertise encompasses environmental remediation, urban planning, engineering iconic coastal and marine structures, developing sustainable energy sources, and pioneering resource extraction methods. With a workforce of over 450 dedicated professionals, including environmental experts, engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, surveyors, and construction management professionals, this dynamic organization operates in more than 20 offices across the U.S. Explore further at Sundance-inc.com and True-Environmental.com to discover the full scope of our capabilities.
Career opportunity for an Archaeologist PI/Field Director to lead cultural resources field crews and assist in the expansion of archaeology services in the greater Southwestern United States. This position is responsible for leading and conducting all phases of cultural resource investigations under Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and other environmental planning projects, including but not limited to consultation, preparing data recovery and monitoring plans, lead field coordination and interpretation of state and federal laws and report writing. The position may also require knowledge of and experience with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and writing sections related to cultural resources for proposed permitting actions.
The Archaeologist PI/ Field Director will supervise and mentor junior or temporary level cultural resource personnel. The Archaeologist PI/FD will also frequently interact and coordinate with clients as well as agency and Tribal representatives. The Archaeologist PI/FD will be knowledgeable of federal, state, and local historic preservation and cultural resources regulations and demonstrate an established area of analytical expertise and/or archaeological research interest. The PI/FD will lead field crew, design fieldwork, oversee the execution of fieldwork, data management, and develop final deliverables.
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