Archaeologist Field Director

FLSA Status

• CRS 4 - Non-Exempt, Hourly
• CRS 5-6 - Exempt, Salary

Reports To: Regional Supervisor
Job Type: Full-Time, Regular
Compensation

• CRS 4 - $31-$37 per hour based on experience
• CRS 5-6 - $70,000-$100,000 per year based on experience

Benefits: Full-Time benefits eligible
COMPANY SUMMARY:
Established in 1999, Transcon Environmental, Inc., offers environmental consulting services throughout the United States with our Corporate Office based in Mesa, AZ and offices in Ferndale, and Santa Rosa, California; Cedar City and Draper, Utah; and Rawlins, Wyoming.
We are a steadily growing company with telecommuting opportunities employing over 200 employees throughout the United States. Our highly successful team of environmental planners, biologists and archaeologists provides environmental planning, permitting, and compliance as well as infrastructure siting, Class I and Class III studies, Historic Property Treatment Plans, and environmental construction management and monitoring. We offer our employees development opportunities, competitive wages, and benefits.
JOB SUMMARY: Transcon is seeking an Archaeologist Field Director for the Pacific Region. This position is for the most advanced field personnel. Candidate must be permittable to oversee field work and capable of overseeing small field efforts all aspects of cultural resources investigations (survey, site recording, testing, excavation, monitoring, etc.) with no supervision to ensure deliverables meet client standards and that all field data necessary is completed.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:

• Writes a complex (more than a dozen locations) desktop sensitivity analysis with no errors consistently
• Produces a clean and detailed DPR 523 form consistently
• Capable of in-depth research and writing of specific report sections (mining, homesteading, settlement, ethnographic, etc.)
• Completes clean, detailed, accurate, and consistent survey, monitoring, and DPR 523 forms
• Oversees large and small crews of archaeologists in the field
• Adept at working well with construction crews.
• Oversee and train field personnel, and provides QA/QC of field data
• Has gained enough experience to excel in several aspects of fieldwork (lithic analysis, prehistoric artifact identification, historic artifact analysis, site recording, etc.)
• Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright's and Transcon Environmental' s culture of safety and employee ownership.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follows all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings.

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 8-10 years of field experience in California conducting archaeology
• Meets SOI PQS in archaeology (if MS or Ph.D.) or history (if BA/BS)
• Ability to oversee large field efforts
• Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with employees and vendors

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency using tablets (Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy) to document cultural resources.
• Proficiency with sub-meter GPS receiver.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123 applications (for phone or tablet).
• Permitted or permittable on BLM lands in California, Nevada, Oregon, and/or Washington (Field Director or Principal Investigator).
• Previous NHPA, NEPA, FERC, and/or other cultural or environmental trainings.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Ability to evaluate resources for NRHP-eligibility.
• Authored multiple archaeological site forms and inventory reports.
• Authored a master's degree thesis.

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