ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD DIRECTOR

If interested, please apply directly on our website and include a resume and a cover letter to demonstrate your skill and experience.

https://logansimpson.bamboohr.com/careers/194

Compensation

$68,640 - $85,280

The Opportunity:

We have an immediate opening for a regular full-time Archaeological Field Director to work out of our downtown Tempe office.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Managing fieldwork on cultural resources projects, including survey, archaeological monitoring, testing, and data recovery, throughout Arizona and adjacent states.

• Accurately and efficiently recording cultural resources in the field, manage a field crew, operate GPS units with a data recorder, preparing site records, and conduct quality control/quality assurance reviews of all digital and paper field data.

• Proficiently and independently preparing complex technical documents for a full range of cultural resources project types.

• Mentoring other staff.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology or closely related field.

• 5+ years of cultural resources management (CRM) experience and demonstrable expertise supervising all aspects of cultural resources survey, excavation, and monitoring fieldwork and with preparing the associated technical reports.

• Sufficient field experience to be listed as a Project Director on an Arizona State Museum blanket permit

• Ability to obtain current permits at Field Director level with the BLM, National Forest, and other agency lands in Arizona.

• Knowledgeable about Section 106 review process and other federal historic

preservation and cultural resources regulations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency with technical writing and use of Microsoft Office products.

• Ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures and in remote locations (camping is a possibility).

• Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day over steep terrain for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to work cooperatively in a team-oriented setting with crew members and supervisors.

• Must be self-motivated and be able to work independently and manage project workloads, schedules, and budget considerations.

• Possess a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Anthropology or closely related field.

• 3+ years of supervisory experience, preferably in the Southwest.

• Experience working with government and Tribal agencies and personnel.