Senior Archaeologist / Principal Investigator

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly talented Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator. The Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator will provide support to cultural resource projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic and the greater US, as available. The Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator will have extensive knowledge of field excavation techniques, implement archaeological inventory, evaluation, and data recovery efforts, analyze prehistoric and historic artifacts, and prepare compliance reports.  They will also oversee staff in field, laboratory, and office contexts.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a Principal Investigator and have experience preparing Work Plans, designing research and field methodologies, directing field crews including scheduling work, making individual or teamwork assignments, and leading the instruction of others in the use of equipment, technology, and field methods, performing and overseeing data interpretation, overseeing report production, and making determinations of eligibility and client recommendations.
• Scope archaeological projects and prepare technical and cost proposals. 
• Mentor junior staff in all aspects of archaeological investigations.
• Provide regulatory compliance support for Federal, state, municipal, and commercial clients. 
• Support all phases of archaeological investigation.
• Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and the review of documents.
• Write and review archaeological reports and/or prepare archaeological site forms and make decisions about project alternatives, NRHP evaluations, and effects on historic properties.
• Work with technical field, lab and office staff, managers and administrative staff to ensure that projects meet AECOM quality standards.
• As necessary, perform manual labor including excavation with shovels and moving wheelbarrows filled with dirt. 
• Hvae ability to perform bending, kneeling, standing, and lifting and carrying objects weighing 50 lbs. and have a tolerance for working in outdoor environments, including prolonged walking or standing on various terrain in a wide range of weather conditions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Meets the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology.
• Registered Professional Archaeologist
• MA, MS, or PhD in Archaeology, Anthropology, or related field + 6 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and / or education.
• Minimum 4 years of supervisory experience (e.g., Crew Chief, Field Director, Project Archaeologist).
• Valid Driver’s License and as a condition of employment, pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review.
• Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (ESRI Products), Global Positioning System (GPS), Total Station, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Statistical Analysis (ex., SAS or SPSS).
• Demonstrated experience writing technical reports and papers.
• Completion of a university-based archaeological field school.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Experience with Federal clients
• Experience with Department of Defense clients
• Experience with urban archaeology
• Experience with preparation of Memoranda of Agreement and/or Programmatic Agreements
• Experience interfacing with client representatives
• Experience preparing technical proposals and cost estimates.

Additional Information

• Relocation is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Travel is required for this position.