Archaeological Manager 1 (Principal Investigator)

GAI Consultants, Inc. is seeking an Archaeological Manager 1 (Principal Investigator) with expertise in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. You will assist the cultural resources director with providing expertise to GAI’s internal staff and clientele related to cultural resources management services while maintaining quality client services and growing GAI’s cultural resource business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs GAI personnel and sub-consultants who are responsible for performing cultural resources investigations, records reviews, archival research, ethnographic research, field surveys, testing, report writing, agency and Tribal consultations and archaeological data recoveries and other activities in support of compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and related regulations.
• Provides internal GAI staff, sub-consultants, and GAI’s clients with timely and proactive guidance to navigate complex cultural resource issues related to technical expertise.
• Assists director with developing solutions to regulatory situations as it pertains to National Historic Preservation Act compliance (Section 106 and Section 110).
• Actively identifies and communicates potential Project constraints during Project planning phases.
• May serve as a primary interface between GAI and regulatory agencies (e.g., State Historic Preservation Offices, Federal/State Land Managers, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, etc.), as well as Tribal interests.
• Assists the director and project manager with the successful integration of GAI’s cultural resource staff and sub-consultants into both internal and external project teams.
• Works directly with director, project managers and other project team members to develop proposals, and maintain controls on budgets, scopes, and schedules.
• Must be willing and able to travel to varied Project locations (including extended and overnight stays) up to 50% of the time, or as Project/Client needs dictate.
• Travel may be throughout the U.S.
• Travel may be required throughout the year.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and overtime to accommodate projects and clients in multiple time zones and to meet project schedules.
• Develop and present technical papers at least twice a year (one state and one regional/national presentation) at conferences or in journals and maintain current knowledge in technical areas
• Work with other GAI departments and staff to develop and implement short- and long-term marketing plans to grow the cultural resources group and support GAI overall business goals.

Job Qualifications (Experience, Essential Education and Skills Needed):

• Master’s degree in archaeology or a related field, and a minimum of 12 years of relevant and broad experience in the cultural resource management and consulting field.
• Must be listed in the Register of Professional Archaeologists.
• Understanding of multi-discipline characteristics within the cultural resource profession (such as history, archaeology, historic architecture, ethnography, and archives).
• Knowledge and expertise in federal and state cultural resource laws and regulations, including the National Historic Preservation Act and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.
• Exhibit an understanding of the relationship between Federal Actions and the NHPA, and similarly on how the NHPA integrates with other environmental regulations such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of archaeological issues and methodologies in the southwestern United States and holds or can obtain at hiring at least two PI permits at state and federal level.
• Ability and willingness to perform PI responsibilities from inventory to data recovery projects.
• Leadership skills with direct supervisory experience.
• Uses effective oral and written communication skills with staff, peers, clients, and managers.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work for oneself, GAI staff and sub-consultants.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

General Characteristics

• Ability to make effective presentations, write articles for publications, present at conferences, and begin to establish a reputation in the industry as a Cultural Resources Expert. Principal Investigator as needed the project. Well-rounded in