Archaeological Field Director | NV

** Qualified candidates must have the experience necessary to be permitted statewide by the BLM in Nevada.**

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Reports To: Project Manager II

Job Type: Full-Time, Regular

Compensation: $32 - $41 per hour, based on relevant experience

About Eocene Environmental Group:

Our team has spent the past two decades providing environmental, utility vegetation management (UVM), software and sustainability services. We are fortunate to be a part of the Wright Service Corp. family, which has helped us establish a strong foundation for continued growth and success.

Through a strategic alignment of values and goals, four Wright Service Corp. entities joined and integrated into one, operating as Eocene Environmental Group. These four entities are:

• Forestry & Utility Division

• Environmental Division

• Technology & Innovation Division

• Sustainability Division

JOB SUMMARY: The Archaeological Field Director will plan and support cultural resources projects throughout Nevada, including fieldwork coordination, field data management, deliverables preparation and support, agency coordination, and other cultural resources-related project activities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:

• Pre-field literature reviews

• Background and archival research

• Plan and coordinate fieldwork

• Assess and manage field data collected by others

• Archaeological site and isolate field documentation

• NRHP eligibility evaluations

• Draft deliverables preparation and deliverable revisions

• Daily monitoring and/or inspection forms

• Draft monitoring reports, testing and excavation logs, and excavation technical reports

• Coordinate with state and federal agencies

• Review cultural resource documents on behalf of state and federal agencies

• Serve as a Field Director or Principal Investigator

• Conduct Class III (intensive pedestrian) cultural resources inventory

• Document archaeological sites and IOs/IFs

• Conduct probing, shovel testing, and/or data recovery excavation

• Conduct archaeological monitoring during various construction activities

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings

• Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright’s and Eocene Environmental Group'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

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.

• Position will require outside travel

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's degree in archaeology, anthropology, or closely related field

• Completion of a field school

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience

• Permitted or qualified for agency permitting based on the SOI Professional Qualification Standards statewide in Nevada

• Permitted or permittable on BLM lands statewide in Nevada

• Proficient in prehistoric and/or historic archaeology statewide in Nevada

• Proficient in documenting archaeological sites and isolates statewide in Nevada

• Use hand-held field technology (i.e., ArcGIS phone/tablet application paired with sub-meter GPS receivers)

• Survey an average of 50 acres/8 miles per day (not including resource documentation) and carry personal health and safety equipment (i.e., personal water, sunscreen, etc.)

• Work in moderate weather conditions (fluctuating temperatures and inclement weather, including rain and snow)

• Perform work duties independently and efficiently, while working in a team setting

• Ability to follow instruction and to make adjustments when provided feedback

• Organized, motivated, thorough, accurate, dependable, and trustworthy

• Excellent navigational skills (GPS and compass) and ability to navigate and drive 4WD vehicles

• Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact an