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Archaeologist Principal Investigator - ( 240004M5 )
Description
Stantec is seeking an energetic, self-motivated, team-oriented, and resourceful Senior Archaeologist / Team Lead to join our team based out of Texas or Louisiana. This is a career opportunity for an archaeologist to support growth for an existing cultural resources team for a leading environmental consulting firm. This team provides Section 106 / NEPA analysis, technical studies, and project permitting for a wide variety of private and federal, state, and local government clients in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and surrounding states.
Your Opportunity
Your role will be to serve as Principal Investigator for archeological projects, primarily in Texas and Louisiana, and will both support our existing environmental services teams and also manage projects involving compliance with cultural resources laws and regulations for clients in the transportation, energy, and water sectors. Projects range in scale from desktop reviews to Phase III data recovery operations, and you will be responsible for overseeing primary research, material analyses, report production, and provide general administrative support as assigned to block surveys, evaluation projects, or data recovery efforts.
You will assist with task management, proposal writing and budgeting, supervise field support staff, conduct desk analysis of cultural resources, and prepare reports as required. This position will require some field work (25% or less of the time) and therefore requires the ability to work outdoors in remote locations and for extended periods under all weather conditions, often traversing rugged terrain, demonstrating awareness for workplace safety; and ability to work independently when conditions are appropriate or with limited supervision.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Supervising technicians, crew chiefs, project archaeologists, and other technical staff
- Developing research designs and permit applications for archeological research
- Conducting / leading archival research
- Supervising the recording archaeological and historic resources in the field
- Supporting and conducting client, resource agency, and landowner / land agent coordination
- Preparing and supporting the preparation of documents such as background studies, agency coordination letters, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 consultation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document sections, and technical reports; curating archaeological materials and field records at state and federal repositories; providing direction in field protocols and safety considerations
- Performing real-time quality control on project documentation
- Mentoring / leading small teams of junior staff
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Required :
Preferred :
Education and Experience
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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Benefits Summary : Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term / long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary / casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : United States-Texas-Austin
Other Locations : United States-Texas-Plano, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-Texas-Irving, United States-Louisiana-New Orleans, United States-Texas-Houston, United States-Texas-Corpus Christi, United States-Louisiana-Baton Rouge
Organization : BC-2353 EnvSvcs-US Gulf West
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Dec 26, 2024, 7 : 32 : 32 AM
Req ID : 240004M5
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