Assistant Project Paleontologist (Temporary)
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, EEO, etc. Include only sections with real specific content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- About The Opportunity: description of role, location, project, etc. Could be "About the role" heading.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, project documentation; field leadership responsibilities, coordination of field crews, communication with clients and construction personnel; support of project schedules, budgets, deliverables; field assignments details (travel, schedule, etc). Also "What you will accomplish" list.
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications".
- Skills: maybe combine required/preferred? But we can separate.
- Benefits: mention project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, overtime pay provided as applicable. Also maybe "SWCA is a growing..." but that's about company, not benefits. Could include "Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable." Also maybe "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs..." but that's more benefits. However we need to include only if posting actually states them. It does state travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, overtime pay. Also mentions career development programs. Could include as benefits.
- Pay: explicit pay range: $26.52 - $33.66 hourly. So include Pay section.
- Schedule: mention work schedules: up to six days per week, long field days averaging 12 to 14 hours, extended travel and hotel stays often three weeks or longer. Also field assignments details. So schedule section.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include EEO boilerplate etc. Remove lines about accommodation, EOE, diversity, etc. Also remove "If you need accommodation..." lines. Also remove "SWCA is committed to salary equity..." maybe that's part of pay? Actually they mention pay transparency; but we already have pay range. The statement about SWCA commits to salary equity is boilerplate; we can drop. Also remove "EOE - women, minorities..." etc. Also remove "At SWCA Environmental Consultants..." diversity statements. Also remove "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs..." maybe that's a benefit but could be considered boilerplate? It's specific to SWCA; but it's about career development. Might keep as benefit? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The career development statement is not exactly EEO; it's about benefits. Might keep.
But we need to be careful not to include duplicated lines.
Let's extract content.
About The Opportunity paragraph:
"SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Temporary Assistant Project Paleontologist to support projects in our Rocky Mountain Plains region, based out of the Denver or Sheridan office. This position will primarily support an ongoing paleontological mitigation project in southwestern Wyoming through October 2026, with potential extension into early 2027 and opportunities for future project work across the western United States. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of Wyoming mitigation experience and four years of professional paleontological mitigation experience overall. Preference will be given to candidates who currently qualify as a Wyoming Paleontological Resource Use Permit Field Agent. Working under the direction of a Paleontology Lead, the Assistant Project Paleontologist will oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, and project documentation. This role includes field leadership responsibilities, coordination of field crews, communication with clients and construction personnel, and support of project schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Projects may include energy transmission, oil and gas, mining, and other infrastructure developments throughout the western United States. Field Assignments Typically Involve Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longerWork schedules of up to six days per weekLong field days averaging 12 to 14 hoursWork in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable. Candidates located in Colorado, Wyoming, or Utah are preferred, although qualified applicants throughout the western United States will be considered. Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission."
We need to remove application instructions (deadline, review, etc). So cut that part.
Thus About the role prose: up to before "Application deadline:" maybe.
Now Responsibilities: Could be derived from "Working under the direction..." and "What you will accomplish" list.
Let's list responsibilities:
- Oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, and project documentation.
- Field leadership responsibilities.
- Coordination of field crews.
- Communication with clients and construction personnel.
- Support of project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Serve as the lead paleontology professional on field projects, acting as a permitted Field Agent or Principal Investigator, as applicable.
- Supervise and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, and data collection activities.
- Plan and coordinate field efforts, including staffing, equipment, logistics, and daily work assignments.
- Ensure data accuracy, quality control, and completion of field documentation and deliverables.
- Prepare or contribute to technical reports, impact assessments, and management recommendations.
- Track project schedules, budgets, and performance metrics to support successful project execution.
- Mentor and direct field, laboratory, and junior staff.
- Communicate effectively with project managers, clients, agencies, contractors, and field teams.
- Support and uphold SWCA and client safety requirements.
- Maintain SWCA's standards for scientific quality, ethics, and professionalism.
Some duplicates; we can combine.
Now Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list.
Required Qualifications:
- Must qualify as a Wyoming Paleontological Resource Use Permit Field Agent.
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Paleontology, Geology, Biology, or a related field preferred. Bachelor's degree may be considered with equivalent Wyoming based experience and project leadership responsibilities.
- Minimum four years of professional paleontological consulting experience with increasing responsibility.
- Minimum two years of paleontological mitigation experience in Wyoming.
- Experience leading field crews and conducting construction monitoring projects.
- Experience preparing or contributing to paleontological mitigation reports for BLM or other regulatory agencies.
- Strong knowledge of Wyoming and Rocky Mountain Plains geology, paleontology, fossil identification, mitigation methods, and field techniques.
- Experience with fossil identification, excavation, documentation, curation, and laboratory methods.
- Valid driver's license and ability to operate four wheel drive vehicles on rugged roads.
- Ability to travel extensively, work extended schedules, hike up to eight miles per day, lift up to 40 pounds, and work in demanding outdoor environments.
Now Preferred Qualifications:
- Qualification on multiple BLM and state paleontology permits.
- Experience supporting energy, transmission, mining, or oil and gas projects.
- MSHA, OSHA, CPR, and First Aid certifications.
- Experience throughout the Rocky Mountain Plains or broader western United States.
Now Skills: maybe combine some of the above? Could list skills like "Fossil identification, excavation, documentation, curation, laboratory methods", "Field leadership", "Project coordination", "Technical report writing", "Safety compliance". But we might not need a separate Skills section if we already have Required and Preferred. However instruction: Use sections only when posting has real specific content. We have Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications; we could treat them as Requirements and Qualifications sections. Skills could be omitted if not distinct. But we could create a Skills section summarizing abilities like "Fossil identification, field leadership, project coordination, technical reporting, safety compliance". However that might be invented. Better to omit Skills if not explicitly listed as skills. The posting does not have a separate "Skills" heading; we could still create a Skills section if we can extract skill-like statements from Required/Preferred. But risk of inventing. Safer to omit Skills section.
Benefits: "Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable." Also maybe "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff." That's a benefit. Also "We believe in promoting from within..." but that's more about internal candidates. Could include career development.
Pay: explicit pay range.
Schedule: "Field Assignments Typically Involve Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longerWork schedules of up to six days per weekLong field days averaging 12 to 14 hoursWork in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions". Also maybe "Ability to travel extensively, work extended schedules". So schedule section.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay provided as applicable.
- Career development programs and award‑winning Career Landscape support resources.
Pay
Hourly pay range: $26.52 – $33.66 (actual pay depends on experience, qualifications, location, client requirements, and other factors permitted by law).
Schedule
- Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longer.
- Work schedules of up to six days per week.
- Long field days averaging 12 to 14 hours.
- Work in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions.
We must ensure no duplicated lines. Also ensure we didn't include boilerplate like "EEO", "accommodations", "If you need accommodation", "SWCA is committed to salary equity", "EOE", diversity statements, "If you require assistance with the application process", "Application deadline", etc.
Check About the role prose: we need to include all substantive info before application deadline. Let's craft a concise paragraph preserving details.
About the role paragraph:
"SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Temporary Assistant Project Paleontologist to support projects in the Rocky Mountain Plains region, based out of the Denver or Sheridan office. The position will primarily support an ongoing paleontological mitigation project in southwestern Wyoming through October 2026, with potential extension into early 2027 and opportunities for future project work across the western United States. The ideal candidate has at least two years of Wyoming mitigation experience and four years of professional paleontological mitigation experience overall, with preference for those who currently qualify as a Wyoming Paleontological Resource Use Permit Field Agent. Working under the direction of a Paleontology Lead, the Assistant Project Paleontologist will oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, and project documentation, including field leadership responsibilities, coordination of field crews, communication with clients and construction personnel, and support of project schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Projects may include energy transmission, oil and gas, mining, and other infrastructure developments throughout the western United States. Candidates located in Colorado, Wyoming,
for prose. Do not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, EEO, etc. Include only sections with real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - About The Opportunity: description of role, location, project, etc. Could be "About the role" heading. - Responsibilities: list of duties: oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, project documentation; field leadership responsibilities, coordination of field crews, communication with clients and construction personnel; support of project schedules, budgets, deliverables; field assignments details (travel, schedule, etc). Also "What you will accomplish" list. - Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list. - Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications". - Skills: maybe combine required/preferred? But we can separate. - Benefits: mention project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, overtime pay provided as applicable. Also maybe "SWCA is a growing..." but that's about company, not benefits. Could include "Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable." Also maybe "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs..." but that's more benefits. However we need to include only if posting actually states them. It does state travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, overtime pay. Also mentions career development programs. Could include as benefits. - Pay: explicit pay range: $26.52 - $33.66 hourly. So include Pay section. - Schedule: mention work schedules: up to six days per week, long field days averaging 12 to 14 hours, extended travel and hotel stays often three weeks or longer. Also field assignments details. So schedule section. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include EEO boilerplate etc. Remove lines about accommodation, EOE, diversity, etc. Also remove "If you need accommodation..." lines. Also remove "SWCA is committed to salary equity..." maybe that's part of pay? Actually they mention pay transparency; but we already have pay range. The statement about SWCA commits to salary equity is boilerplate; we can drop. Also remove "EOE - women, minorities..." etc. Also remove "At SWCA Environmental Consultants..." diversity statements. Also remove "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs..." maybe that's a benefit but could be considered boilerplate? It's specific to SWCA; but it's about career development. Might keep as benefit? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The career development statement is not exactly EEO; it's about benefits. Might keep. But we need to be careful not to include duplicated lines. Let's extract content. About The Opportunity paragraph: "SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Temporary Assistant Project Paleontologist to support projects in our Rocky Mountain Plains region, based out of the Denver or Sheridan office. This position will primarily support an ongoing paleontological mitigation project in southwestern Wyoming through October 2026, with potential extension into early 2027 and opportunities for future project work across the western United States. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of Wyoming mitigation experience and four years of professional paleontological mitigation experience overall. Preference will be given to candidates who currently qualify as a Wyoming Paleontological Resource Use Permit Field Agent. Working under the direction of a Paleontology Lead, the Assistant Project Paleontologist will oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, and project documentation. This role includes field leadership responsibilities, coordination of field crews, communication with clients and construction personnel, and support of project schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Projects may include energy transmission, oil and gas, mining, and other infrastructure developments throughout the western United States. Field Assignments Typically Involve Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longerWork schedules of up to six days per weekLong field days averaging 12 to 14 hoursWork in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable. Candidates located in Colorado, Wyoming, or Utah are preferred, although qualified applicants throughout the western United States will be considered. Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission." We need to remove application instructions (deadline, review, etc). So cut that part. Thus About the role prose: up to before "Application deadline:" maybe. Now Responsibilities: Could be derived from "Working under the direction..." and "What you will accomplish" list. Let's list responsibilities: - Oversee and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, data collection, quality assurance, and project documentation. - Field leadership responsibilities. - Coordination of field crews. - Communication with clients and construction personnel. - Support of project schedules, budgets, and deliverables. - Serve as the lead paleontology professional on field projects, acting as a permitted Field Agent or Principal Investigator, as applicable. - Supervise and conduct paleontological monitoring, surveys, fossil recovery, and data collection activities. - Plan and coordinate field efforts, including staffing, equipment, logistics, and daily work assignments. - Ensure data accuracy, quality control, and completion of field documentation and deliverables. - Prepare or contribute to technical reports, impact assessments, and management recommendations. - Track project schedules, budgets, and performance metrics to support successful project execution. - Mentor and direct field, laboratory, and junior staff. - Communicate effectively with project managers, clients, agencies, contractors, and field teams. - Support and uphold SWCA and client safety requirements. - Maintain SWCA's standards for scientific quality, ethics, and professionalism. Some duplicates; we can combine. Now Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list. Required Qualifications: - Must qualify as a Wyoming Paleontological Resource Use Permit Field Agent. - Master's degree or Ph.D. in Paleontology, Geology, Biology, or a related field preferred. Bachelor's degree may be considered with equivalent Wyoming based experience and project leadership responsibilities. - Minimum four years of professional paleontological consulting experience with increasing responsibility. - Minimum two years of paleontological mitigation experience in Wyoming. - Experience leading field crews and conducting construction monitoring projects. - Experience preparing or contributing to paleontological mitigation reports for BLM or other regulatory agencies. - Strong knowledge of Wyoming and Rocky Mountain Plains geology, paleontology, fossil identification, mitigation methods, and field techniques. - Experience with fossil identification, excavation, documentation, curation, and laboratory methods. - Valid driver's license and ability to operate four wheel drive vehicles on rugged roads. - Ability to travel extensively, work extended schedules, hike up to eight miles per day, lift up to 40 pounds, and work in demanding outdoor environments. Now Preferred Qualifications: - Qualification on multiple BLM and state paleontology permits. - Experience supporting energy, transmission, mining, or oil and gas projects. - MSHA, OSHA, CPR, and First Aid certifications. - Experience throughout the Rocky Mountain Plains or broader western United States. Now Skills: maybe combine some of the above? Could list skills like "Fossil identification, excavation, documentation, curation, laboratory methods", "Field leadership", "Project coordination", "Technical report writing", "Safety compliance". But we might not need a separate Skills section if we already have Required and Preferred. However instruction: Use sections only when posting has real specific content. We have Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications; we could treat them as Requirements and Qualifications sections. Skills could be omitted if not distinct. But we could create a Skills section summarizing abilities like "Fossil identification, field leadership, project coordination, technical reporting, safety compliance". However that might be invented. Better to omit Skills if not explicitly listed as skills. The posting does not have a separate "Skills" heading; we could still create a Skills section if we can extract skill-like statements from Required/Preferred. But risk of inventing. Safer to omit Skills section. Benefits: "Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay will be provided as applicable." Also maybe "SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff." That's a benefit. Also "We believe in promoting from within..." but that's more about internal candidates. Could include career development. Pay: explicit pay range. Schedule: "Field Assignments Typically Involve Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longerWork schedules of up to six days per weekLong field days averaging 12 to 14 hoursWork in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions". Also maybe "Ability to travel extensively, work extended schedules". So schedule section. Now we need to format. We'll produce:
About the role
... prose ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- Project related travel, lodging, rental vehicles, per diem, and overtime pay provided as applicable.
- Career development programs and award‑winning Career Landscape support resources.
Pay
Hourly pay range: $26.52 – $33.66 (actual pay depends on experience, qualifications, location, client requirements, and other factors permitted by law).
Schedule
- Extended travel and hotel stays, often three weeks or longer.
- Work schedules of up to six days per week.
- Long field days averaging 12 to 14 hours.
- Work in remote locations, rugged terrain, and varying weather conditions.