On-Call Staff Archaeologist (southeast)

About the role

Jacobs is seeking Staff Archaeologists to support a variety of projects across Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Alabama. This position provides cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction services to commercial clients.

Responsibilities

• Support cultural resources compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and various state regulations.
• Work under the guidance of senior cultural resources staff.
• Conduct fieldwork, including excavation, soil identification, and artifact identification.
• Write compliance reports and complete site forms.
• Travel frequently and for long periods of time, as needed.

Requirements

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology/Archaeology/CRM.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional archaeological field work experience.
• Experience in construction monitoring and collaborating with tribal monitors.
• Basic knowledge of historic preservation laws and policies, including NEPA, NHPA, ARPA, NAGPRA, and California state regulations and cultural resources policies.
• Experience using GPS technology, including EOS, FieldMap applications, Survey123, among others.
• Basic soil identification and proficiency with basic feature and artifact identification.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of walking for long periods of time over rugged terrain, excavating shovel tests and test units, screening soil, and carrying field equipment.
• Motivated and able to work safely with minimum supervision.
• Experience leading crews in the field and conducting research, literature reviews, and cartographic reviews.
• Willing and able to travel frequently and for long periods of time, as needed.
• Comfort in working independently in the field and office.
• Experience and comfort in working independently in the field and office.
• Background in the consulting environment.
• Experience conducting research, literature reviews, and cartographic reviews.
• Experience writing compliance reports and completing site forms.
• HAZWOPER certification.
• OSHA-10 certification.