Staff Archaeologist

About the role

Tetra Tech's Permitting & Resource Management operations is seeking an Archaeologist to join our high-performing team to assist in our continued provision of top-of-the-line client services. The position will require some project travel that will range in duration from one-to-two day sessions to eight-day on/six-days off sessions to shorter time periods and day trips depending on project location and scale. For overnight travel, crew members will receive per diem based on current GSA rates for the area and paid single occupancy hotel. Potential projects include, but are not limited to project management, report and proposal writing, field inventory, monitoring, evaluative testing, visual resource assessment, and site mitigation for prehistoric and historic cultural resources.

Responsibilities

• Project health and safety compliance
• Perform field work including conducting pedestrian inventory, site recording, evaluative testing, NRHP evaluations, and construction monitoring
• Office-based tasks include completing file searches, field preparation, resource form completions, and assisting with technical reporting and proposal writing
• Support cultural resource investigations associated with federal, state, tribal, and local regulations
• Follow agency, state, and client requirements for resource documentation
• Work under direction of field leads and project managers
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including environmental sciences, engineers, planners, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Archeology and/or Anthropology
• Attended an archaeological field school (focus on North American archaeology a plus)
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience working in cultural resource management
• Experience conducting archaeological and cultural resource field work including surveys, monitoring, testing, site recording, and documentation
• Knowledge of federal and state cultural resource regulations
• Familiarity with MS Office Suite
• Familiarity with Google Earth Pro and/or ESRI ArcGIS
• Familiarity with Trimble and/or related GPS systems
• Pre-employment drug screening in compliance with state regulations
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions

Preferred Qualifications

• ESRI GIS Software experience

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel and perform fieldwork (approximately 40% or more travel required)
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 35 lbs
• Ability to walk over open/rugged terrain outdoors regardless of weather conditions

Work Environment

Work will occur in outdoor open/rugged terrain and in varied weather conditions and environmental factors. Office-based tasks will consist of frequent periods of time sitting or standing at a desk using a computer and other office equipment.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday work schedule (40 hours). Occasionally, extended hours may be required based on project and/or client needs. Work will be performed primarily in a field setting, remote, and/or occasionally an office setting.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long & Short-Term Disability, Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Financial Benefits: Group Term Life, Optional Group Term Life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Health Savings Account, 401K, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Time Off with Pay, Employee Assistance Program, Adoption Assistance, Leaves of Absence
• Merit-based financial rewards
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth