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POSITION TITLE: Archaeology- Senior Archeologist

JOB SUMMARY: Sapphos Environmental, Inc. is an environmental planning and resource management company located in Pasadena. We are currently recruiting a Senior Archeologist I to join our cultural resources team. The Senior Archeologist is a core member of the team responsible for successfully executing all aspects of project implementation.

Under the supervision of the Cultural Resources Manager, this full-time, permanent position will entail project management, including schedule management; Phase I, II, and III investigations and mitigation monitoring; preparation of technical reports; analysis of project impacts on archaeological resources under NEPA, CEQA, and NHP.

The Senior Archaeologist may serve as a Field Director or Principal Investigator based on work experience and education.

Responsibilities:

· Leading fieldwork (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring), archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and GIS mapping.

· Gathering data and other information to be used in the preparation of environmental reports.

· Working both independently and under the supervision of senior staff.

· Leading or assisting with project management and preparing proposal scopes and budgets.

· Providing specialist technical advice on cultural resource management to clients.

· Liaising and developing positive relationships with clients

· Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

· Ability to organize data in an efficient and clear manner.

· Interpreting and recording data, conducting analyses, and comparing findings to relevant studies and local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.

· Working independently and as part of a team.

· Flexibility and willingness to support multiple projects, including occasional travel.

· Being innovative and a problem solver.

· Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to the manager.

· Participating in marketing and business development efforts in pursuit of new clients and projects.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

· Experience in California cultural resources management with a working command of federal and state cultural resources statutes

· Operational knowledge of the prehistory and history of California and the Southwest

· Experience in the inventory and evaluation of prehistoric and historic archaeological resources

· Experience writing quality regulatory compliance documents

· Experience in California cultural resources management with a working command of federal and state cultural resources statutes

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

· Satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology.

· Registering for Professional Archaeologists (RPA) status is required.

· MA/MS in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.

· 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in historic and/or prehistoric archaeology and cultural resources management.

· Willingness/ability to travel and conduct fieldwork throughout Southern California.

· A valid driver’s license

Salary: $75,000- $105,000 DOE

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