Archaeological Principal Investigator

As an Assistant Project Manager for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) in our Nashville, TN office, you’ll manage project teams supporting clients as they navigate complex cultural resource and historic preservation requirements, including compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. You’ll support public-sector, commercial, institutional, and energy clients while managing all phases of historic and prehistoric archaeological investigations.

Your work will include developing archaeological work plans, overseeing field investigations, coordinating artifact analysis and curation, preparing technical reports, and developing and implementing mitigation plans.

You’ll work closely with clients, contractors, government officials, and CEC’s multidisciplinary teams to support projects from early planning and design through regulatory review and construction. You’ll also contribute to the continued growth of CEC’s Cultural Resources Practice by helping manage projects, clients, and staff while supporting cultural resource needs nationwide.

At CEC, every team member is personally invested in serving our clients with integrity, delivering results that matter, and growing meaningful careers. As employee-owners, we’re accountable not just for our work, but for creating an environment that supports and challenges one another. Our people are our priority — and that’s what drives us to dig deeper, collaborate smarter, and build lasting relationships inside and outside of our company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage cultural resource projects supporting Section 106 compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act
• Manage historic and prehistoric archaeological investigations from project planning through completion
• Develop archaeological work plans and coordinate field investigations
• Oversee artifact analysis, documentation, and curation activities
• Prepare and review technical reports and other cultural resource documentation
• Develop and implement mitigation plans to address project-specific cultural resource requirements
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, government officials, and multidisciplinary project teams throughout project delivery
• Support the management and development of project staff across CEC’s Cultural Resources Practice
• Contribute to client development and the continued growth of CEC’s Cultural Resources Practice nationwide

• Advanced degree in anthropology, archaeology, history, architectural history or closely related field (e.g., must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines under 36
  
  CFR
  61)

• Supervisory field and analytic experience in general North American archaeology

• Archeological research, administration, or management

• Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion

• Ability to speak and write professionally

• Familiarity with GPS devices, geomorphological techniques, data collector/total station, and GIS

• Ability to work independently, and travel to field projects and/or CEC offices, as needed

• Preparation of proposals, work plans, and change orders

• Experience with the Tennessee Department of Transportation or other state transportation departments, and a general knowledge of the Section 106 implementation process of the Federal Highway…