Archaeologist

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At EBI we’re committed to providing deep technical, industry and commercial real estate expertise to help our clients navigate complexity and realize maximum value for their assets. For 35 years we’ve been helping investors, lenders, owners, developers, contractors, and property managers mitigate risk and optimize their built facilities for maximum economic value. We’re unique in our ability to deliver high quality, responsive services across the entire asset lifecycle, from rapid assessments, to advisory, to implementation and verification services, nationwide.

Unlike other environmental consulting firms, we provide the full suite of commercial real estate and asset management services through to improvement and verification. Our experts leverage our proprietary assessment methodologies, benchmarking, regulation, and analytics tools across six core domains.

EBI is your environmental, sustainability, engineering and health and safety partner, nationwide.

Assess. Advise. Improve. Verify.

EBI Consulting is seeking a full‑time Archaeologist responsible for completing file reviews/background research, conducting field surveys and fieldwork, authoring reports, and completing Federal Communications Commission Forms 620 and 621, as needed. The successful candidate will have demonstrated capability to write technical reports at all levels of complexity. This position may be trained to complete Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and NEPA tasks.

The position will report directly to the National Technical Director and will be a fully remote, work‑from‑home position. The majority of clients this position will support will be located in or around Chicago so candidates will need to already be established in this market. This is a field‑based position, with upwards of 40% local and regional travel expected. Candidates must have previous experience with travel and be comfortable with this model to be considered.

• Completing Class I Surveys—background research for proposed projects including map, aerial, and literature reviews and reviewing SHPO databases for known archaeological sites and surveys.
• Conducting Class III Surveys/Phase 1A & Phase 1B surveys—visiting the proposed Project Site and conducting a pedestrian survey and/or systematic subsurface testing.
• Recording archaeological sites, and completing relevant site forms and determinations of eligibility.
• Archaeological Monitoring of construction.
• Authoring technical reports, including Class III reports and desk based analyses.

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology or Archaeology required.
• Must meet the state Principal Investigator requirements and/or have a minimum of two years’ full‑time experience in the region in research, writing, teaching, interpretation, or other demonstrable professional activity with an academic institution, historic organization or agency, museum, or other professional institution.
• Register of Professional Archaeologists preferred.
• Must be Secretary of the Interior Qualified by meeting the archaeological qualifications described in the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Guidelines (Federal Register 48:190:) (United States Department of the Interior 1983).

At EBI, we cultivate a welcoming and collaborative culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and encourage diverse candidates to apply. We do not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as a protected veteran or individuals with disabilities, nor do we discriminate based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

All vendors are expected to maintain a working environment free from discrimination or harassment.

The reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is $60,000 - $75,000. The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. This position may also be eligible for a bonus whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual performance. The actual compensation offered will be based on a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to;

geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, knowledge, skills/level, qualifications and budget. For an overview of our benefits, please refer to our website.

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