Archaeologist​/Architectural Historian

Tetra Tech is adding a Staff Archaeologist to our Cultural Resources team for technical project support on United States and US territories. This remote position requires US citizenship due to the clients we work with.

Tetra Tech Inc. is seeking a professional, motivated, and intelligent candidate to fill one Archaeologist/Architectural Historian position for our Federal NEPA, NHPA, and Environmental Compliance team. The person selected will become a part of the Tetra Tech Environmental Government Services cultural resources team. The selected candidate will serve in a dual role as architectural historian and archaeologist, working across multidisciplinary teams to evaluate historic resources and ensure compliance with federal preservation laws as well as conducting a variety of technical writing, field, administrative, and project planning tasks to support Federal, State, and commercial contracts.

Project assignments will primarily be in the continental United States and Pacific territories, with all report and other deliverable production tasks to be performed as remote work.

• Serve as architectural history SME supporting projects nationwide.
• Conduct and oversee built environment surveys, including historic buildings, structures, and districts.
• Evaluate resources for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility, including integrity assessments and criteria determinations.
• Complete and review historic structure inventory forms and documentation (e.g., state forms, DOE forms).
• Support and/or lead HABS/HAER/HALS-level documentation for federal projects.
• Develop historic contexts, thematic studies, and significance arguments to support compliance and planning.
• Participate in strategic growth of built environment services.
• Support proposal preparation, scope development, and cost estimating.
• Assist in mentorship and training of staff in both archaeology and architectural history.
• Support Federal, State, and commercial projects with the development of desktop reviews, work plans, technical reports, archaeological and built environment surveys, data collection, monitoring, evaluative testing, and site mitigation across multiple states.
• Work on portions of large technical reports, NEPA documents, and cultural resources management plans.
• Work independently on contract deliverables such as letter reports, technical reports, and work plans.
• Support and report to your supervisor and individual project leads for project needs.
• Support Project Managers to identify, plan, and track project deliverables.
• Work with clients, State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation offices, and other stakeholders to meet Section 106 compliance requirements.
• Author cultural resource sections of NEPA documents including, but not limited to, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to team members in support of their functions.
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards.
• Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline, knowledge and awareness.
• Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns.
• Additional duties as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Master’s degree in Anthropology/Archaeology or related field
• Meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Architectural Historian and Archeology
• 10 years of cultural resource management experience
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed, approximately 25%
• Ability to identify, record, and analyze archaeological artifacts, features, and sites in-field and through GIS
• Experience with leading and managing technical writing teams and QAQC
• Management experience on large projects and/or large project SME experience
• Proficiency with…