Principal Investigator

Overview

HDR is currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Archeologist to join our team in one of our following office locations:
Oklahoma City or Tulsa in Oklahoma.

In this role, as a key member of our Area team located in Oklahoma, we'll count on you to:

• Manage archaeological surveys and site documentation, including feature and artifact identification and analyses; performing shovel tests; mechanical trenching and profiling; test unit and block excavation; site descriptions; photographs; and mapping.
• Possess the technical knowledge and experience to supervise archaeological field technicians and crew chiefs in field and office settings.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams in our Resources (strong focus on power market sector), Transportation, and Water Business Groups in the South-Central region and nationally to help plan, staff, and execute major cultural resource management efforts.
• Participate in training junior staff in field methodologies, template report writing, and artifact identification and analyses.
• Manage the production of professional quality reports for National Historic Preservation Act, Antiquities Code of Texas, and National Environmental Policy Act compliance.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of research designs for large-scale surveys, eligibility testing, and data recovery projects.
• When needed, conduct data analysis and research; specifically, lithic analysis in a lab setting.
• In collaboration with North Texas Archeology Section Manager, participate in marketing and business development to cultivate future opportunities for cultural resource services as well as public outreach opportunities to promote HDR’s cultural resource team regionally and to develop and enhance current team’s skill set and exposure to the state and national archeological communities.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Must be able to record cultural resources in the field without any physical assistance (this could include hiking short distances in scrub and native vegetation).
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in person, by telephone and email.
• Must be able to effectively work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments.
• Work hours other than 8 to 5 which may include weekends and/or night shifts
• Must have a valid Driver’s License and be able to operate a vehicle day or night
• Approximately 50-75% travel required including being away from home for long-periods (potentially multiple weeks) of time for larger projects.

• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology. With eligibility testing and data recovery projects pending as part of the workload, archeologists with experience in any of the following are encouraged to apply: bioarcheology, zoo archaeology, geoarchaeology, GPR/magnetometer survey, and/or ceramic analyses.
• Minimum five years' experience managing junior staff during fieldwork and report preparation.
• Excavation management experience
• Experience identifying and recording prehistoric and historic resources.
• Must be able to perform physically demanding tasks in adverse environmental conditions (e.g., rugged terrain, remote locations, hot and cold temperatures).
• Must have good organizational skills, a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn and execute new tasks.
• Applicants will be required to submit both a writing sample and verifiable references.
• Competence in Microsoft Word, Excel and Project.

• Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Architectural History or closely related field
• A minimum of 5 years experience in cultural resource projects
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Must demonstrate knowledge of and experience with project compliance-related activities including consultation, quality assurance and reviews
• Willingness to work under varied weather conditions
• Successful candidates must be familiar with field study design and documentation, regulatory framework for cultural resource management, and GIS utilities
• An attitude and commitment to being an…