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Archaeologist Principal Investigator/Project Director

New Mexico💼 Full-time🗓 2025-11-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead cultural resources field crews and manage archaeological investigations, data recovery, and permitting under NHPA Section 106/110 in the New Mexico desert southwest.

Role type

Senior IC Principal Investigator / Project Director (Archaeology)

Builds

Cultural resource management plans, data recovery reports, and permitting documentation for private, federal, state, and tribal clients.

Domain

Environmental consulting / Cultural heritage preservation / Desert Southwest archaeology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

archaeological fieldwork, data recovery, report writing, NHPA Section 106/110 compliance, team supervision, project management, GIS data management, proposal development, regulatory analysis

Preferred skills

state and federal permit holding (TX, UT, CO, NV), 10+ years field experience, experience with architectural historians

Technologies

GIS, MS Office suite

Responsibilities

Lead cultural resources projects including research, surveys, monitoring, and data recovery; supervise and mentor junior cultural resource personnel; coordinate project mobilization and demobilization; manage project scope, schedule, and budget; ensure quality review protocols; interact with clients, agencies, and Tribal representatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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