Archaeologist Principal Investigator​/Project Manager

True Environmental, Inc. is seeking an Archaeologist Principal Investigator/Project Manager in Pocatello, ID. The role involves leading cultural resource investigations, managing field crews, and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Responsibilities include project management, proposal development, client coordination, and supervising junior staff. The position requires expertise in cultural resources and historic preservation, with a focus on projects in the Pacific Northwest.
Position: Archaeologist Principal Investigator /Project Manager

Sundance Consultants, a part of True Environmental and its partner firms, have united their strengths to establish the nation's premier environmental and engineering services consulting firm. This powerhouse organization offers an extensive range of services aimed at revolutionizing the built environment and preserving the natural one. Its diverse expertise encompasses environmental remediation, urban planning, engineering iconic coastal and marine structures, developing sustainable energy sources, and pioneering resource extraction methods.

With a workforce of over 450 dedicated professionals, including environmental experts, engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, surveyors, and construction management professionals, this dynamic organization operates in more than 20 offices across the U.S. Explore further at and to discover the full scope of our capabilities.

Career opportunity for an Archaeologist PI/Project Manager to lead cultural resources field crews and assist in the expansion of archaeology services in the greater Pacific Northwest of the United States. This position is responsible for developing work, leading and conducting all phases of cultural resource investigations under Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and other environmental planning projects, including but not limited to consultation, preparing data recovery and monitoring plans, lead field coordination and interpretation of state and federal laws and report writing.

The position may also require knowledge of and experience with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and writing sections related to cultural resources for proposed permitting actions.

The Archaeologist PI/PM will supervise and mentor junior or temporary level cultural resource personnel. The Archaeologist PI/PM will also frequently interact and coordinate with clients as well as agency and Tribal representatives. The Archaeologist PI/PM will be knowledgeable of federal, state, and local historic preservation and cultural resources regulations and demonstrate an established area of regional analytical expertise and/or archaeological research interests.
What you'll do:
• Lead cultural resources projects, business development opportunities and provide successful and independent management of archaeological and historic resources projects, including direction of field studies and assembly, supervision and direction of field teams.
• Lead technical and strategy elements of proposal development including scope, schedule and budget.
• Regularly coordinate with clients and company colleagues in the development of work in the region.
• Assist in invoicing, staff management, and budget tracking.
• Lead/Principal investigator for cultural resources projects including performing research, archaeological fieldwork surveys, monitoring, testing, and data recovery projects, historical research, preservation activities, report preparation, site forms and curation of archaeological artifacts.
• Coordinate project mobilization and demobilization to project sites.
• Support Section 106 and Section 110 of the NHPA, including analysis, technical studies and project permitting for a wide variety of private, federal, state and local government clients and tribal entities.
• Develop regional staff resources.
• Mentor and provide technical and operations resources for other staff and project managers and supervise cultural staff.
• Meeting project scope, schedule, and budget obligations for project management tasks.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality technical products through implementation of independent and quality review protocols.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience, preferably ten (10) years’ experience in progressively responsible cultural resource positions including management and/or educational experience in the desert southwest and intermountain west region; including experience with architectural historians.
• Able to use, or be familiar with, modern GPS technology and be able to use it in a remote location.
• Ability to meet deadlines while remaining…