Archaeologist II
Phoenix, AZ
Salary Range: $55,000 – $65,000/ per year
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AECOM is seeking an Archaeologist II to join our growing Cultural Resources group in our Phoenix, AZ office. This is a hybrid role.
Responsibilities of this role include:
- Literature reviews and record checks.
- Conducting cultural resource surveys and archaeological monitoring and excavations.
- Documenting archaeological and historical resources; must be able to take accurate field notes, complete forms, and draw accurate profiles and plan view sketches.
- Using digital devices to record field data.
- Using a digital camera to photo-document artifacts, features, and sites and keeping an accurate photo log.
- Proficiency with standard word processing (Word) and workbook (Excel) software.
- Writing site descriptions and contributions to reports.
- Processing artifacts (washing, labeling, and cataloging) and performing basic analysis of artifacts.
About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.
AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.
AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- BA in anthropology/archaeology or closely related field.
- 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in cultural resource management/archaeology.
- Flexibility to travel overnight and out of state for up to a month or more at a time, if needed.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years or cultural resource management experience.
- Completion of Archaeological field school.
- Experience with implementing archaeological fieldwork logistics, protocols, and data collection.
- Knowledge of cultural resource field survey and excavation techniques, ability to process (wash, catalog, and label) recovered archaeological artifacts, properly fill out field and laboratory forms.
- Knowledge and understanding of equipment and technology used to collect and record archaeological data, including GPS applications and Microsoft applications.
- Ability to write well, including artifact, feature, site, and landscape descriptions.
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with other project staff.
- Familiarity with cultural resource management protocols and processes, including compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act.
- Some experience with conducting laboratory analysis of both prehistoric and historic material.
Additional information
- Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.