Principal Investigator, Archaeologist – Project Manager

True Environmental

. Lead cultural resources projects, business development opportunities, and independently manage archaeological and historic resources projects.

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading cultural resources projects, including archaeological fieldwork, project management, and regulatory compliance. Proficient in client coordination, team supervision, and technical report preparation, with a strong focus on quality and detail-oriented execution.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cultural Resources Project ManagementArchaeological FieldworkProposal DevelopmentSection 106 ComplianceSupervisory Experience

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningData RecoveryHistorical ResearchArtifact CurationBudget TrackingField CoordinationTechnical WritingGPS TechnologyRegulatory InterpretationEnvironmental Planning

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationProblem SolvingDetail-OrientedTeam Oriented

Tools & Technologies

MS Office SuiteGPS Technology

Certifications & Qualifications

Master's Degree in Archaeology or AnthropologyRegistered Professional Archaeologist

Industry Keywords

Cultural ResourcesNHPADesert SouthwestIntermountain WestTribal CoordinationField StudiesSite FormsMonitoring PlansPermittingClient Coordination

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead cultural resources projects, business development opportunities, and independently manage archaeological and historic resources projects.
Direct field studies and assemble, supervise, and direct field teams.
Lead technical and strategy elements of proposal development, including scope, schedule, and budget.
Coordinate with clients and company colleagues in developing regional work.
Assist in invoicing, staff management, and budget tracking.
Serve as lead/principal investigator for cultural resources projects, including research, archaeological fieldwork surveys, monitoring, testing, data recovery, historical research, preservation activities, report preparation, site forms, and artifact curation.
Coordinate project mobilization and demobilization.
Support Section 106 and Section 110 of the NHPA through analysis, technical studies, and permitting for private, federal, state, local government, and Tribal clients.
Develop regional staff resources.
Mentor staff and project managers, provide technical and operational resources, and supervise cultural staff.
Meet project scope, schedule, and budget obligations.
Ensure high-quality technical products through independent and quality review protocols.
Lead cultural resources investigations and environmental planning projects, including consultation, data recovery and monitoring plans, field coordination, regulatory interpretation, and report writing.
Interact and coordinate with clients, agency representatives, and Tribal representatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 detail-oriented, organized, and able to work well on simultaneous tasks and be team oriented.
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication, professional writing, problem solving skills.
Demonstrated skills and experience in project planning, development, and management.
Ability to work independently with general supervision.
Proficiency with MS Office suite.
Ability to satisfactorily pass pre-employment and post-employment drug and alcohol tests.
Valid driver's license and good driving record.
Must be eligible to be employed in the US.
Preferred: permitted or able to be permitted in Oregon, Washington, and/or Idaho; California and Nevada also considered.
Preferred: experience and capability across the continental US in providing cultural resources support.
Preferred: Registered Professional Archaeologist.
Preferred: Oregon or Washington resident.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time employment
Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics