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Archaeological Field Lead

Stantec
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Riverview, FL, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness Program

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Your Opportunity

Join Stantec's Cultural Resources team as an Archaeological Field Lead based out of the Riverview, FL, Alpharetta, GA or Mobile, AL offices to play an integral role in leading archaeological surveys, testing, data recovery, and monitoring. 

This is a full-time, temporary, project-based position that requires extensive travel, including deployments of up to three months at a time. While the role is initially tied to project needs, there is potential for conversion to a regular full-time position upon successful project completion and business needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

The position will primarily consist of fieldwork but may include exposure to a wider range of other duties including laboratory research and analysis. 

  • Perform archaeological fieldwork tasks including shovel test survey and excavation
  • Oversee and lead an archaeological crew during archaeological surveys
  • Utilize a variety of field methodologies, including archaeological survey, testing, excavation, surface collection, and monitoring
  • Leads the collection, recording, and interpretation of archaeological data in the field and analysis activities.
  • Record and evaluate soils using color (Munsell), texture, and inclusions; Orienteering using a compass, USGS topographic maps, plan maps, GPS units, iPads, and aerial photography
  • Assist with setting up a site grid, datum, and excavations units; Mapping site plans and individual shovel tests, units, and features in plan and profile
  • Identify historic and prehistoric artifacts following standard collection procedures.
  • Identify cultural features
  • Clean and prepare site surfaces for mapping and photography
  • Assist with laboratory analysis and reporting, as needed
  • May need to coordinate property entry with right of way agents

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.


Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements



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