Freese and Nichols is actively seeking an experienced Cultural Resources Lead - Senior Archaeologist for immediate, full-time employment within our Environmental Practice. This role can be based in our Fort Worth, Dallas or Austin offices. This is a newly created role, offering the unique chance to shape and build out our cultural resources team from the ground up. The successful candidate will play a key role in expanding our service offerings, leading projects, and developing innovative approaches that strengthen our environmental capabilities and client partnerships.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Managing projects or tasks with small- to large-scale field efforts (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring) and intensive schedules.Managing and executing archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and/or GIS mapping.Operating as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.Working knowledge of and experience in the practical implementation of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, among others.Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities with multiple team members (field personnel, project managers, etc.).Operating as primary point of contact for a wide variety of clients including private, local government, state and federal agencies on projects, as needed.Performing client management duties such as recurring status meetings, milestone check-ins, and day-to-day interfacing.Contributing to technical approaches and cost estimates for competitive proposals.Performing project and/or task management duties such as forecasting, tracking, accounting updates, invoicing, progress reports, and scheduling.Building and maintaining relationships with clients and prospective clients and developing increased business for cultural resources services in Texas and Oklahoma.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

BA/BS degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.10+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in historical and/or precontact archaeology and cultural resources management.Registered Professional Archaeologist or Registered Archaeologist3+ years of experience in a supervisory capacity in the field or in the office.Must be willing to travel and conduct fieldwork throughout Texas and Oklahoma.Valid U.S Driver's license is required for this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.15+ years of experience in historical and/or precontact archaeology and cultural resources management.Experience with career development of junior and mid-level cultural resources staff and working closely with senior-level archaeologists and architectural historians.Meets the Secretary of Interior’s professional qualification standards in Archaeology.Relevant field experience in Texas and Oklahoma.Extensive experience preparing sections of THC documents including EIRs and ISMNDs for cultural resources and tribal cultural resources.Experience with implementing Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Knowledge of regional and local cultural resources regulations.Advanced knowledge in one or more specialty scientific areas (e.g., lithic or faunal analysis; osteology; historical archaeology).Demonstration of excellent technical writing skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills.Experience leading tribal consultation and familiarity with tribal representatives in Texas and Oklahoma.Experience supervising large crews and/or multiple crews on a variety of project types and sizes, regions, and agencies.Experience working with interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts and planners.Proven ability to lead proposals and win work.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

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