Senior Archaeologist – Field Director

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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GAI Consultants, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1958

⚡ Energy

🚗 Transport

🏛️ Government

💰 Private equity on 2022-11

Energy • Transport • Government

GAI Consultants, Inc. is a multidisciplinary engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm founded in 1958. The firm delivers civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, surveying, and construction services for infrastructure and energy projects, including transportation (bridges, roadways), power generation and delivery (including renewables and grid resiliency), water/wastewater, and data center/mission-critical facilities. GAI serves public and private clients—particularly municipal, government, and utility sectors—providing planning, design, permitting, and project management to support complex infrastructure and environmental projects.

📋 Description

• Supervise Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III studies on both prehistoric and historic archaeological sites and, when necessary, assist in the preparation of reports and proposals along with client and agency coordination. • Responsible for supervising field crew and interacting with office and laboratory staff, and client representatives. • Responsible for identifying and recording historic and prehistoric archaeological sites, supervising hand and mechanical excavations, generating plan and profile maps of excavated units and features, completing standard level and feature forms, and screening soils to recover artifacts. • Identify artifacts (stone tools, pottery, historic-period ceramics, glass, etc.) in the field as well as accurately document the context of recovered items. • Responsible for producing accurate field notes and records needed for report preparation. • May be responsible for assisting in the processing of artifacts in GAI’s laboratory which may include washing, cleaning, preliminary analysis, or other curation procedures. • Responsible for maintaining a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner. • This position will be in the field 60 to 70% of the time. • The project will require frequent travel and overnight stays throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic region.

🎯 Requirements

• BA or MA degree in Anthropology, Archaeology or a related field plus field school (preferred) • Experienced in the Section 106 process. • Ability to maintain valid driver's license. • Use fine motor skills to handle delicate objects, write by hand, feel sharp objects, and reach with hands/arms • Possess satisfactory close-range vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus • Talk, hear, taste or smell • Stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl • Lift and/or move items and equipment weighing up to 40lbs • Hike over various types of terrain for long distances while carrying up to 25lbs of gear • Competently drive a full-size pickup truck, daily and for trips potentially up to 8 hours long. • 6+ Years of Experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Pay & Recognition • Market based, competitive compensation • Performance driven recognition and development bonuses • Comprehensive Health & Wellness • Medical, dental, and vision plans • Company paid short-term and long-term disability • Company paid life insurance • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources • Meaningful Work–Life Balance • Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays • An additional floating holiday—use it for what matters to you • Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave • Growth, Learning & Financial Security • 401(k) with company match • Tuition reimbursement • Support and rewards for professional development and certifications