[ShovelBums.Org] Hiring Archaeologist – San Luis Obispo, CA

LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) is a diversified environmental,transportation, and community planning organization. We are recognized asinnovators in the field of environmental impact assessment, and we havedeveloped a reputation among clients and professional peers in both the publicand private sectors as being thorough, innovative, and objective.

 
LSA’s San Luis Obispo office is seeking a qualifiedindividual for a position as an Archaeologist. The successful candidate willhave a Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology, or Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeology,and a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in Cultural Resources Management inCalifornia.  The selected individual willbe responsible for managing individual projects, including establishing andmaintaining good working relationships with clients, agencies, and NativeAmericans; preparing scopes of work and budgets; directing and participating infield projects (monitoring, survey, and excavation); and preparing reports. Projectswill include archival research (including records searches), Native Americanconsultation, survey, monitoring, excavation, and eligibility evaluation.

 
Desirable candidate qualifications include projectmanagement experience; a strong understanding of federal and state culturalresources regulations and legislation, particularly Section 106, NEPA, CEQA, AB52, SB 18, and the local regulatory structure of the Central Coast; excellentorganizational skills; and the ability to work independently or with minimaldirection, should field conditions or project schedules require. The ability todemonstrate qualification under the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standardsfor archeology is strongly preferred.

 
LSA is an employee-owned business that provides anexcellent compensation package, including competitive pay; medical, vision, anddental plans; vacation, sick leave, and holidays; a stock-ownership program;and a retirement plan. Pay will be commensurate with qualifications andexperience.  LSA is an AffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

 
Please visit our Careers Page to submit your résumé; acover letter summarizing your qualifications and experience (especially howthey relate to this position’s requirements); references; and a recent writingsample to demonstrate authorship of a complex cultural resources managementdocument.

 
http://lsa.net/careers/openings/