Assistant Project Archaeologist - Tribal Liaison

We are seeking an Assistant Project Archaeologist - Tribal Liaison to support the Wyoming/Montana Cultural Resources team. The Assistant Project Archaeologist - Tribal Liaison performs field and office tasks, while primarily supporting projects that include a Tribal component. The successful candidate will coordinate with SWCA's Indigenous Relations Team to facilitate trust and relationship building with Native Communities. This position is a temporary, non-exempt, hourly position will primarily be based out of our Sheridan Wyoming office. Fieldwork and overnight travel required. Remote (= distributed) work environments within Wyoming or Montana will also be seriously considered for highly qualified candidates.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing, 1,900 staff, employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

• Conducts background research for archaeological studies, including files and records searches through applicable State Historic Preservation Offices.
• Ensures that appropriate preliminary research is conducted and organized prior to fieldwork, and that necessary equipment, staff, and other resources are ready for fieldwork.
• Coordinates with clients, agency personnel, subconsultants, and Native American monitors, as needed, to arrange fieldwork and facilitate projects.
• Communicates regularly with the Project Manager to ensure that a project's budgetary and timetable needs are met. Supports invoicing, project scoping, proposals, and budget tracking.
• Work with staff to analyze proposed plans and projects involving Native American interests.
• Serving as a conduit of communication between employees and senior managers, including communicating issues to relevant senior managers.
• Monitoring team productivity and conducting quality assurance and quality control tasks.
• Takes initiative, resolves problems, and creates improved procedures to ensure that tasks are completed in the most effective and efficient manner.
• In coordination with the project manager, organizes the report writing, production effort, and preparation of technical reports.
• Maintains SWCA's high standard of scientific ethics and quality assurance; is motivated to identify and resolve problems in creative ways.
• Takes responsibility for team safety, developing safety plans (when applicable), and anticipating potential safety hazards.
• Support SWCA to increase staff effectiveness and accountability when working in Indian Country.
• Increase our ability to represent agency/client programs/projects and/or priorities to the tribal governments and native communities, with an embodied respect for tribal rights, beliefs, interests, and priorities to acquire more work with clients and Tribal Nations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in the archaeology of the western United States.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in cultural resources management (CRM) on a variety of project types, sizes, regions, and agencies and including at least six (6) months of demonstrated experience working with Native American communities.
• Experience with the application of standard archaeological survey and excavation techniques.
• Ability to be listed as a project archaeologist on Bureau of Land Management permits in Wyoming and Montana.
• Ability to travel to a location, walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours, sometimes in inclement weather, rugged terrain, often at high altitudes, and ability to carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 40 pounds is required.
• Must have a valid driver's license, the ability to pass a Motor Vehicle background screening, and have access to reliable transportation.
• Previous cultural report writing and desktop experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of federal and state preservation laws and regulations including, but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.
• Current understanding of tribal politics, culture, law, governance rules and structure, and the role of how relationships and values shape Native American views, values, and perspectives.
• Experience leading archaeology crews on a variety of project types and sizes, regions, and agencies.
• Experience with computer-based programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, and others.
• Experience collecting field data using iPADS and Esri software is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively with SWCA senior staff and other project personnel.
• Strong people leadership and supervision abilities, including problem solving, constructive conflict resolution, and decision making.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Team player with strong ability take initiative and solve problems using sound judgment.
• Ability to provide guidance and feedback on employee performance

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms.

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SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Sheridan, WY - based position can expect a rate of $26.78/hour to $33.99/hr. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package,

which includes a competitive benefits package (https://www.swca.com/careers/benefits-wellness/), forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

SWCA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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