AECOM is actively seeking a Mid-level Archaeologist III to join our growing Cultural Resources team.  This hybrid position will be based out of our Chico, CA office. This position is a core member of the Cultural Resources Practice with responsibility for supporting all aspects of project implementation as well as leading teams, tasks and/or full projects. This is a regular, full-time, salaried position that will report to a Cultural Resources Team Manager. This position may serve as a Field Director and/or Principal Investigator as well as being a crew lead, independently author cultural resource reports, and analyze precontact artifacts, particularly lithics, from the Klamath Basin/Northern California region based on work experience and education.You will be an integral member of our cultural resources team supporting the decommissioning of the Lower Klamath Project, a precedent setting dam removal and salmon habitat restoration project on the Klamath River that includes artifact analysis.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Have an established familiarity with the data collection and analysis methodologies related to precontact lithics including but not limited to specialized studies that include typological/technological studies (reduction stages), raw material sourcing via petrography/geochemistry's, and use-wear/residue analysis via microscopy particularly when applied to lithics from the Klamath Basin and/or Northern California regions.   </li><li>Managing projects with small- to large-scale field efforts (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring) and intensive schedules</li><li>Managing and executing archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and/or GIS mapping.</li><li>Operating as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.</li><li>Managing large-scale compliance monitoring projects requiring adherence to permit conditions</li><li>Works under supervision of senior staff but is capable of completing all but the most complex tasks with minimal supervision.</li><li>Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.</li><li>Liaising and developing positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders.</li><li>Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, as well as other state and local regulations protecting cultural resources.</li><li>Organizing data in an efficient and clear manner.</li><li>Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to manager.</li><li>Operating as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on projects, as needed</li><li>Performing client management duties such as recurring status meetings, milestone check ins, and day-to-day interfacing</li><li>Performing project management including overseeing project budgets, invoicing, and project set up.</li><li>Willingness to make significant contributions to the archaeological record of the Lower Klamath Project, the largest dam removal project in the United States.</li></ul>About AECOM’s Environment Business Line Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

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Mid-level Archaeologist 

AECOM is actively seeking a Mid-level Archaeologist III to join our growing Cultural Resources team.  This hybrid position will be based out of our Chico, CA office. This position is a core member of the Cultural Resources Practice with responsibility for supporting all aspects of project implementation as well as leading teams, tasks and/or full projects. This is a regular, full-time, salaried position that will report to a Cultural Resources Team Manager. This position may serve as a Field Director and/or Principal Investigator as well as being a crew lead, independently author cultural resource reports, and analyze precontact artifacts, particularly lithics, from the Klamath Basin/Northern California region based on work experience and education.You will be an integral member of our cultural resources team supporting the decommissioning of the Lower Klamath Project, a precedent setting dam removal and salmon habitat restoration project on the Klamath River that includes artifact analysis.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Have an established familiarity with the data collection and analysis methodologies related to precontact lithics including but not limited to specialized studies that include typological/technological studies (reduction stages), raw material sourcing via petrography/geochemistry's, and use-wear/residue analysis via microscopy particularly when applied to lithics from the Klamath Basin and/or Northern California regions.   </li><li>Managing projects with small- to large-scale field efforts (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring) and intensive schedules</li><li>Managing and executing archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and/or GIS mapping.</li><li>Operating as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.</li><li>Managing large-scale compliance monitoring projects requiring adherence to permit conditions</li><li>Works under supervision of senior staff but is capable of completing all but the most complex tasks with minimal supervision.</li><li>Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.</li><li>Liaising and developing positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders.</li><li>Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, as well as other state and local regulations protecting cultural resources.</li><li>Organizing data in an efficient and clear manner.</li><li>Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to manager.</li><li>Operating as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on projects, as needed</li><li>Performing client management duties such as recurring status meetings, milestone check ins, and day-to-day interfacing</li><li>Performing project management including overseeing project budgets, invoicing, and project set up.</li><li>Willingness to make significant contributions to the archaeological record of the Lower Klamath Project, the largest dam removal project in the United States.</li></ul>About AECOM’s Environment Business Line Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

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