Archaeology Scientist II

First Carbon Solutions (FCS), an ADEC Innovation, is a full-service environmental consulting firm focused on improving the world we live in. It's our goal to improve the lives of all the people we work with, whether they are clients, partners, or colleagues. Come join our team of amazing professionals dedicated to making the world a better place!

First Carbon Solutions is seeking a mid-career to senior Archaeologist (CG06 – CG07) to join the team of Cultural Resources Specialists. The selected candidate will be responsible for soliciting, leading, and executing archaeological field projects, as well as providing training and development opportunities to junior staff. Experience with fieldwork such as surveys, monitoring, and excavation, along with research, technical report drafting, and review, is required.

The position requires managing multiple projects, adhering to deadlines, and working collaboratively with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders. This role reports to either an FCS Senior Archaeologist or the FCS Director of Cultural Resources.

• Solicits and reviews Request for Proposals (RFP) from clients and lead agencies to determine project needs for cultural resources evaluations and prepares project-specific proposals for the appropriate cultural resources’ compliance documents
• Conducts records searches in conjunction with the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) Information Centers (IC) and reviews regional literature, historic maps, historic aerial photographs, and assessor parcel information.
• Performs field surveys, assembles, and manages larger survey teams, when necessary, collects and analyses data, and records resources in the appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms.
• Carries out field work, consultation, and reporting requirements specifics for various lead agencies including, but not limited to: local city and county lead agencies under CEQA; state lead agencies such as California Department of Transportation (Cal Trans); and federal lead agencies such as United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Bureau of Reclamation
• Authors and reviews Phase I and Phase II Cultural Resources Assessments (CRA), cultural resources components of Initial Studies (IS) or Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Historical Property Survey Reports (HPSR), and Archaeological Survey Reports (ASR)
• Prepares Data Recovery Programs (DRP) for projects requiring Phase II testing or Phase III excavation.
• Conducts Phase II and Phase III investigations to lead agency standards, which may include, but is not limited to: site delineation and GIS/GPS mapping, artifact plotting, drawing site sketch maps and taking field photos, surface collection, excavating Shovel Test Probes (STP), excavating Test Units (TU), recording depth and strata levels with off-set measurements, soil screening and sampling, artifact labeling and packaging, preparing artifact catalogs, artifact and assemblage analysis and interpretation, and artifact curation
• Authors and/or reviews Phase II testing and Phase III excavation reports, with all pertinent field data included and analyzed, to lead agency standards.
• Attends pre-construction meetings with contractor, client, lead agency and interested tribal parties in order to determine pre-established Mitigation Measures (MM) or Conditions of Approval (CoA) for grading or excavation projects requiring cultural resources monitoring.
• Prepares Mitigation Monitoring Plans (MMP), and Unanticipated Discovery Plans (UDP), as needed.
• Conducts and/or manages cultural resources monitoring and records resources in the appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms, conducts additional Phase II testing or Phase III excavation if needed.
• Educates clients about compliance with cultural resource regulations, advises clients on options to minimize impacts on known cultural resources, and recommends courses of action based on regulatory compliance and professional interpretations.
• Authors and/or reviews Phase IV…