Project Manager/ Principal Investigator

Raba Kistner, Inc. Is a Premier Engineering Consulting And Program Management Firm. Our Purpose Is To Build a Better And More Sustainable World For Our Employees, Their Families, Our Clients, And The Communities We Serve. Our Core Values Are

• Community “We care for our communities”
• Integrity “We act with integrity”
• Passion “We infuse passion into everything we do”
• Quality “We believe quality comes from a culture of innovation and continuous improvement”
• Growth “We dedicate ourselves to personal and business growth”
  
  

Duties

Raba Kistner is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Principal Investigator- Cultural Resources, to join our Environmental team in San Antonio, TX.As a Project Manager/Principal Investigator, you will be able to utilize your experience and skill sets to manage a wide variety of cultural resource projects including but not limited to construction monitoring, intensive archaeological surveys, National Register of Historic Places eligibility testing, and data recovery investigations. You will also participate in laboratory processing and curation preparation activities associated with projects, conduct of artifact analysis, and produce technical reports associated with each project. You will have the opportunity to participate in proactive client building and opportunity identification through networking, being active in local cultural resources associations, public speaking opportunities, and providing excellent customer service to internal/external clients and agencies.Other duties will include:

• Collaborate with the Cultural Resources Director to assist in managing Cultural Resources Compliance (CRC) staff.
• Serve as the Principal Investigator on cultural resource projects.
• Develop and manage cost proposals and budgets.
• Prepare and manage archaeological scopes of work and permit applications.
• Produce technical reports and other deliverables.
• Communicate professionally and in an effective manner with project staff, clients, resource agencies, subcontractors, and sub-consultants.
• Collaborate with the Cultural Resources Director to assist in managing the day-to-day CRC operations.
• Participate in regional organization(s) to build the business reach of the RKI.
• Strengthen existing client relationships and the development of new business opportunities with public and private sector clients.
• Provide technical training and mentoring to our professional and technical staff members.
• Understand, adhere, and participate in the Raba Kistner Health and Safety and Quality Management Systems and set a good safety example
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a closely related field
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience conducting cultural studies, including, but not limited to, construction monitoring, intensive archaeological surveys, NRHP Eligibility Testing, and data recovery.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience conducting project management, including but not limited to, generating and adhering to cost proposals and budget, client interactions, executing sub-agreements, and consulting directly with regulating agencies
• Successful completion of a minimum of five (5) Antiquities Code of Texas-compliance projects serving as Principal Investigator.
• Working knowledge of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Antiquities Code of Texas, and other cultural resources regulatory compliance.
• Possess a valid driver’s license within the applicable jurisdiction and meet company’s auto insurability requirements.
  
  

One or more of the following Individual TxDOT pre-certification work categories: 2.7.2 (Historic Sites Evaluations), 2.10.1 (Archaeological Surveys, Documentation, Excavations, Testing Reports, and Data Recovery Plans), 2.15.1 (Historical Research of Extant Historic Buildings, Structures, Landscapes, and Objects), 2.15.2 (Historical Surveys and Documentation of Historic Buildings, Structures, Landscapes, and Objects) preferred. Actively Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) preferred. Ability to work independently. Ability to read and understand instructions, labels, reports, etc. Ability to effectively communicate information both written and oral and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell, drive vehicle short and/or long distances. Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to, 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant, peripheral vision, depth vision. Work environment may requires potential exposure to movement of heavy equipment on construction or roadway sites; potential exposure to varying weather conditions, hazardous dangerous chemicals and solvents, noise, dust, fumes, grease and oils, radiant and electrical energy, and vibration; all of which would require employee to follow proper safety procedures and utilize appropriate protective equipment.

This position may require protracted or irregular hours. Flexibility to work irregular hours is necessary due to client needs.

EOE/Disabled/Veteran

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