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Jacobs Archaeologist- Junior in Atlanta, Georgia

Your Impact:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

At Jacobs, you will work for a company that strives to provide opportunities for employees to learn, grow, and thrive. As an Archaeologist, you will work on a variety of projects in the Southeast and throughout the United States. Your primary focus will be contributing to cultural resources work in Georgia and other Southeastern states, primarily on transportation, energy, and water resource projects. In addition, you will provide desktop and field-based cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction services to government, military, and commercial clients in various locations. The Archaeologist career path provides the opportunity to work on projects that require compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

As an Archaeologist, you will serve as a team member working with historians, scientists, engineers, project managers, and other project staff across business sectors and practices in the company. You will conduct archival research, background record reviews, archaeological fieldwork (Phases I-III), analyze project impacts as part of Section 106 and other regulations, contribute to agency consultation, and monitor during projects. You will analyze and interpret data; write cultural resources technical reports; contribute to archaeological treatment plans and agreement documents; and evaluate eligibility of resources for listing in the NRHP and state registers. You will also provide support to, and work with, senior-level cultural resources staff on a variety of projects and support clients during agency and tribal consultation.

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Here’s what you’ll need :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology or Archaeology

  • Minimum of 1 year of professional archaeological fieldwork experience

  • Must be capable of walking for long periods of time over unfamiliar terrain, excavating shovel tests and test units, screening soil, and carrying field equipment

  • Must be willing and able to travel frequently as needed

  • Must be located in Georgia

  • Experience using GPS technology

Ideally, you will also have:

  • Registered Archaeologist designation

  • Experience working in the consulting environment and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be responsive to both internal and external clients

  • Experience completing cultural resources studies for infrastructure, electrical transmission, US Army Corps of Engineers, transportation agencies, renewable energy, and/or remediation projects

  • Experience working with tribal communities

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

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