Join Our Team
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants welcomes CVs from skilled professionals and interns. Please send your vitae and professional references to melissa.sampson@aquaterracrc.com. We kindly request no phone calls.
For project discussions or further inquiries, feel free to get in touch with our Principal at (360) 754-2208 or email officemanager@aquaterracrc.com. Alternatively, you can use the form below to contact us with any questions.
You may also reach us by mail at:
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants
8525 Stoney Creek Ln SW
Olympia, WA 98512
Physical Address:
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants
1216 South 2nd Ave SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
For project discussions or further inquiries, feel free to get in touch with our Principal at (360) 754-2208 or email officemanager@aquaterracrc.com. Alternatively, you can use the form below to contact us with any questions.
You may also reach us by mail at:
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants
8525 Stoney Creek Ln SW
Olympia, WA 98512
Physical Address:
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants
1216 South 2nd Ave SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
Current Open Positions and Job Descriptions
Cultural Resource Technician
The Cultural Resource Technician is responsible for assisting the Cultural Resource Specialists and Project Archaeologists in identifying and recording cultural resources in the field. This includes performing cultural resource monitoring, pedestrian survey, excavation of shovel test probes, hand auger excavation, identifying and documenting any cultural materials (artifacts and features), filling out appropriate site forms and monitoring logs, site/artifact photography, and data collection using Trimble GPS while performing archaeological field surveys under the supervision of the Project Archaeologist or Principal investigator.
Primary duties include construction monitoring in accordance with the monitoring protocols established for each project, coordination on schedule and work sequencing, safety coordination, and communicating progress to supervisors and teammates.
Reports To:
Work will regularly be performed in an outdoor setting for eight to ten hours per day. Physical effort is needed to perform on-site activities. Outdoor activities are performed in varying weather, terrain, and brushy conditions. Activities may be performed in rainy and windy weather with freezing temperatures and may involve physical risks such as falling, slipping, tripping, and capsizing in cold water.
Work will require long periods of standing, walking, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, reaching, and similar activities. Regular and recurring physical exertion related to fieldwork may require walking on rough terrain, jumping ditches and furrows, or climbing steep banks. Digging holes and standing while screening dirt will be required. Conversely, long hours generating reports or conducting data entry will also be required.
The Cultural Resource Technician is responsible for assisting the Cultural Resource Specialists and Project Archaeologists in identifying and recording cultural resources in the field. This includes performing cultural resource monitoring, pedestrian survey, excavation of shovel test probes, hand auger excavation, identifying and documenting any cultural materials (artifacts and features), filling out appropriate site forms and monitoring logs, site/artifact photography, and data collection using Trimble GPS while performing archaeological field surveys under the supervision of the Project Archaeologist or Principal investigator.
Primary duties include construction monitoring in accordance with the monitoring protocols established for each project, coordination on schedule and work sequencing, safety coordination, and communicating progress to supervisors and teammates.
Reports To:
- Principal Investigator, Senior Archaeologist, Project Archaeologist, Cultural Resource Specialists.
- Able to carry a screen, shovel, and other equipment up to ten miles a day during pedestrian survey in inclement weather conditions, through thick vegetation.
- Ability to navigate with a map and compass.
- Familiarity with archaeological theory and field techniques.
- Ability to identify archaeological resources in the field.
- Able to independently carry out all duties.
- Reliable transportation to and from the project site.
- Perform a cultural resource survey using industry-standard methods.
- Maintain a survey transect using a compass and pacing.
- Excavate and backfill up to 12 hand shovel probes or auger probes per day to depths of up to 100 centimeters or more.
- Identify and record the soil profile for each shovel test.
- Recognize and record any cultural resources in the field, under the supervision of the field lead or PI.
- Use a standardized company form to record all information.
- Work as part of an archaeological team conducting fieldwork.
- Perform physical labor using a variety of hand tools and equipment.
- Carrying equipment and setting up work sites, at times far removed from access roads.
- Conducting surface surveys and excavating shovel tests, QTUs, and 1×1 meter units.
- Work in inclement weather conditions, walking up to ten miles a day, work independently in remote locations and within thick vegetation.
- Reviews product for grammar, spelling, punctuation, logic, flow, brevity, and parsimony.
- Assembles products in required submittal format using ATCRC provided templates.
- Cleaning, maintenance and repair of field equipment.
- Will perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, archaeology, or related discipline required (coursework pending completion of B.A. degree may be acceptable).
- Completion of an archaeological field methods course and some previous experience working independently and safely as an archaeological monitor at construction sites, impeccable note-taking, and familiarity with industry-standard technology such as GPS.
- Basic knowledge of Pacific Northwest site/artifact types, field methods, and soils.
- Ability to manage work time efficiently and complete projects on time and within scope and budget.
- Working knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental regulations. (e.g., Washington Governor’s EO 0505, SEPA, NEPA, Section 106 of the NHPA).
- Working knowledge of local geomorphology and ability to identify and describe soils.
- Ability to identify and analyze a variety of artifact types.
- Self-directed and organized work ethic with the ability to work independently and communicate with project proponents, clients, and other staff in the field.
- Strong, concise writing, research, and data management skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel and team-oriented attitude and approach.
- Must have a history of good work attendance and punctuality and have reliable transportation.
- Ability to remember and follow detailed instructions.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite is required.
Work will regularly be performed in an outdoor setting for eight to ten hours per day. Physical effort is needed to perform on-site activities. Outdoor activities are performed in varying weather, terrain, and brushy conditions. Activities may be performed in rainy and windy weather with freezing temperatures and may involve physical risks such as falling, slipping, tripping, and capsizing in cold water.
Work will require long periods of standing, walking, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, reaching, and similar activities. Regular and recurring physical exertion related to fieldwork may require walking on rough terrain, jumping ditches and furrows, or climbing steep banks. Digging holes and standing while screening dirt will be required. Conversely, long hours generating reports or conducting data entry will also be required.