Cultural Resources Team Lead
$77,662–$101,228 year
HybridSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead and grow a high-performing team of cultural resources professionals by mentoring staff, managing workloads, and recruiting top talent across renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. Direct complex projects from proposal through completion, providing technical oversight, quality assurance, and strategic guidance to ensure delivery on schedule and within budget. Serve as a senior technical expert to shape standards, advance best practices, and drive business growth by building relationships with clients, Tribal Nations, and regulatory agencies. Partner with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions while ensuring full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This full-time, salaried hybrid role in San Antonio, TX offers a salary range of $77,662 to $101,228 for Lead I or $87,838 to $114,618 for Lead II, with 25% travel required. Join a growing, employee-owned firm committed to sustainability and career development.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Historic Architecture, History, or a closely related field
- Minimum of six (6) years of progressively responsible cultural resources consulting experience, including project management and demonstrated team leadership
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible cultural resources consulting experience, including project management, team leadership, and business development
- Ten (10) or more years of experience
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cultural resources projects under Section 106 and other applicable federal, state, and local cultural resources regulations
- Archaeological experience in Central Texas and/or the Southeastern United States, preferably including the San Antonio/Central Texas region
- Experience coordinating with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), Tribal Nations, federal agencies, and other regulatory stakeholders
- Advanced expertise in one or more archaeological specialty areas (e.g., lithic, ceramic, faunal, or other material analyses)
- Meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for archaeology and/or architectural history
- Demonstrated success leading and developing teams, mentoring staff, and managing project workloads
- Proven experience developing client relationships, supporting business development efforts, and contributing to proposal development
- Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time, including overnight travel as needed
- Experience supporting projects for federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or other federal land management agencies
- Established relationships with Tribal Nations and/or active participation in regional or national archaeological or historic preservation organizations
Desired Qualifications
- Candidates with six (6) or more years of progressively responsible cultural resources consulting experience may be considered for the Lead I level
- Candidates with eight (8) or more years of experience, including project management, team leadership, and business development, may be considered for the Lead II level
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