Archaeologist/Archaeological Monitor (Texas)

Title: Archaeologist Location: Southwestern Texas Job Code: TXMon_2026 Job Link: SEARCH Job Postings - Direct Applications

SEARCH has immediate openings for Archaeologists to join our team on a Texas border monitoring project. This is a Full-Time project hire position expected to run 2 years until the contract ends or is extended. This is a salaried role with benefits.

Work includes monitoring construction sites along the southwestern border, identifying sensitive cultural resources, marking areas of avoidances, conducting surveys, and submitting daily reports to the project lead. Selected candidates must be based in southwestern Texas, eligible to work on federal government projects, and meet the project experience qualifications.

SEARCH provides a flexible work environment, a professional and collaborative atmosphere, and a wide range of projects and opportunities for our staff. SEARCH offers a competitive total compensation package with strong health and wellness and retirement plans.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, group term life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, 11 paid holidays per year, and accrued PTO. Pay range for this position is commensurate with education and experience.

- Use experience, education from a degreed program, and professional judgment to identify and target locations of sensitive cultural resources, mark areas for avoidance and buffer zones, and identify site probability based on cultural, geological, and other environmental features. - Adhere to project health and safety plan and participate, and/or lead when necessary, in office and field training and meetings.

Offer recommendations for improvement to Health & Safety Manager. - Prepare daily and weekly cultural resource monitoring summaries, photo-documentation, and maps; input data into electronic devices. - Conduct archaeological monitoring, and potentially survey, in accordance with the research design. - Recognize archaeological signatures and apply reasoning to evaluate resources. - Evaluate and record accurate, organized, and clear field notes, maps, drawings, logs, forms, tables, databases, artifact bags, box labels, and other project documentation. - Field identification of artifacts and cultural features. - Perform quality control of field data (hand-written and electronic) on a daily basis to ensure information is accurate and complete. - Use electronic and traditional navigational equipment (GPS, iPad/ArcCollector/Survey 123, compass, transit, etc.) to determine project limits, record fieldwork, document findings, and communicate progress. - Photo-document artifacts, features, land use, landscapes, unique environmental features, historic structures, archaeology sites, unique environmental features, specialized equipment or technique usage, and work-in-progress. - Procure and maintain field equipment and supplies, technology, and vehicles, in a clean, working, and safe manner. - Work closely with other project staff such as environmental monitors and construction crews. - Organized and clear written and oral communication. - Other duties, as assigned.

- Degree in Anthropology or related field. - Based in Southwestern Texas. - Knowledge of Texan cultural resources. - Archaeological monitoring experience on construction sites. - Archaeological survey experience. - Demonstrated ability to work remotely with limited supervision. - Reliable transportation with clean driving record. - Eligible for federal projects (i.e.

U.S. citizen with no felonies).

- Minimum two (2) years of southwestern archaeology border project experience on government projects (i.e., federal, state, municipal,) within Texas or other southwestern border state. - Meet the Secretary of the Interior's professional qualifications standards for archaeology and be an RPA or be eligible to become an RPA. - Located in El Paso, San Antonio, or closer city to the southwestern border. - Demonstrated experience using stop work authority on monitoring sites. - Strong experience working on federal government projects at the Texas-Mexico border.

- Competitive Salary - Per Diem (for overnight travel) - SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage) - SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance - SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance - SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance - Voluntary Life Insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Emergency Travel Assistance - Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan - Paid Holidays (11) - Paid Time Off - Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

Please send inquiries about the position to hr@searchinc.com . Include the Job Posting code (TXMon_2026) in the subject line of your email.