The posting
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined engineering and architecture consulting firm, is seeking a full-time Principal Investigator / Cultural Resources Project Manager to join our environmental team in Albuquerque, NM. This individual will provide leadership in the execution and growth of cultural resources services throughout New Mexico and the Southwest, supporting federal, state, local, and Tribal clients. The successful candidate will serve as a Principal Investigator and Project Manager, overseeing cultural resources investigations, managing multidisciplinary project teams, maintaining client relationships, and providing for successful project delivery under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Section 106, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other applicable federal and state regulations. This role requires a combination of strong technical archaeological expertise, project management experience, staff supervision, and client-facing leadership. This individual must be permitted or be able to be immediately permitted as a Principal Investigator in New Mexico.
Essential Job Functions
- Serve as Principal Investigator for cultural resources projects throughout New Mexico and the Southwest.
- Manage cultural resources projects through all phases, including proposal development, scope and fee preparation, project execution, and delivery of final reports.
- Lead, supervise, mentor, and develop cultural resources staff, field supervisors, and junior archaeologists.
- Manage project schedules, budgets, staffing allocations, subcontractors, and project performance to ensure successful delivery on schedule and within budget.
- Direct and oversee archaeological surveys, testing programs, monitoring efforts, data recovery projects, and cultural resource investigations.
- Review and approve technical reports, site records, eligibility evaluations, treatment plans, and other cultural resources documentation.
- Coordinate and consult with federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies regarding project compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with environmental specialists, planners, engineers, and other technical staff to support multidisciplinary projects.
- Support and contribute to NEPA analyses and documentation, including Environmental Assessments (EA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), and Categorical Exclusions (CE).
- Participate in business development activities, proposal preparation, client relationship management, and strategic growth initiatives.
- Communicate directly with clients and regulatory agencies regarding project scope, schedules, budgets, and compliance requirements.
- Travel as necessary to support cultural resources projects and environmental programs throughout the region.
Required Skills and Experience
- Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Historic Preservation, Architectural History, or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a Principal Investigator for cultural resources projects.
- Currently permitted or able to be immediately permitted as a Principal Investigator in New Mexico.
- Experience working with New Mexico State Land Office, BLM, USFS, Tribal entities, and other applicable jurisdictions.
- Extensive knowledge of NHPA Section 106 compliance and applicable federal, state, and Tribal cultural resource regulations.
- Minimum 8 years of professional cultural resources experience, including archaeological survey, investigation, analysis, and reporting.
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience, including responsibility for project budgets, schedules, staffing, subcontractor coordination, and client management.
- Minimum 3 years of experience supervising, mentoring, and directing technical staff.
- Experience managing projects for federal, state, local, and Tribal clients.
- Experience coordinating and consulting with regulatory agencies and Tribal governments.
- Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing and reviewing cultural resource reports, site records, eligibility evaluations, treatment plans, and other compliance documentation.
- Experience supporting or preparing NEPA documentation and environmental compliance analyses.
- Experience documenting archaeological resources and/or the historic built environment.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver work on schedule and within budget.
- Business development experience, including proposal preparation, scope development, fee estimation, and client relationship management.
Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.
About Us: For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.
Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.
At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.
We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.
Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.
