Full-Time

Archaeologist Principal Investigator/Project Director

Updated on 9/3/2026

True Environmental

True Environmental

1-10 employees

Environmental consulting, engineering, testing services

Compensation Overview

$75k - $105k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

New Mexico, USA

Remote

Master's

Category
Academic & Institutional Research (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office

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Requirements
  • A Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a related field.
  • Registration as a Professional Archaeologist.
  • Ability to hold state and federal permits in New Mexico and Arizona.
  • At least five years of supervisory experience, preferably eight years of progressively responsible cultural-resource experience, including management or educational experience in the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West and experience working with architectural historians.
  • Ability to meet deadlines, remain detail-oriented and organized, manage simultaneous tasks, and work effectively as part of a team.
  • Familiarity with geographic information systems data management and working with geographic information systems professionals.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, professional writing, and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in project planning, development, and management.
  • Ability to work independently with general supervision.
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Ability to satisfactorily pass pre-employment and post-employment drug and alcohol tests.
  • A valid driver's license and good driving record.
  • Eligibility to be employed in the United States.
  • Successful completion of fit-for-work testing, including drug and alcohol testing.
Responsibilities
  • Lead cultural-resources projects and business-development opportunities, and independently manage archaeological and historic-resources projects, including directing field studies and assembling, supervising, and directing field teams.
  • Serve as lead or principal investigator for cultural-resources projects by conducting research, archaeological field surveys, monitoring, testing, data-recovery projects, historical research, preservation activities, report preparation, site forms, and curation of archaeological artifacts.
  • Coordinate project mobilization and demobilization to project sites.
  • Support Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act through analysis, technical studies, and project permitting for private, federal, state, and local government clients and Tribal entities.
  • Mentor staff and project managers by providing technical and operational resources, and supervise cultural staff.
  • Lead the technical and strategy elements of proposal development, including scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Meet project scope, schedule, and budget obligations for project-management tasks.
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality technical products through independent and quality-review protocols.
  • Lead and conduct all phases of cultural-resource investigations and environmental-planning projects, including consultation, preparation of data-recovery and monitoring plans, field coordination, interpretation of state and federal laws, and report writing.
  • Interact and coordinate with clients, agency representatives, and Tribal representatives.
Desired Qualifications
  • Permitted or able to be permitted in Texas, Utah, Colorado, or Nevada.
  • Ten or more years of field experience, preferably eight years of progressively responsible cultural-resource experience, including management or educational experience in the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West and experience working with architectural historians.

True Environmental provides consulting and engineering, water and wastewater management, testing and analytical services, and remediation. It coordinates these services to deliver integrated environmental solutions across the project lifecycle, from planning and design to testing and on-site remediation. Led by veteran environmental engineer Jim Stamatis, the company combines broad end-market experience with hands-on leadership. Its goal is to grow into a comprehensive environmental services organization that handles diverse client needs—from regulatory planning to remediation—through interdisciplinary expertise.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • Ensero closed by May 22, 2026, proving True can complete cross-border acquisitions.
  • Padre joined May 14, 2025, adding natural resources and geoenvironmental work for public clients.
  • GKY joined December 19, 2024, strengthening water resources engineering and policy capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • Serial acquisitions create integration risk across cultures, systems, and billing processes.
  • Each bolt-on increases goodwill and leverage, pressuring margins if project demand softens.
  • A failed integration destroys Halle Capital’s platform thesis and exit multiples.

What makes True Environmental unique

  • Jim Stamatis built True around founder- and employee-owned environmental rollups, not pure staffing.
  • Ensero, Padre, and GKY broaden True across water, remediation, and natural resources.
  • Halle Capital supplies acquisition capital, enabling rapid ownership transitions and bolt-on consolidation.

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