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Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is seeking an archaeological Principal Investigator to join our team. As part of our team, you will work closely with our clients in the oil and gas industry, renewable energy industry, and government agencies across the western United States, providing regulatory compliance support and developing solutions for environmental compliance and remediation programs.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with Grouse Mountain Project Managers, Program Leads, and project proponents to ensure project needs are being met and cultural resources are understood.
• Coordinate and develop/manage/track project scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Work independently and resolve project challenges with minimal supervision.
• Supervise junior staff, communicate effectively, and work closely with fellow employees.
• Develop, direct, and participate in all types of archaeological investigations including:

• • Create research designs, work plans, lead, and conduct fieldwork for pedestrian survey, shovel testing, site testing, and construction monitoring projects.
  • Prepare and review cultural resource results reports, cultural property forms, data collection and compilation, and NRHP eligibility evaluations.

• Perform technical and copy editing for cultural resource submittals.
• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding NRHP eligibility and treatment of, as well as project effects to cultural resources.
• Assess significance and identify appropriate National Register criteria of eligibility by applying aspects of integrity.

Minimum Requirements:

• MA or MS in anthropology, archaeology, or a closely related field (must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) and a minimum of 2 years’ experience supervising and managing projects, junior staff, and preparing technical reports.
• Ability to qualify at a supervisory level for the state (WY, CO) and federal archaeological permits.
• Knowledge and experience in the High Plains and Great Basin prehistory and/or history archaeological method and theory, and applicable federal, state laws, as well as local regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience successfully directing all phases of cultural resource investigation.
• Effective communication skills both written and orally.
• Provide quality control for all deliverables.
• Ability to travel out of town, possess a clean and valid driver’s license, and the ability to safely operate a UTV or four-wheel drive vehicle on backcountry roads.
• Ability to generate, organize, and maintain accurate field records that meet state and federal standards and guidelines.

Who We Are:

Grouse Mountain is an independently owned, multidisciplinary consulting firm with offices in Buffalo, WY, and Santa Fe, NM, that specializes in a wide range of environmental and regulatory compliance services. We have extensive and diverse technical experience allowing us to provide solutions for unique and contemporary issues.

We offer our regular full-time employees a comprehensive and market-competitive benefits package, including:

• Health, medical, dental, life, 401k
• Eligibility for performance-based bonuses and other incentives
• Resources and support for your career development
• Cross-training and diverse projects

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants uses E-Verify® in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter to jfoss@gmecwy.com. Based on the review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is seeking a seasonal archaeological Field Director to join our team. As part of our team, you will work closely with our clients in the oil and gas industry, renewable energy industry, and government agencies across the western United States providing regulatory compliance support and developing solutions for environmental compliance and remediation programs.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with Grouse Mountain Project Managers, Program Leads, and project proponents to ensure project needs are being met and cultural resources are understood.
• Supervise and lead crews while conducting pedestrian surveys, site evaluations, data recovery and construction monitoring.
• Identify and document historic resources and requires an understanding of historic and prehistoric history and artifacts of the High Plains, Northern Plains, and Great Basin regions preferred.
• Conduct records research and show proficiency in technical writing to prepare Section 106 compliance reports and cultural property forms.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in anthropology or archaeology, or related field and a minimum of 12 months field experience
• Experience in a range of field techniques including pedestrian survey, site testing, excavation; experience in completion of state specific cultural property forms, and proficiency with Microsoft Operating Systems and software
• Experience with online data submission formats such as WyoTrack, COMPASS, or secure FTP sites.
• Experience with a handheld GPS unit for navigation and data collection, topographic maps, and a compass is required
• Familiarity with cultural resource law and regulation and the ability to understand, implement and adhere to established data collection, inventory, and recording protocols
• Detail oriented and the capacity to collect and maintain field data in an organized manner that is easily understood and accessible to other resource staff
• Demonstrate an ability to work independently as well as cooperatively as part of a team, and communicate effectively both written and orally
• Ability to travel out of town, possess a clean and valid driver’s license, and the ability to safely operate a four-wheel drive vehicle on backcountry roads
• Ability to carry a backpack with equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, and be in overall good physical condition
• Project work will be outside and in environments which may require hiking to remote and rugged locations during periods of extreme heat or cold for consecutive days

Who We Are:

Grouse Mountain is an independently owned, multidisciplinary consulting firm with offices in Buffalo, WY, and Santa Fe, NM, that specializes in a wide range of environmental and regulatory compliance services. We have extensive and diverse technical experience allowing us to provide solutions for unique and contemporary issues.

We offer our regular full-time employees a comprehensive and market-competitive benefits package, including:

• Health, medical, dental, life, 401k
• Eligibility for performance-based bonuses and other incentives
• Resources and support for your career development
• Cross-training and diverse projects

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants uses E-Verify® in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter to jfoss@gmecwy.com. Based on the review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

Interested in a career opportunity that will hone your GIS skills and further your experience while working onsite in a dynamic small business? Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants, LLC is seeking a GIS Specialist to support mapping operations and data management for our team in Buffalo, WY. The GIS Specialist will be responsible for managing data and offering GIS support for multiple departments and a variety of projects. This is a full-time/salaried and benefited position for an onsite employee. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance and a 401(k) plan with matching. Buffalo is located at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, offering numerous recreational opportunities.

Primary Duties:

• Work with our onsite Project Managers and Team Members to understand the scope, requirements, and objectives of a variety of oil and gas, wildlife, cultural resources, renewable energies, and other natural resource projects.
• Develop cartographic products using ESRI ArcGIS Pro
  Adhere to company standards for spatial data and define standards for new datasets.
• Work directly with Team Members to create web maps in ArcGIS Enterprise/ArcGIS Online, prepare field-ready maps and manage field-collected data.
• Investigate solutions to minimally defined scenarios such as in spatial analysis workflows

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or 2-3 years’ experience using ArcGIS for cartography.
• 1-2 years’ professional experience in a GIS role
  Must be proficient with ArcGIS desktop applications and geospatial theory such as coordinate systems and projections.
• Management of natural resource related datasets throughout project lifecycles.
• Experience with oil and gas, renewable energies, or natural resource projects preferred.
• Professional experience with Web GIS and/or mobile GIS apps preferred

Desired Experience:

• Experience using:
  • ESRI mobile apps for field data collection such as Field Maps and Survey123
  • ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online to create web maps
  • File and enterprise geodatabase systems
  • ArcGIS Pro in spatial analysis workflows
• Understanding of:
  • The Public Land Survey System
  • Cadastral survey
  • Land ownership and parcel development
  • Experience with UAS projects and aerial photography/videography in a commercial setting preferred

Desired Professional Skills:

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Experienced in a dynamic work environment with tight schedules
• Attention to detail
• Management of competing priorities
• Robust professional communications
• Keen interest in learning new technologies

Interested candidates please email cover letter and resume to jfoss@gmecwy.com. For questions, please contact Jason Sutton at 307-684-2112.

GMEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GMEC follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is seeking a seasonal archaeological Field Technician to join our team. The position begins in March and continues into November, although dates can be flexible to accommodate school start/end dates. As a paid internship, Grouse Mountain is happy to communicate with applicants and their professors to earn course credits.

As part of our team, you will work closely with our clients in the oil and gas industry, renewable energy industry, and government agencies across the western United States providing regulatory compliance support and developing solutions for environmental compliance and remediation programs. Specifically, Field Technicians will support the Crew Chief by identifying and documenting cultural resources throughout a wide range of physical and cultural landscapes across Wyoming and neighboring states.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with Grouse Mountain Crew Chiefs and Principal Investigators to ensure project
  needs are being met
• Work with the Crew Chief to conduct pedestrian surveys, site evaluations, data recovery and
  construction monitoring
• Identify and document historic resources based on an understanding of historic and prehistoric
  history and artifacts of the High Plains, Northern Plains, and Great Basin regions.
• Effectively manage photography, GPS navigation, and note-taking/data collection on a rotating
  basis during field work

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in anthropology or archaeology, or a minimum of 18 hours of anthropology or archaeology coursework with two months field experience and a field school
• Experience in a range of field techniques including pedestrian survey, site testing, and excavation, with proficiency using Microsoft Operating Systems and software
• Experience with a handheld GPS unit for navigation and data collection, topographic maps, and a compass is required
• The ability to understand, implement and adhere to established data collection, inventory, and recording protocols
• Detail oriented and the capacity to collect and maintain field data in an organized manner that is easily understood and accessible to other resource staff
• Demonstrate an ability to work independently as well as cooperatively as part of a team, and communicate effectively both written and orally
• Ability to travel out of town, possess a clean and valid driver’s license, and the ability to safely operate a four-wheel drive vehicle on backcountry roads
• Ability to carry a backpack with equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, and be in overall good physical condition
• Project work will be outside and in environments which may require hiking to remote and rugged locations during periods of extreme heat or cold for consecutive days

Who We Are:

Grouse Mountain is an independently owned, multidisciplinary consulting firm with offices in Buffalo, WY, and Santa Fe, NM, that specializes in a wide range of environmental and regulatory compliance services. We have extensive and diverse technical experience allowing us to provide solutions for unique and contemporary issues.

We offer our regular full-time employees a comprehensive and market-competitive benefits package, including:

• Health, medical, dental, life, 401k
• Eligibility for performance-based bonuses and other incentives
• Resources and support for your career development
• Cross-training and diverse projects

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants uses E-Verify® in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter to jfoss@gmecwy.com. Based on the review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

Interested in a career opportunity that will advance your GIS skills and build your experience while working onsite in a dynamic small business? Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants, LLC is seeking a GIS Technician to support mapping operations and data management for our team in Buffalo, WY. The GIS Technician will be responsible for managing data and offering GIS support for multiple departments and a variety of projects. This is a full-time/salaried and benefited position for an onsite employee. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance and a 401(k) plan with matching. Buffalo is located at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, offering numerous recreational opportunities.

Primary Duties:

• Work with our onsite Project Managers and Team Members to understand the scope, requirements, and objectives of a variety of oil and gas, wildlife, cultural resources, renewable energies, and other natural resource projects
• Develop cartographic products using ESRI ArcGIS Pro
• Manage and maintain all spatial data to company standards
• Work directly with Team Members to create web maps in ArcGIS Enterprise/ArcGIS Online, prepare field-ready maps and manage field-collected data

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or 1-2 years’ experience using ArcGIS for cartography
• Must be proficient with ArcGIS desktop applications and geospatial theory such as coordinate systems and projections
• Management of natural resource related datasets preferred
• Experience with oil and gas, renewable energies, or natural resource projects preferred

Desired Experience:

• Experience using:
  • ESRI mobile apps for field data collection such as Field Maps and Survey123
  • ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online to create web maps
  • File and enterprise geodatabase systems
  • ArcGIS Pro
• Understanding of:
  • The Public Land Survey System
  • Cadastral survey
  • Land ownership and parcel development

Desired Professional Skills:

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Experienced in a dynamic work environment with tight schedules
• Attention to detail
• Management of competing priorities
• Robust professional communications

Interested candidates please email cover letter and resume to jfoss@gmecwy.com. For questions, please contact Jason Sutton at 307-684-2112.

GMEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GMEC follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Are you looking for an opportunity to increase your plant identification and hydrology skills, earn some money, get college credit, and spend time outdoors this summer? Our company, Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants, is seeking a Seasonal Riparian & Wetland Monitoring Technician with experience in riparian plant identification, and functional assessments based out of our Buffalo, WY, office. Technicians will be completing riparian assessments in accordance with the BLM’s Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) and Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) protocol, and other vegetation measurement processes. The position will start in May and continue into September (dates flexible). We are also able to work with you and your professors so that you can earn course credits for this internship. Hired interns will be provided with housing stipend.

Overview of Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with crew members
• Travel to and sample sites throughout the state of Wyoming and/or Montana
• Safely navigate to sites using hand-held GPS units
• Knowledge of PFC and MIM protocol
• Knowledge of riparian vegetation occurring within Wyoming and Montana

Qualifications:

• Proficient in plant identification
• Proficient in reading maps
• Skilled in operating off-road vehicles and hauling trailers
• Willingness to travel and camp overnight across Wyoming and/or Montana
• Ability to lift over 30lbs
• Ability to hike difficult terrain in variable weather conditions
• Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) training a plus, but not required
• Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) training a plus, but not required

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Interested candidates should email their resume to Kylen Holt at kholt@gmecwy.com. Please contact Kylen with additional questions regarding this position at 307-684-2112.

Grouse Mountain is seeking field biologists to support their Buffalo, WY, field office during spring/summer 2025. Buffalo is located at the base of the Bighorn Mountains. Field work will include conducting greater sage-grouse lek counts (ground and aerial), raptor nest searches, raptor nesting occupancy/productivity surveys, swift fox clearance surveys and nocturnal spotlight surveys, amphibian surveys, and migratory bird clearance surveys. Avian surveys will make up the bulk of field work; however, surveys will also be conducted for other sensitive plants/animal species and wetland habitats.
Travel is a large part of the position. The individual will be stationed out of Buffalo, WY, but may conduct surveys across Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Nebraska. Previous experience conducting avian surveys within the western region is preferred. A housing stipend will be provided.

Positions would start in late March to early April and last through summer 2025.

Location: Buffalo, WY

Salary: DOE

Qualifications:

• BS in wildlife biology related field
• Previous experience conducting avian surveys
• Extensive experience identifying avian species in the western region
• Individuals must be in good physical condition capable of hiking long distances through variable terrain
• Experience operating off-road vehicles, hauling trailers, and navigating through remote areas
• Comfortable working independently and conducting surveys in extreme temperatures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience conducting raptor nesting/breeding surveys
• Experience conducting surveys for other species of concern, sensitive species, and T&E species within the western region
• Experience conducting avian point counts and migratory bird surveys
• Experience operating GPS, such as Field Maps or Collector, as well as Microsoft software

Please submit your resume to Kristie Lawson at klawson@gmecwy.com and Jenna Foss at jfoss@gmecwy.com. Please feel free to contact us with additional questions regarding this position 307-684-2112.

Who We Are:

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is an independently owned and multi-disciplinary natural resource consulting firm whose comprehensive blend of disciplines and years of experience allow us to provide solutions to unique and contemporary issues. We are a dedicated team that thrives on providing timely solutions and building trusting relationships. Our culture is built on our shared core values – Trust, Teamwork, Drive, and Professionalism. Grouse Mountain began operations in 2006 located in Buffalo, Wyoming. We started out by providing federal oil and gas permitting and environmental consulting services to the Powder River Basin region of Wyoming and Montana.

Since that time, we have grown to a diverse group of permitting specialists, wildlife biologists, NEPA specialists, ecologists, range management specialists, cultural specialists, reclamation stormwater specialists, and GIS analysts that manage a wide variety of projects throughout the Rocky Mountain West and Great Plains Regions. Our services include federal and state oil and gas as well as renewable energy permitting; wildlife and T&E species surveys and support; third-party NEPA preparation; rangeland health assessments and monitoring; Storm-Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) creation and inspections; reclamation planning and implementation, wetland delineations; and Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) assessments of streams.

Our team has extensive experience working with private landowners, federal and state entities, and private industry on a variety of natural resource related projects. Several of our employees have backgrounds in farming and ranching as well as previous employment with a variety of government agencies including USDA-NRCS, USDA-USFS, WY-DEQ and USDI-BLM which allows Grouse Mountain to approach projects with a perspective that facilitates cooperation between the involved parties and aids in the development of plans that are mutually acceptable to all involved. Grouse Mountain team members have extensive experience working with various agencies across a broad range of environmental applications for the past 10+ years. We pride ourselves in the relationships we develop with our clients, our staff’s integrity, and the quality of our work.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants uses E-Verify® in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.

Are you looking for an opportunity to increase your plant identification skills, earn some money, get college credit, and spend time outdoors this summer? Our company, Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants, is seeking multiple Seasonal Rangeland Technicians with experience in plant identification and rangeland sampling methodologies based out of our Buffalo, WY, office. Technicians will be completing rangeland assessments in accordance with the BLM’s Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) protocol, and other vegetation measurement processes. The position will start in May and continue into early September (dates flexible). We are also able to work with you and your professors so that you can earn course credits for this internship. Hired interns will be provided with housing stipend.

Overview of Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Travel to and sample rangeland sites throughout the state of Wyoming
• Safely navigate to rangeland sites using a GPS and a 4-wheel vehicle
• Read and record line point intercept transects
• Collect vegetative forage production data by clipping

Qualifications:

• Proficient in reading maps
• Skilled in operating UTVs
• Willingness to travel and camp overnight across Wyoming
• Ability to lift over 30lbs
• Ability to hike difficult terrain in variable weather conditions
• Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) training a plus, but not required
• Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health training a plus, but not required

About Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants:
Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is an independently owned and multi-disciplinary natural resource consulting firm whose comprehensive blend of disciplines and years of experience allow us to provide solutions to unique and contemporary issues. We are a dedicated team that thrives on providing timely solutions and building trusting relationships. Our culture is built on our shared core values – Trust, Teamwork, Drive, and Professionalism.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Interested candidates should email their resume to Kylen Holt at kholt@gmecwy.com. Please contact Kylen with additional questions regarding this position at 307-684-2112.

Are you looking to earn a little money and gain work experience this summer while enjoying time outdoors? Grouse Mountain is looking for you! We are seeking Seasonal Soil Technicians to join our teams in completing rangeland assessments across Wyoming. Applicants should have experience digging soil pits, identifying soil horizons, and field texturing. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in soil identification and the ability to identify the correct Ecological Site Description (ESD) for the rangeland site. The paid position will start in May and continue into early September (dates flexible). We are also able to work with you and your professors so that you can earn course credits for this internship. Hired interns will be provided with a housing stipend.

Overview of Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Travel and sample rangeland sites throughout the state of Wyoming
• Navigate to rangeland sites using a GPS and a 4-wheel vehicle to collect accurate field data using a Microsoft tablet
• Read maps and use Trimble GPS to find remote locations
• Dig soil pits and identify soil horizons
• Classify texture and color soils
• Identify Ecological Site Description (ESD) based on collected vegetation and soil data

Qualifications:

• 15 semester hours of education from an accredited university in subjects such as soil genesis, pedology, soil chemistry, soil physics, and soil fertility or any of the 4 certifications from the Soil Science Society of America
• Experience classifying soil composition and texture
• Ability to lift 30 pounds on a regular basis
• Ability to hike difficult terrain in variable weather conditions
• Skilled in operating UTVs
• Willingness to travel and camp overnight across Wyoming
• Previous AIM training a plus, but not required

About Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants:
Grouse Mountain Environmental Consultants is an independently owned and multi-disciplinary natural resource consulting firm whose comprehensive blend of disciplines and years of experience allow us to provide solutions to unique and contemporary issues. We are a dedicated team that thrives on providing timely solutions and building trusting relationships. Our culture is built on our shared core values – Trust, Teamwork, Drive, and Professionalism.

Grouse Mountain Consultants follows a Substance Abuse Policy that includes pre-employment testing.

Interested candidates should email their resume to Kylen Holt at kholt@gmecwy.com. Please contact Kylen with additional questions regarding this position at 307-684-2112.