Salary : $110,087.54 - $139,542.21 Annually
Location : King Street Center - 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026WH27005
Department: DNRP-Natural Resources & Parks
Division: WLRD -Water & Land Resources
Opening Date: 06/12/2026
Closing Date: 7/5/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: C1 : PROTEC17-DES, DLS, DNRP
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

Summary

This recruitment may be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to fill future career service Archeologist (PPM III) positions within the Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP) over the next 6 months.

About the Role:
The Archaeologist supports capital projects by identifying and protecting cultural resources through research, surveys, tribal consultation, and regulatory compliance. They integrate findings into design and permitting, monitor construction, manage consultant work, provide staff training, and coordinate countywide processes to ensure consistent, effective cultural resource protection. In this role, they will work closely with Capital Project teams, project sponsors, the KC Historic Preservation Program, tribes and resource agencies to help identify and protect cultural resources while restoring watershed health throughout the county.

About the Team:
The Capital Delivery Section (CDS) designs and delivers high-quality capital projects that use the best available science to protect and enhance King County's water and land resources. Our work improves water quality, restores and enhances fish habitat, strengthens community resilience to flooding and climate change, and deepens people's connection to the natural world.
Our multidisciplinary team-engineers, ecologists, project managers, and geologists-collaborates to develop innovative solutions that restore watershed health across the county's four major river basins. We engage the communities we serve to identify needs and deliver effective projects that reduce flood hazards, support the health and well-being of residents, uphold tribal treaty rights, address inequities, and contribute to the recovery of threatened salmon and orca populations.

Job Duties

What You Will Be Doing:

• Cultural Resource Evaluations and Identification: Conduct archival research, field surveys and consultation with tribal and cultural resource experts to identify and characterize potential cultural and/or historic resources on capital project sites.
• Document findings and where necessary define appropriate protections and/or mitigation to avoid impacts to identified resources in compliance with federal, state, tribal, and local regulations (e.g., Section 106, NEPA, state statutes, KC Executive Cultural Resources Policy and Procedures).
• Design and Permitting Support: Integrate cultural resource considerations into project design by coordinating with project team members, the King County Historic Preservation Program, Tribal staff and regulatory agencies. Prepare technical reports, permit documentation, and avoidance or mitigation strategies to support timely approvals.
• Construction Monitoring and Resource Protection: Provide archaeological monitoring during ground-disturbing activities, implement inadvertent discovery protocols, coordinate with construction teams, and document findings to ensure resource protection while minimizing project delays.
• Provide training and support to WLRD staff on cultural resource topics and applicable laws, policy and guidelines. Help scope, negotiate and manage cultural resources consultant contracts to support capital delivery teams. Review consultant deliverables for content and accuracy and concurrence with recommendations.
• Work closely with HPP staff and cultural resource professionals across DNRP to establish consistent processes and procedures that make review, coordination and protection of cultural resource more effective, timely and predictable.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Qualifications You Bring:

• Master's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Cultural Resource management in accordance with Secretary of Interior standard for professional archaeologists.
• Two (2) years of full-time professional work experience as an archeologist performing office and field work, including cultural and historical aspects of Native American Tribes of the Northwest.
• Knowledge of relevant state and federal regulations, standards, and procedures related to historic preservation and cultural resource management.
• Knowledge of Geographic Information System (GIS) development and implementation, including Environmental Systems Research Institute programs like ArcGIS Pro. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience working in situations requiring cross-cultural sensitivity and centering racial equity, social justice principles, and environmental justice.

Competencies You Bring:

• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Persuades: Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.

It Would Be Nice If You Also Bring:

• Geoarchaeology,
• Human Osteology,
• Historic Archaeology
• Built Environment Evaluation
• Traditional Cultural Properties
• Lithic Analysis
• Faunal Analysis
• Archaeobotanical Properties
• Remote Sensing

Supplemental Information

Onsite Work Details:

• Work Location: The Capital Delivery/Management & Support Sectionworks in a hybrid model, with days in the office, and field, as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson St, Seattle, WA Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a in-home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
• Work Schedule: This full-time position works a 40-hour work week. This non-exempt position is covered under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is overtime eligible.

Union Representation: This position is represented my Teamsters 117.

Application and Selection Process:
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity, diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness and alignment with the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews. Please ensure that your application materials clearly detail how your skills and experience meet the minimum qualifications outlined in this posting.
To apply, submit your completed application materials:

• Complete Online Application with response to supplemental questions (Required)
• Resume (Required)
• Cover Letter (Required)
• Note: Additional documents won't be considered during minimum qualification screening.

Who to Contact: For more information regarding the Project and Program Manager III recruitment, please contact William R. Herbert at

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