HDR

Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist

HDR$75K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Architectural History or a related field
  • 10+ years of archaeological experience, 5+ years in project planning and execution
  • Management experience with multiple field crews
  • Strong communication skills for client interaction and documentation
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and GIS utilities
  • Willingness to travel as needed
  • Active commitment to an employee-owned company culture

Responsibilities

  • Assess and prepare documents and reports for archaeological surveys
  • Develop and oversee tasks, schedules, and cost estimates for cultural resource projects
  • Conduct fieldwork and develop compliance strategies
  • Engage in meetings and coordinate with agencies on cultural resources
  • Plan significant projects that impact major programs
  • Serve as a recognized technical authority in specialty areas
  • Supervise a medium to large staff of professionals and technicians
  • Manage larger projects when required

Benefits

  • Employee-owned company culture
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive work environment fostering collaboration
  • Flexible project responsibilities allowing for personal initiative
  • Access to advanced tools and resources for archaeological investigations
Full Job Description
In the role of Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist, we'll count on you to:

  • Take responsibility for assessment, preparation of documents, reports and findings for archaeological surveys, and participate with mitigation plans and historic structures
  • Develop and monitor tasks, schedules and cost estimates, and assess applicable requirements and processes for all cultural resource projects
  • Conduct field work, participate in meetings and develop compliance strategy
  • Take part in all processes with cultural resources projects, including field investigations and agency coordination
  • Plan and develop projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs as needed
  • Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity as needed
  • Plan, organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed
  • Serve as Project Manager on larger projects as needed, but project management is not sole focus of position
  • Perform other duties as needed


Preferred Qualifications

  • MA/MS or Ph.D. in Maritime Archaeology
  • Meet BOEM Qualified Marine Archaeologist Standards
  • Meets the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology
  • Certified diver with demonstrated diver experience
  • Experience as a Principal Investigator including coordinating cultural resources field investigations with federal and state compliance and maritime cultural resource management projects;
  • Marine archaeology data acquisition, documentation, analysis, and interpretation skills (e.g. ROV deployment, underwater excavation techniques, high-resolution geophysical data acquisition and analysis, etc)
  • Material culture analyses skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with State (Specifically Florida cultural resources permitting at the state and local levels) and Federal CRM legal framework
  • Willingness, and ability, to develop proposals and oversee terrestrial cultural resources projects


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Architectural History or closely related field
  • A minimum of 10 years Archaeological experience, a minimum of 5 years experience in planning, managing and executing archeological investigations
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel
  • Proven ability to manage multiple field crews
  • Excellent communication and client interaction skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Requires ability to travel
  • Successful candidates must be familiar with field study design and documentation, regulatory framework for cultural resource management, and GIS utilities
  • Must be able to handle cultural resources in a variety of geographic settings throughout the US
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

About HDR

HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company was founded in 1917 as Henningson Engineering Company and has since grown to become one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. HDR provides a wide range of services, including architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, and construction management. The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including the Hoover Dam Bypass and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. HDR is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts in this area by organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council.
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