Senior Archaeologist/Project Manager

AECOM•Oakland, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Archaeologist/Project Manager to join our California Cultural Resources team. This full-time, hybrid role will be based in our Oakland, CA office. The Senior Archaeologist is a core member of the Cultural Resources Team in Northern California, including archaeologists and architectural historians, with responsibility for successfully executing projects and leading all aspects of project implementation. The Senior Archaeologist is expected to perform business development and marketing tasks for cultural resources work in Northern California, with support from management.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.
6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in historical and/or precontact archaeology and cultural resources management.
Must be willing to travel and conduct fieldwork throughout California.
Valid U.S Driver's license is required for this role.
Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.
10+ years of experience in historical and/or precontact archaeology and cultural resources management.
3 years of experience in a supervisory capacity in the field or in the office.
Experience with career development of junior and mid-level cultural resources staff and working closely with senior-level archaeologists and architectural historians.
Meets the Secretary of Interior’s professional qualification standards in Archaeology.
Relevant field experience in the Western US.
Extensive experience preparing sections of CEQA documents including EIRs and ISMNDs for cultural resources and tribal cultural resources.
Experience with implementing Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Advanced knowledge in one or more specialty scientific areas (e.g., lithic or faunal analysis; osteology; historical archaeology).
Experience leading tribal consultation and familiarity with tribal representatives in Northern California.
Experience supervising large crews and/or multiple crews on a variety of project types and sizes, regions, and agencies.
Experience working with interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts and planners.
Knowledge managing GIS/GPS data.
Proven ability to lead proposals and win work.
Knowledge of regional and local cultural resources regulations.
Demonstration of excellent technical writing skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Managing projects or tasks with small- to large-scale field efforts (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring) and intensive schedules.
Managing and executing archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, and data collection and compilation.
Acting as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.
Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.
Working knowledge of and experience in the practical implementation of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, among others.
Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities with multiple team members (field personnel, project managers, etc.).
Operating as primary point of contact for a wide variety of clients including private, local government, state and federal agencies on projects, as needed.
Performing client management duties such as recurring status meetings, milestone check-ins, and day-to-day interfacing.
Working independently and as part of a team.
Flexibility and willingness to support multiple projects, including occasional travel.
Serve as a Principal Investigator.
Contributing to technical approaches and cost estimates for competitive proposals.
Performing project and/or task management duties such as forecasting, tracking, accounting updates, invoicing, progress reports, and scheduling; this includes successful completion of AECOM’s project manager certification program.
Building and maintaining relationships with clients and prospective clients and developing increased business for cultural resources services in Northern California, specifically within the Bay Area metro region.