Senior Archaeologist | Project Manager | Arizona

Chronicle Heritage•Phoenix, AZ

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Chronicle Heritage is seeking a Senior Archaeologist to serve as a Project Manager based out of their Phoenix, Arizona office, with an option for partial remote work. The successful applicant will work alongside existing Office Principals and senior staff to navigate federal, state, and municipal ordinances for clients. This role involves leading technical studies, ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables, overseeing field and desktop research, providing technical and interdisciplinary team oversight, and ensuring quality control and regulatory compliance. The position also includes training and mentoring staff, interfacing with clients and stakeholders, staying current with industry trends and regulations, demonstrating technical excellence, overseeing field investigations, directing data collection and analysis, developing business relationships, identifying new leads, and procuring project contracts.

Requirements

Advanced degree in archaeology, anthropology, or a closely related field
7+ years of experience preparing a variety of technical reports, including treatment plans and comprehensive data recovery reports
5+ years of experience managing survey, testing, and data recovery projects of various sizes and complexity, including technical, project, or program management roles within an environmental, engineering, or cultural consulting firm
2+ years of experience serving as a Project Manager or Principal Investigator on survey, testing, and data recovery projects
Expert knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of CRM and relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations
Knowledge of and experience in applying research methods and forming and maintaining effective client and interagency internal-team relationships
Ability to be permitted immediately as PI or PD on an Arizona Antiquities Act permit
Valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Professional accreditation
Ability to manage projects and teams as a leader and/or supervisor and to handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written skills
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a large, multi-disciplinary team and promote and sustain effective working relationships with clients, the public, and other agencies
Proficient organizational, schedule, and budget management skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

Responsibilities

Lead technical studies and ensure clients receive high-quality, on-time deliverables
Oversee and coordinate with teams conducting both field and desktop research and impact analysis
Provide technical oversight and interdisciplinary team oversight
Provide quality control for all deliverables and ensure compliance with applicable regulations
Train and mentor staff and actively engage in professional development
Interface with clients and external stakeholders
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulations affecting CRM and general industry trends
Demonstrate technical excellence in area of expertise and maintain knowledge of best management practices
Oversee field investigations of proposed project sites to assess or evaluate resources or the potential for resources
Direct collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; formulate recommendations and solutions to highly complex problems or those involving risk
Develop and maintain existing and new business relationships in collaboration with other senior staff and Office Principals
Strategically identify and pursue new leads, oversee the preparation of proposals, and procure project contracts