Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist

HDR•Tampa, FL

About The Position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? HDR's employee-ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward-thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next-generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee-owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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