Senior Archaeology Project Lead

SLR Consulting; Birmingham, Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Life, income, and travel insurance

Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle‑v

Flexible, hybrid and agile working

25 days’ annual leave plus flexible PH

Job summary

SLR Consulting is recruiting a Project Officer (Principal/Associate Archaeologist) to join the Midlands Archaeology & Heritage team from either Birmingham or Nottingham. The role covers planning, fieldwork, reporting and post-excavation analysis with hybrid working in a collaborative regional team.

You will supervise fieldwork, manage sites with a focus on delivering high standards, mentor junior archaeologists, and contribute to tendering and business development at Associate level.

Qualifications

• Degree in Archaeology or a related discipline.
• Significant UK fieldwork delivery experience.
• Excellent technical report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supervising archaeological evaluations, excavations, watching briefs and other fieldwork projects.
• Managing day-to-day delivery of sites and field teams.
• Liaising with clients, contractors, curators and stakeholders on site.
• Designing and managing investigations and mitigation strategies.
• Preparing WSIs, methodologies and scopes of work.
• Maintaining high standards of recording, archive preparation and QA.
• Producing clear, accurate and professional technical reports.
• Delivering post-excavation assessments and reporting.
• Mentoring junior archaeologists and supporting team capability.
• Promoting health and safety culture.
• At Associate level, supporting programming, resourcing, budgeting and business development.

Skills

Report writing

Fieldwork supervision

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Archaeology

Job description

SLR Consulting is recruiting a Project Officer (Principal/Associate Archaeologist) to join the Midlands Archaeology & Heritage team from either Birmingham or Nottingham. The role covers planning, fieldwork, reporting and post-excavation analysis with hybrid working in a collaborative regional team.

You will supervise fieldwork, manage sites with a focus on delivering high standards, mentor junior archaeologists, and contribute to tendering and business development at Associate level.