Senior Project Officer

ADAS; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

ADAS is seeking a Senior Project Officer for a six-month fixed-time contract. The role is hybrid home/office-based with flexible location out of Romsey, Boxworth or Derby.

You will manage complex archaeological projects, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while delivering high-quality fieldwork and reports. The position offers competitive salary, excellent training, and development opportunities, with emphasis on client relationship management in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in commercial archaeological fieldwork.
• ACIfA accreditation or higher grade with CIfA preferred.
• Proven ability to manage complex fieldwork projects to deadlines.
• Experience producing WSI and grey literature mitigation reports.
• Valid UK driving licence and health and safety documentation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Direct large-scale archaeological projects from fieldwork to publication.
• Lead geoarchaeological fieldwork with the geoarchaeologist.
• Prepare investigations and reports in line with legislation and CIfA guidance.
• Coordinate with ADAS staff, subcontractors and stakeholders on- and off-site.
• Ensure health, safety and wellbeing policies are followed by the team.
• Produce risk assessments and site audits as required.
• Deliver work on time, within budget and to high archaeological standards.

Skills

Archaeological fieldwork

DGPS surveying

Archaeological recording techniques

Health and safety documentation

Site supervision of plant

Manual outdoor work

Communication skills

Driving licence

Safety accreditations

Presenting results to audiences

Education

Degree level education or higher in a relevant subject

Job description

Our Archaeology and Historic Building business comprises a highly skilled team focused on providing historic environment consultancy and fieldwork services throughout the planning process from pre-land acquisition to the discharge of planning conditions. As a result of our success in fieldwork services, we are seeking a Senior Project Officer on a fixed-time (6-month contract) basis. This is a hybrid home and office-based role and the location of the positions can be flexible, but it is expected that the successful candidates will be based out of either our Romsey, Boxworth or Derby offices. The successful candidates will join a team of professionals who work closely with colleagues in other disciplines, such as Ecology, Planning and Landscape. Immediate appointments will be available.

The positions would best suit ambitious and highly motivated individuals with strong communications and time management skills who are looking to advance their career in commercial archaeology and client relationship management.

Successful candidates will work flexibly on a wide variety of archaeological, geoarchaeological and environmental consultancy contracts in a fast moving, client focussed commercial environment.

We will offer a competitive salary, excellent training and personal development opportunities. Although these positions will be predominantly field-based, we will be happy to consider flexible working options if required.

We will provide full PPE, laptop and work mobile as standard. Accommodation, meals expenses and vehicle hire will be provided whenever required.

Key Responsibilities

• Directing to a high standard complex and/or large-scale archaeological projects through fieldwork and publication;
• Directing geoarchaeological fieldwork in collaboration with our geoarchaeologist;
• Producing Written Schemes of Investigations, archaeological fieldwork reports, publication reports and collated project archives for complex and/or large-scale projects in accordance with relevant legislation, planning policy and CIfA standards and guidance;
• To work closely and liaise effectively with ADAS staff and inter alia on-site subcontractors, Principal Contractors, Curators, other stakeholders and members of the public in a collaborative and supportive environment, on and off-site;
• To represent ADAS Archaeology in a professional, diligent and courteous manner at all times;
• To ensure that health, safety and wellbeing methodologies, documentation and policies are prepared, understood and followed by the archaeological team and all others on-site to ensure a safe working environment;
• Producing Risk Assessments, Dynamic Risk Assessments and site audits as required;
• Ensuring that work is completed to the required legislative standard, delivered on time, meets project profit targets, is delivered to the Client’s satisfaction, and of a high archaeological standard.

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous professional experience working in commercial archaeological fieldwork - 10 years +;
• ACIfA accreditation or higher grade with CIfA;
• Excellent communication and motivational skills, and a positive attitude;
• Proven high ability in archaeological recording techniques and accurate record keeping, including sound knowledge of DGPS surveying techniques;
• Experience in preparation of Health and Safety site documentation, WSIs and grey literature mitigation reports;
• Proven ability for archaeological supervision of plant;
• Ability to carry out manual work in an outdoor environment in all weathers;
• Full clean UK driving licence;
• Safety accreditation (e.g. CAT and Genny Training, SSSTS, off-road driving, plant marshalling, asbestos awareness etc.);
• Experiencing presenting the results of archaeological investigations to both professional and lay audiences;
• Right to work in the UK;
• Degree level education or higher in a relevant subject.

Desirable

• Experience supporting community engagement and other outreach initiatives.

Salary And Benefits

• Up to £36,915 to £45,182 per annum depending on experience
• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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