Jacobs - Seattle Area - On-Call Archaeologist

Washington Archaeology; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Bellevue, Washington seeks an on-call Archaeologist with Pacific Northwest experience to support environmental services for energy, government, and transportation projects. The role covers field surveys, testing, data recovery, and construction monitoring.

You will analyze materials, keep detailed field notes, prepare site records, and contribute sections to technical reports, with travel to remote locations and rugged terrain as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in the US Pacific Northwest is preferred.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and rugged terrain.
• Strong fieldwork, note-taking, and data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction projects.
• Conduct archaeological survey, testing, evaluation, data recovery, and construction monitoring.
• Analyze archaeological materials, keep detailed field notes, prepare site records, and conduct archival research.
• Contribute sections to technical reports and work outdoors in remote locations.

Skills

Cultural resources

Field surveys

Report writing

Job description

• Jacobs - Seattle Area - On-Call Archaeologist

Jacobs - Seattle Area - On-Call Archaeologist

Jacobs Environmental Science and Planning group seeks an on-call Archaeologist with experience in the US Pacific Northwest to be based in our Bellevue, Washington office. Depending on the candidate’s performance and project backlog, this on-call position could potentially turn into a permanent role at Jacobs.

This position involves providing cultural resources support for planning, engineering, and construction services to energy, government, military, transportation, and commercial clients. In this role you'll tackle archaeological survey, testing, evaluation, data recovery, and construction monitoring, as well as other tasks as assigned. You'll analyze archaeological materials, keep detailed field notes, prepare archaeological site records, conduct historical and archival research, and contribute sections to technical reports. You'll work outdoors in remote locations and for extended periods under all weather conditions, often traversing rugged terrain.

We are always looking for local archaeologists to strengthen our already strong team.

Last modified: July 31, 2026 9:26 AM |Anonymous

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