Lead Archaeologist — Cultural Resources Projects (CA)

Stantec; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Archaeologist with 7+ years of CRM field and project management experience in California to join our Environmental Services Cultural Resources Team.

The role involves leading cultural resource investigations, coordinating with regulatory agencies, and mentoring junior staff on research, surveys, excavations, monitoring, and reporting in compliance with CEQA and NHPA.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Anthropology, Archaeology, or a related field is required.
• 7+ years of CRM field experience in California is required.
• Experience coordinating with clients, agencies, and tribal representatives is expected.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Project Manager and/or Principal Investigator for cultural resource investigations.
• Task manage pedestrian surveys, testing, data recovery, construction monitoring, and mitigation efforts.
• Develop research designs, work plans, and field methodologies for compliance-driven projects.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies, tribal representatives, and clients to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Mentor and supervise junior archaeologists in field methods, data collection, and technical writing.
• Oversee artifact analysis, laboratory processing, and curation efforts as needed.
• Prepare and review technical reports, site forms (DPR 523), treatment plans, and other regulatory documents.
• Develop budgets, schedules, and scopes of work for cultural resource projects.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Field survey

Technical writing

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Anthropology/Archaeology

Tools

DPR 523 forms

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Stantec is seeking an experienced Senior Archaeologist with 7+ years of CRM field and project management experience in California to join our Environmental Services Cultural Resources Team.

The role involves leading cultural resource investigations, coordinating with regulatory agencies, and mentoring junior staff on research, surveys, excavations, monitoring, and reporting in compliance with CEQA and NHPA.