Senior Archaeologist: CEQA & Field Lead, Hybrid

Environmental Science Associates, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

ESOP shares

401(k) with match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is seeking a mid-level Archaeologist with 5+ years of experience to manage projects within our Southern California Cultural Resources Group. The role is full-time exempt and hybrid, requiring 1-2 days per week in one of ESA’s Southern California offices (Irvine, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, San Diego, Thousand Oaks, or Santa Barbara).

You will lead surveys, prepare technical documents, and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in archaeology, geoarchaeology, or closely related field.
• Ability to lead survey crews and produce well-written cultural resources documents.
• Strong understanding of CEQA; some NEPA and NHPA knowledge is preferred.
• Experience delivering MND and EIR sections and mitigation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and conduct archaeological resources assessments.
• Lead archaeological resources surveys.
• Lead portions of multi-disciplinary projects with a larger team of experts.
• Develop historic and cultural contexts, documentation, evaluations, and impact analyses per CEQA.
• Serve as primary author of archaeological resource assessment reports and EIR/MND sections.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and supervise small project teams.
• Attend and lead client meetings as needed.
• Draft scopes of work and budgets for projects.
• Coordinate with senior staff and partners to support environmental analyses and permits.

Skills

Archaeology

CEQA

Project management

Survey leadership

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Archaeology

Geoarchaeology background

Job description

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is seeking a mid-level Archaeologist with 5+ years of experience to manage projects within our Southern California Cultural Resources Group. The role is full-time exempt and hybrid, requiring 1-2 days per week in one of ESA’s Southern California offices (Irvine, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, San Diego, Thousand Oaks, or Santa Barbara).

You will lead surveys, prepare technical documents, and mentor junior staff.