Senior Archaeologist & Team Lead, Cultural Resources

ERM; Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 111,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Parental leave

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ERM, a leading sustainability consultancy, seeks a Principal Consultant, Archaeologist to lead complex cultural resources projects from a US office. You will mentor teams, maintain client relationships, and drive regulatory compliance across multi-state efforts in energy and infrastructure sectors.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, project leadership, and growth of ERM’s cultural resources services nationwide, with opportunities for travel and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or closely related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6–8 years of related paid experience.
• Secretary of the Interior-qualified archaeologist (RPA) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated field experience and principal-level oversight on projects.
• Experience as primary author or reviewer on agency-reviewed technical reports.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agency personnel as a consultant.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and travel to field sites.
• Experience with mapping equipment and field technologies (total station, GPS, ArcGIS FieldMaps, Survey123).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a permitted BLM Principal Investigator.
• Obtain BLM Cultural Resources Use Permits and other permits.
• Provide QA/QC review of deliverables by other archaeologists.
• Oversee desktop studies and field investigations ( reconnaissance, survey, testing, excavations, monitoring).
• Lead, supervise, and mentor archaeologists across experience levels.
• Coordinate with unit leads, directors, area managers, and partners for performance and delivery.
• Sign as Principal Investigator or Task Manager for studies on major capital projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within scope and budget.
• Support multi-state projects and expand ERM’s cultural resources market share.
• Partner with leadership to grow client relationships and drive revenue.
• Identify opportunities for cross-selling services to clients.
• Collaborate with environmental planners, GIS, engineers, and other experts.
• Represent ERM in client meetings and with partners and regulators.
• Manage subcontractor needs and performance as required.

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring

Client relations

Regulatory knowledge

Field supervision

Report writing

GIS mapping

Driver's license

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Graduate degree in Anthropology/Archaeology

Tools

Total station

GPS

ArcGIS FieldMaps

Survey123

Job description

ERM, a leading sustainability consultancy, seeks a Principal Consultant, Archaeologist to lead complex cultural resources projects from a US office. You will mentor teams, maintain client relationships, and drive regulatory compliance across multi-state efforts in energy and infrastructure sectors.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, project leadership, and growth of ERM’s cultural resources services nationwide, with opportunities for travel and cross-disciplinary collaboration.