Senior Archeologist/Archaeology Supervisor

AECOM; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Archaeologist/Archaeology Supervisor to join our Sacramento office. The role focuses on coordinating cultural resource projects, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and managing a team in a hybrid work environment that promotes diversity and growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and well-being programs

Flexible hybrid work options

Career advancement resources

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Anthropology/Archaeology plus 6 years of relevant experience.
• Valid driver’s license and U.S. ID required.
• Some travel required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement technical work for Sacramento cultural resources team.
• Conduct cultural resources data analysis for NEPA, CEQA, and Section 106.
• Manage multiple projects including scheduling, invoicing, and forecasting.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Writing

GPS Proficiency

Cultural Resource Data Analysis

Client Management

Education

BA/BS in Anthropology, Archaeology, or related field

Job description

Senior Archaeologist/Archaeology Supervisor

**Company Description**
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions in transportation, buildings, water, the environment, and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. We offer flexible hybrid work options, allowing you to work from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site. We foster a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion—a safe and respectful workplace where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, utilizing their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes.

We encourage your growth and development through our technical and professional programs and diverse career opportunities. Leadership is valued at all levels; everyone can make a lasting impact on projects, teams, and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs, and resources for career advancement. Join us to connect and collaborate with a global network of experts—including planners, designers, engineers, scientists, and more—leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future. Let’s get started.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Archaeologist/Archaeology Supervisor based in our Sacramento office. The role involves coordinating with Sacramento architectural historians and being a key member of the Northern California Cultural Resources Group, which includes staff in Oakland and San Francisco. This full-time, salaried position reports to the Sacramento manager of the Natural and Cultural Resources group. The successful candidate will be a core part of our cultural resources practice, collaborating with teams across Southern California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to:**

1. Coordinating and implementing technical work, conducting reviews, and expanding the Sacramento cultural resource team.
2. Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations, including NEPA, Section 106 of NHPA, and CEQA.
3. Business development activities such as client outreach, proposal scope and budget development.
4. Contributing to technical approaches and cost estimates for proposals.
5. Project management tasks like forecasting, tracking, invoicing, and scheduling.
6. Client management, including meetings and interfacing.
7. Reviewing contracts for scope, fee, schedule, and obligations.
8. Developing work breakdown structures and monitoring project costs.
9. Managing schedules and budgets for multiple projects.
10. Collecting and analyzing cultural resources data for CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106.
11. Collaborating with project managers, agencies, clients, and tribes.
12. Supervising cultural resource staff and project teams in various settings.
13. Hiring and interviewing staff.
14. Performing technical data analysis and report writing.
15. Obtaining permits and supporting tribal consultations.
16. Working with interdisciplinary teams of experts and planners.
17. Completing project management training to become a certified AECOM project manager.

**Qualifications:**

• BA/BS in Anthropology, Archaeology, or related field plus 6 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and U.S. ID.
• Some travel required.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Master’s or PhD in related fields.
• 10+ years of experience in archaeology and cultural resources management.
• Experience supervising staff and large crews.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations and tribal consultation.
• Technical writing, GPS proficiency, field experience in California/Western US, and specialized scientific knowledge.

**Additional Information:**

• US Citizenship required.
• Salary range: $92,000 - $160,000.
• Comprehensive benefits and well-being programs.