Senior Cultural Resources Lead & Archaeology Project Manager

HDR; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Cultural Resource Specialist to lead archaeological surveys, prepare reports, and help develop compliance strategies across projects in the US. You will supervise field crews, manage schedules and budgets, and coordinate with agencies and stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Archaeology/Anthropology/Architectural History or related field, 10 years of archaeology experience, strong communication skills, travel ability,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Architectural History or closely related field.
• Minimum of 10 years Archaeological experience, a minimum of 5 years planning, managing and executing archaeological investigations.
• Experience with field study design, regulatory framework for cultural resource management, and GIS utilities.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for assessment, preparation of documents, reports and findings for archaeological surveys, and participate with mitigation plans and historic structures.
• Develop and monitor tasks, schedules and cost estimates, and assess applicable requirements and processes for all cultural resource projects.
• Conduct field work, participate in meetings and develop compliance strategy.
• Take part in all processes with cultural resources projects, including field investigations and agency coordination.
• Plan and develop projects or design activities that have significant impact on major company programs as needed.
• Serve as a technical expert with recognized authority in an area of specialization that resolves problems of greater scope and complexity as needed.
• Plan, organize and supervise work of medium to large staff of professionals and technicians as needed.
• Serve as Project Manager on larger projects as needed, but project management is not sole focus of position.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Client interaction

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Archaeology/Anthropology/Architectural History

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

HDR is seeking a Senior Cultural Resource Specialist to lead archaeological surveys, prepare reports, and help develop compliance strategies across projects in the US. You will supervise field crews, manage schedules and budgets, and coordinate with agencies and stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Archaeology/Anthropology/Architectural History or related field, 10 years of archaeology experience, strong communication skills, travel ability,