Onsite Managing Technical Consultant, Archaeologist

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About the role

  • Managing Technical Consultant, Archaeologist guiding high-impact cultural resources projects across the Mid‑Atlantic at ERM. Leading teams and ensuring compliance while mentoring staff in archaeological services.

Responsibilities

  • Champion the delivery of high‑quality archaeological services across multiple, concurrent projects
  • Guide teams through literature reviews, field reconnaissance, surveys, and excavation activities
  • Serve as Task Manager, ensuring work is delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with ERM’s rigorous quality standards
  • Provide technical insight that strengthens ERM’s cultural resources practice and deepens client trust
  • Foster collaboration across ERM’s multidisciplinary teams and practice areas nationwide
  • Build strong client and agency relationships, representing ERM with professionalism and strategic insight
  • Mentor, develop, and inspire technical staff to achieve excellence
  • Oversee subcontractors to maintain consistency, quality, and efficient project execution
  • Contribute to proposal development and strategic business growth initiatives
  • Ensure compliance by engaging with State Historic Preservation Offices, federal agencies, and regional cultural resource databases

Requirements

  • Graduate degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or a related discipline
  • 4+ years (7+ years preferred) of paid professional experience in archaeology and cultural resources
  • Qualifications to serve as a Principal Investigator
  • Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) standing and ability to meet/exceed qualifications for Virginia DHR, PA SHPO, MHT, and Secretary of the Interior standards
  • Proven leadership in directing archaeological survey, testing, and data recovery across the Mid‑Atlantic
  • Demonstrated experience preparing agency‑reviewed cultural resource documentation (e.g., Phase I/II reports, NEPA sections, mitigation plans)
  • Experience interacting with agency personnel in a consulting environment
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
  • Willingness to travel across the Mid‑Atlantic and occasionally across the eastern U.S.
  • Ability to conduct fieldwork up to 50% during peak season, including long-distance walking, navigating difficult terrain, and lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs.
  • Proficiency with GPS units, total stations, ArcGIS FieldMaps/Survey123, and other common field mapping tools
  • Driver's License Required

Benefits

  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • disability
  • AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
  • other applicable benefits to eligible employees

Job title

Managing Technical Consultant, Archaeologist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$89,926 - $112,764 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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