Cultural Resources Project Manager
HDR · Lafayette, LA · 1 wk ago
On-siteConsultingFull-time
About the role
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Responsibilities
- Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium cultural resources projects or large, routine projects.
- Support Senior Project Management team on large scale projects.
- Actively participate in project pursuits and develop project scope.
- Develop, maintain, and update schedules and spending plans; track progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions.
- Manage administrative aspects of cultural resources projects under the Antiquities Code of Texas, National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other applicable federal, state, and municipal regulations.
- Serve as primary or secondary author on cultural resource technical reports.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams in our transportation, water, power, industrial, and oil and gas sectors in the South Central region and nationally to help plan, staff, and execute major CRM efforts.
- Collaborate with existing CRM team leaders responsible for managing archaeological surveys and site documentation, including feature and artifact identification and analyses.
- Supervise cultural resources specialists in office settings.
- Peer review draft reports and desktop background reviews produced by Project Archaeologists and other Principal Investigators before final content review.
- Facilitate/participate in project reviews in collaboration with Accounting and technical team management.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Technical knowledge to supervise cultural resources specialists in office settings.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds without assistance.
- Effective communication in person, by telephone and email.
- Ability to work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments.
- Valid Texas Driver’s License.
- Able to operate a vehicle day or night.
- Less than 10% travel required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a related field and a minimum of ten years’ experience.
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Experience managing cultural resource projects comprised of archaeology, architectural history, and tribal engagement.
- National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106 coordination management.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field.
- Minimum of 7 years related experience.
- Minimum of 2 years project management experience.
- The ability to interact with various design teams.
- Excellent organizational, project management, and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.