Principal Consultant, Archaeologist - Nevada

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a permitted BLM Principal Investigator in Nevada and surrounding regions.
• Obtain BLM Cultural Resources Use Permits and other necessary federal and state permits required to execute projects and support new opportunities.
• Provide technical quality assurance and quality control review of deliverables prepared by other qualified archaeologists.
• Oversee teams conducting desktop studies and field investigations, including reconnaissance surveys, pedestrian surveys, testing, excavations, and construction monitoring activities.
• Lead, supervise, and manage archaeologists across varying experience levels, including participation in hiring, mentoring, training, and engagement initiatives.
• Cook up with Cultural Resources Business Unit Leads, the Consulting Director for Archaeology, Area Managers, and Managing Partners to support team performance and project delivery.
• Serve as signing Principal Investigator and/or Task Manager for cultural resources studies associated with major capital projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
• Expand ERM’s profile and market share in the cultural resources consulting market through technical excellence and business development activities.
• Partner with Managing Partners to deepen key client relationships, develop new client opportunities, and drive revenue growth.
• Identify and promote opportunities for cross-selling cultural resources services to existing clients.
• Collaborate closely with environmental planners, biologists, wetland specialists, GIS professionals, engineers, and other multidisciplinary experts across the Great Basin.
• Represent ERM in communications and meetings with clients, teaming partners, subcontractors, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
• Identify subcontractor needs and manage subcontractor quality, performance, and scheduling as required.

What Your Impact Is

• Serve as a senior archaeological leader supporting cultural resources projects throughout the Great Basin and broader United States.
• Drive quality, consistency, and technical excellence across archaeological investigations and regulatory deliverables.
• Mentor and develop archaeologists while supporting team growth and succession planning.
• Strengthen existing client relationships and cultivate new business opportunities that contribute to ERM’s continued growth.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions for clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors.