Senior Cultural Resources Archaeologist

About the role

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.

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.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years Archaeological experience, a minimum of 5 years experience in planning, managing and executing archeological investigations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
• Proven ability to manage multiple field crews.
• Excellent communication and client interaction skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple field crews.
• Must be familiar with field study design and documentation, regulatory framework for cultural resource management, and GIS utilities.
• Must be able to handle cultural resources in a variety of geographic settings throughout the US.

Qualifications

• MA/MS or Ph.D. in Maritime Archaeology
• Meet BOEM Qualified Marine Archaeologist Standards
• Meet the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology
• Certified diver with demonstrated diver experience
• Experience as a Principal Investigator including coordinating cultural resources field investigations with federal and state compliance and maritime cultural resource management projects;
• Marine archaeology data acquisition, documentation, analysis, and interpretation skills (e.g. ROV deployment, underwater excavation techniques, high-resolution geophysical data acquisition and analysis, etc)
• Material culture analyses skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with State (Specifically Florida cultural resources permitting at the state and local levels) and Federal CRM legal framework
• Willingness, and ability, to develop proposals and oversee terrestrial cultural resources projects

Skills

• Strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with State (Specifically Florida cultural resources permitting at the state and local levels) and Federal CRM legal framework
• Willingness, and ability, to develop proposals and oversee terrestrial cultural resources projects

Benefits

Our employee-owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

Pay

Salary range: $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Schedule

Full-time

Business Class

Cultural Resources

Job Posting

Jul 1, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer).

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.