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Lead Archaeologist

SWCA Environmental Consultants69 open roles

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Lombard, Illinois, United States
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SWCA Environmental Consultants median: 8 days open

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About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is looking for a Cultural Resources Lead Archaeologist to join our Chicago, IL team. Our team of accomplished environmental and cultural resources scientists is growing, and we are looking for dynamic individuals who are following their passion in delivering the highest-quality cultural resources compliance services.

Your role will be to work with office staff in business development, draft proposals, oversee and improve team procedures, develop and lead projects, oversee fieldwork, assist with field logistics, complete analysis of results, and draft technical reports.

Our Chicago, IL office offers a unique work environment and specializes in environmental compliance including cultural resources. This is a regular (with benefits), full-time, salaried, exempt opportunity reporting to our Chicago, IL Senior Cultural Resources Team Lead. We offer the flexibility of a hybrid-based or remote (= distributed) work environment.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until November 5th at 5:00pm CT.

What you will accomplish

  • Strategic Project Leadership: Strategically consults on and leads complex projects in pursuit of client objectives, overseeing the technical approach and ensuring quality assurance and quality control.
  • Exemplary Leadership: Leads by example in both technical and soft skills, navigating client and team priorities to deliver projects that meet professional and oversight agency standards.
  • Technical Expertise & Innovation: Innovates standards and practices to enhance the quality and efficiency of client projects and outcomes, ensuring alignment with industry and regulatory standards. Serves as a go-to technical expert and consultant, providing novel project strategies and applying technical excellence that considers client needs to meet project requirements.
  • Project Accountability: Continuously guides projects, executing accountability for the performance of projects or delegated tasks and ensuring that project milestones are met and outcomes align with SWCA’s values and client expectations. Assesses risks and implements strategies for problem-solving. Revises or suggests revisions to project scopes, schedules, and budgets as necessary to meet evolving project requirements and ensure successful outcomes.
  • Business Growth & Innovation: Drives business growth and client success through technical excellence, innovation, and development of new methods and standards that advance SWCA's technical reputation. Contributes to SWCA's strategic planning.
  • Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Champions cross-disciplinary collaboration, working closely with specialists to provide comprehensive technical support for projects.
  • Mentorship & Team Development: Mentors staff for impactful influence, coaching others in technical excellence, leadership, and strategy, and also develops specialized programs and protocols. Fosters team development and cross-training, modeling and promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members to enhance project outcomes, as well as team depth and redundancy.
  • Relationship Management: Establishes and grows effective consultative relationships with external and internal clients and/or agency regulators and industry partners (if applicable) to support successful projects.
  • Follows applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.
  • Performs related work as assigned.

Additional Job-Specific Responsibilities:

  • Serve as primary or co-author on large technical reports, research designs, and other technical documents.
  • Conduct content edits of technical reports and site forms.
  • Oversee field research, data collection, inventory, analysis, and final report production, ensuring these tasks are conducted in accordance with the QA/QC plan.
  • Assist with training and mentoring of staff in topics including NRHP eligibility, implementation of research designs, technical reporting, and cultural resources recording protocols.
  • Comply with SWCA and client safety programs and assist in the development of such programs.
  • Maintain good working relationships with state and federal agency contacts and clients.
  • Additional project management duties as needed: manage budgets, prepare proposals, interact with clients, and manage staff.

Experience and qualifications for success

  • Master’s degree in Archaeology or Anthropology required.
  • Six (6) years of supervisory and fieldwork experience in a cultural resources consulting or agency setting.
  • Listed as a Registered Professional Archaeologist (or qualified for RPA status).
  • Experience with and thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations for cultural resources compliance projects located in the Midwest, including the states of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and/or Ohio.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in project planning, coordination, scheduling, creating/tracking budgets, and understanding of all aspects of a project from pre-field tasks to final report preparation.
  • Preparation of final reports consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Projects shall have been performed under the jurisdiction of the National Historic Preservation Act.
  • Peer-reviewed publication record and conference presentation experience preferred and will be supported in this role.
  • Ability to work independently as well as oversee small or large projects by working closely with Field Directors and other Project Managers.
  • Ability to travel an estimated 10% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Eight (8) years of supervisory and fieldwork experience in a cultural resources consulting or agency setting.
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