Senior Archaeologist​/Project Manager

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AECOM is actively seeking an experienced Senior Archaeologist/Project Manager for immediate, full-time employment within our Cultural Resources team. This hybrid role will be based in our Phoenix, AZ office.

The Senior Archaeologist is a core member of the Cultural Resources Program in Arizona and the Western US, with responsibility for successfully executing projects and leading all aspects of project implementation. The Senior Archaeologist will serve as a Principal Investigator. Candidate will contribute to growth of team through execution of quality deliverables for clients, as well as supporting business development including participation/presentation at professional seminars and contributing to proposal preparation and/or interviews.

• Managing projects or tasks with small- to large-scale field efforts (survey, testing, data recovery, and monitoring) and intensive schedules.
• Managing and executing archival research, technical report writing, state and federal archaeological permitting, data collection and compilation, and/or GIS mapping.
• Operating as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.
• Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.
• Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, among others.
• Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to manager.
• Operating as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on projects, as needed.
• Performing client management duties such as recurring status meetings, milestone check-ins, and day-to-day interfacing.
• Working independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility and willingness to support multiple projects, including occasional travel.
• Serve as a Principal Investigator.
• Supporting career development of individuals in the practice.
• Contributing to technical approaches and cost estimates for competitive proposals.
• Performing project management duties such as forecasting, tracking, accounting updates, invoicing, progress reports, and scheduling.
• Reviewing contracts for understanding of scope, fee, schedule, and deliverables, and all other contractual obligations.

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, or a closely related field.
• 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of…