Intermediate Archaeologist

Intermediate Archaeologist

Job Type: Full-time, Hourly

Work Location(s): Prince George, BC, Fort St. John, BC, Fort St. James, BC, Whitehorse, YT

Salary Range: $39.16 to $48.18

Join us in protecting natural, environmental, and cultural resources

Travel to beautiful landscapes and potentially work on projects all over Western Canada

Ecofor Consulting Ltd. is a natural and cultural resource management company, with offices in British Columbia, the Yukon, Alberta, and Nova Scotia. Founded in 1996, Ecofor has steadily grown to meet the demands of our clients who include private contractors, developers, landowners, government agencies, First Nations, and Indigenous organizations.

Our team provides expertise in a broad range of disciplines in the biological, environmental, and social sciences. We specialize in fisheries, wildlife, aquatic and terrestrial resources, environmental management, archaeology and cultural resources, land use planning, ground penetrating radar, and forestry.

For more information about us, including our projects, please visit  .

As an Intermediate Archaeologist, you will oversee and direct permitted archaeological field programs, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and project-specific requirements while maintaining high professional standards. You are either a BC field director in at least one of the three culture areas (or have demonstrated eligibility), or are eligible to hold a permit in the Yukon, and will lead and supervise field crews on heritage resource projects, manage daily operations to ensure work is completed safely and on schedule, and maintain organization of equipment, materials, and documentation.

You’ll provide training, mentorship, and constructive feedback to junior archaeologists and technicians, fostering teamwork, collaboration, and effective conflict resolution in the field.

If you have active field director status (or demonstrated eligibility) under the BC Archaeology Branch, or are eligible to hold permits in the Yukon, and are interested in growing your archaeology career in a dynamic and rewarding project environment – this is the role for you!

• Direct field programs under permit, ensuring compliance with regulatory and project-specific requirements, collaborating and communicating with permit holders and project managers.
• Lead and supervise field crews on heritage resource projects (archaeological excavations, surveys, site assessments etc.).
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the field crew, ensuring tasks are completed safely, on time, and to the highest professional standards.
• Apply knowledge of provincial/ territorial regulatory frameworks to ensure projects comply with all relevant archaeological and heritage legislation, policies, and permitting requirements at provincial/territorial and federal levels.
• Ensure accurate and thorough recording of archaeological data, following permit/ project methodologies.
• Manage and maintain complete, legible, and well- organized field documentation, ensuring that field notes and spatial data are uploaded promptly to meet project deadlines.
• Review notes and spatial data for all crews under direction to ensure data collection is complete, comprehensive, and accurate, and the work was done to the correct standards.
• Develop and review archaeological permit applications, impact assessments, management plans, final reports, etc.
• Fostering positive relationships with local communities, Indigenous groups, governmental agencies and other partners.
• Promoting a strong safety culture and working collaboratively within Ecofor’s corporate culture.

Our ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a related field, and brings four to ten years of experience in cultural resource management, including demonstrated leadership in supervisory or field lead roles. You have proven experience writing and editing technical reports and are able to produce clear, accurate documentation that meets professional and regulatory standards. Your background includes, or you are eligible for, active Field Director status in…