Senior Archaeologist/ Principal Investigator

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a Project Manager/Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator for immediate full-time employment in our Cultural Resources practice. The Senior Archaeologist is a core member of the Cultural Resources Program in the region, with responsibility for successfully executing projects and leading all aspects of project implementation.  This is a regular, full-time, salaried position that will report to the Cultural Resources Regional Lead and will integrate with AECOM’s cultural resources teams operating out of the Cincinnati, OH and Denver, CO offices. The Archaeologist may serve as a Field Director or Principal Investigator, based on work experience and education. Candidate will contribute to growth of department through marketing pursuits including proposal preparation, interviews, and business development. Successful marketing experience required.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Managing projects with 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.
• Working thoughtfully and efficiently both independently and as part of a larger cultural resources team.
• Operating as primary author or senior reviewer, as appropriate.
• Supervising personnel in the field, office, and laboratory, as needed.
• 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
• Developing work breakdown structure for control and integrity of work to be performed as and defined by the contract.
• Monitoring and analyzing project costs, commitments, accruals, and changes, and taking corrective action where necessary
• Liaising and developing positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulatory framework, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act.
• Organizing data in an efficient and clear manner.
• Handling multiple tasks and communicating priorities to the Cultural Resources Regional Lead.
• 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
• Flexibility and willingness to support multiple projects, including occasional travel.
• Innovation and a problem solving.
• Supporting career development of individuals in the practice
• Successfully preparing competitive proposals
• Participating in interviews with large or small teams for a variety of clients
• Contributing to growth of practice through business development

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
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.

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