Senior Archaeologist/Program Manager

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is looking for a Senior Archaeologist/Program Manager in the Northern California area with 10+ years of experience managing and performing cultural resources projects including monitoring, surveys, testing, data recovery, recordation, and evaluation of archaeological resources, and preparing environmental reports, permit applications, and supporting documentation. This position is for a senior-level scientist who will direct multi-faceted cultural resource-related evaluations, research, analyses, and tasks requiring in-depth knowledge and experience. The successful candidate will be available to work a hybrid schedule and spend approximately 3 days per week in one of ESA’s Northern California offices in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Petaluma, or San Jose.

 Who You Are

• You are a highly qualified and experienced Senior Archaeologist/Program Manager to manage projects and people for a growing group of cultural resources specialists within our Northern California Cultural Resources Group.
• You are an effective manager of people, projects, and carry out archaeological investigations.
• You are an experienced author of technical documents on a wide range of interesting projects throughout the region and practice, and will be part of an interdisciplinary team that includes staff from our Water, Energy, Community Development, Transportation, and Airports practices.
• You have a strong regulatory background with CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106; will have considerable experience with business development and people management; and will direct or manage large complex projects with limited direction from senior and/or executive level management.
• You are experienced in client interaction and client stewardship and have demonstrated the ability to cultivate clients through various business development and marketing activities.
• You have excellent technical skills, writing, time/budget management, and organizational capabilities; agency coordination and client service experience; proficiency in management of archaeological and tribal resources within the context of CEQA, NEPA, and Section 106; experience conducting CHRIS records searches; experience leading archaeological survey and testing projects, documentation, evaluation, and treatment of Native American and historic-period archaeological resources; and experience preparing MND and EIR sections and developing mitigation. GIS experience is a plus.
• You hold a graduate degree in archaeology, geoarchaeology, or closely related field and possess the ability to lead survey crews and produce well-written and technically supported cultural resources documents. This position requires an ability to work collaboratively with clients and interdisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time and within budget in a fast-paced work environment. Excellent organizational and strong problem-solving skills required.
• You demonstrate a clear understanding of project management principles and practices and be responsible for the delivery of high-quality work products. Candidates must have the experience, knowledge, and skillset to mentor and supervise junior staff members.
• You have solid writing skills, exceptional oral presentation skills, active listening skills, and ability to speak confidently and persuasively on a variety of complex topics and/or high visibility projects to clients, agency staff, teaming partners, other project stakeholders and the general public.
• You are confident working outside, in remote and rural settings, as well as in urban environments. Physical outdoor work may include, but may not be limited to, extensive field work and site visits in all types of weather, traversing uneven ground and sometimes steep terrain in forested environments, fields, arid lands, along stream banks, and in coastal/intertidal areas.
• Ability to conduct occasional fieldwork is required. The position requires indoor office work and occasional outdoor work. Indoor work can include, but may not be limited to, regularly sitting or standing at a desk or in meetings for long periods of time and using computers and other office equipment. Physical outdoor work may include, but may not be limited to, occasional site visits in all types of weather in a variety of environments. Must be willing and able to work long, irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. May involve extensive travel regionally and nationally with limited advance notice.
• Must have valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle to perform survey and other work-related tasks.

What You Will Do for ESA

•  Independently manage and conduct archaeological re