Mid / Senior-level Archaeologist

Overview

Location(s): Denver, CO / NM / AZPractice/Department: Cultural-PaleoWork Environment: HybridCompensation:$120,000-$145,000 annually* 

Dudek’s journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve Southern California’s water and wastewater agencies. 

Today, we are a 100% employee-owned firm supporting clients nationwide and delivering projects that improve and protect the built and natural environments of communities throughout the United States. Our work has been recognized by leading industry organizations, and we’ve been honored with multiple national Top Workplace Awards. 

Our employee-owners are unified by a singular commitment to supporting projects that address key societal issues, such as the transition to renewable energy, infrastructure hardening and repair, environmental protection, and community resilience. 

Learn more about our award-winning culture, the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian, and the projects you will have the opportunity to shape.  

Position Overview

Who You Are 

As an employee-owner, you embrace accountability, working safely, and collaboration while thinking resourcefully and independently. 

Like all Dudekians, you are curious and solution-oriented, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes and approach challenges with a spirit of innovation.  

How You’ll Make an Impact 

Dudek is growing its cultural resources practice in the Mountain West and seeking a full-time Archaeologist IV (Project Archaeologist) to join our Denver office. Qualified candidates interested in working remotely from other parts of the region are also encouraged to apply. In this role, you will implement and lead a range of cultural resources projects, working collaboratively with existing Dudek staff.

 

Direct experience working in the Mountain West (primarily in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) is strongly desired, as well as the ability to travel and work outside of the region. The qualified candidate will have experience coordinating with clients, agencies, and Tribes, and successfully leading projects from start to finish.

 

Dudek has a strong, invested, and collaborative cultural resources team with members located in surrounding regions. A successful applicant will be proactive, team-oriented, and eager to collaborate with both the cultural resources group and the broader Dudek regional team.

 

Duties and Responsibilities  

Field and Technical Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of small-, medium-, and large-scale cultural resources projects, including research, survey, testing and evaluation, data recovery, creative mitigation, and archaeological monitoring.
• Oversee the successful completion of cultural resource projects, with responsibilities including:
  • conducting literature reviews and archival research;
  • preparing research designs, scopes of work, and permit applications;
  • assisting with project-related client/agency/tribal coordination;
  • directing fieldwork in-person and supervising field crews;
  • reviewing the field crew’s daily logs and other field forms, notes, and collected GIS data for quality control;
  • conducting laboratory analysis for collected materials and coordinating with our laboratory manager for collections processing, analysis, and curation;
  • authoring and reviewing technical reports.
• Support hiring efforts and provide direct field supervision of as-needed field staff.
• Collaborate across disciplines and with other cultural group members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate degree (Master’s or Doctoral degree in archaeology or anthropology)
• Meets the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for Archaeology
• Is qualified to act as Principal Investigator (PI) on ARPA permits in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming (BLM and other federal land managers).
• Minimum of 7 years of consulting experience implementing cultural resources projects with demonstrated PI-level project leadership, including leading or directing fieldwork and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Minimum of 5 years’ archaeological field crew supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead cultural resource projects from start to successful completion. Candidates should be prepared to provide project examples and writing samples during the interview process.
• Good knowledge of the history, archaeology, and ethnography of the cultural areas o