Lead Project Manager - Cultural Resources (Archaeology)

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Lead Project Manager -- Cultural Resources (archaeology) (HR Title - Lead Project Manager) for our growing archaeology/cultural resources business in the New Mexico - Four Corners area (offices in Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Durango). Remote candidates in the greater Southwest and Rockies area will be considered. This is a regular, full-time, salaried position.

Please provide a cover letter in addition to your resume.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing, 1,450 staff, employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack. Come join our team!

Manage all aspects of projects, including fieldwork, research, and report writing, with responsibility for successful on-time and on-budget completion of projects.
• Collaborate with other project managers across the company to expand our knowledge base and nationwide project delivery.
• Work with clients and agency representatives.
• Oversee fieldwork and manage Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) review.
• Prepare and create technical, high-quality proposals, scientific reports, and literature reviews with little supervisory oversight.
• Take initiative, resolve problems, and create improved procedures to ensure tasks are completed in the most effective manner. Must also demonstrate ability to anticipate problems early and take action and make decisions in a timely manner.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in anthropology, archaeology, history, or other related cultural resources discipline.
• Minimum of four years of experience in environmental consulting required, including two years as a cultural resources project manager.
• Primary report authorship and experience providing quality control review of field documents and reports is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project planning, coordination, scheduling, creating/tracking budgets, and understanding of all aspects of a project from pre-field tasks to final report preparation.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local cultural resources regulations.

PREFERRED OR HELPFUL

• Master's degree in anthropology, archaeology, history, or other related cultural resources discipline.
• Project management experience includes working on a variety of project types and sizes, on all project aspects (from pre-field tasks through final report preparation), in multiple regions, and with a variety of regulatory agencies.
• Eligibility for cultural resources permits in this region (Rocky Mountains/New Mexico).
• A background with Principal Investigator for Cultural Resources review experience is a plus.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms.

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SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Albuquerque, NM - based position can expect a salary of $79,040.00 to $104,000/year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.