ERM

Senior Consultant, Archaeologist

ERM

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Portland • Oregon • Washington • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

RPA

About the role

  • Lead and execute archaeological field investigations—including surveys, testing, excavations, and construction monitoring—to support culturally responsible project planning.
  • Guide the development of high-quality technical reports, contributing to environmental documents and regulatory submissions relied upon by agencies such as SHPO, DAHP, and Oregon Heritage.
  • Represent ERM in communications with clients, teaming partners, and state and federal agency counterparts.
  • Provide technical consulting that strengthens ERM’s archaeology and cultural heritage practice across the Pacific Northwest and broader U.S.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of planners, biologists, GIS specialists, wetland scientists, and engineers to deliver integrated, high-standard environmental solutions.

Requirements

  • Graduate degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, or closely related field, plus 4+ years of paid professional experience
  • Ability to be listed as Field Director on BLM, ARPA, and state cultural resources permits
  • Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA); meets or exceeds Washington DAHP-, Oregon SHPO-, and Secretary of the Interior-qualified archaeologist standards
  • Demonstrated experience directing fieldwork in the PNW—inventory, survey, testing, and/or data recovery—with knowledge of the Northwest Coast and Columbian Plateau culture areas
  • Experience as primary or co-author of agency-reviewed technical reports (e.g., Class I/III reports, treatment plans)
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a larger archaeological team
  • Willingness and ability to travel across WA and OR, with occasional travel throughout the Mountains and Pacific region
  • Ability to conduct physically demanding fieldwork (walking up to 10 miles/day, carrying up to 50 lbs., working in diverse weather and terrain, conducting shovel testing)
  • Proficiency with mapping and field applications (e.g., total station, GPS, ArcGIS FieldMaps, Survey123)
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
  • Flexibility to work in a variable-paced environment where priorities shift with project needs; fieldwork may be required up to 75% during peak season.
Benefits
  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • disability
  • AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
  • other applicable benefits to eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
archaeological field investigationstechnical report writingfieldwork directiondata recoverycultural resource managementinventory surveytestingshovel testingenvironmental consultingculturally responsible project planning
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationindependenceflexibilityteamwork
Certifications
Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA)Field Director on BLM permitsWashington DAHP-qualified archaeologistOregon SHPO-qualified archaeologistSecretary of the Interior-qualified archaeologist