Senior Archaeologist

Senior Archaeologist (Southern California) Harris’ growing Environmental, Engineering and Consulting Division does industry-leading work in environmental planning and compliance, community planning and housing solutions, engineering design, municipal and district finance, and one water solutions.

Harris continues to expand the scope of these services while also building new capabilities in planning, climate change / adaptation, hazard mitigation, resilience, and management consulting.

If you are a passionate and motivated professional looking for a collaborative environment at a firm that invests heavily in your growth, you could be a perfect fit for Harris & Associates.

Harris & Associates is looking for a Senior Archaeologist (Southern California) The Senior Archaeologist is responsible for leading cultural resources field work and analysis, preparation of technical documentation and reports, managing project schedules and budgets, and coordinating internal and external teams associated with project work and other environmental services activities.

This individual must have experience preparing environmental documents in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

The ideal candidate will be a Registered Professional Archaeologist who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s (SOI) Standards for Archaeology.

The Senior Archaeologist will be responsible for :

• Conducting field work and tasks as related to cultural resources and lead teams conducting field work including pedestrian surveys, limited shovel test pits, and cultural monitoring.
• Experience with cultural resources monitoring and compliance on construction projects.
• Leading the preparation of or assisting in managing staff in preparing large, complex cultural resources documents such as Cultural Resources Technical Reports and other cultural resources documents consistent with regulatory requirements.
• Operates as primary author or senior reviewer without guidance or assistance.
• Manage tasks related to cultural resources, CEQA, and NEPA, including those being prepared by in-house staff and sub-consultants.
• Managing projects / tasks that include all aspects of cultural analyses and can be creative in thinking to strategize best approaches for clients with regard to development of mitigation strategies and other project issues.
• Conduct archival and record searches for project compliance and coordinate Native American consultations in compliance with Senate Bill 18 and Assembly Bill 52, when necessary.

Assist in recruiting, hiring, skill development, and mentoring cultural resources staff Apply cultural resources expertise to environmental analyses, special studies, regulatory permitting, surveys, and monitoring.

In addition to base salary, we also offer :