Cultural Resources Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium cultural resources projects or large, routine projects. Role will also directly support Senior Project Management team on large scale projects.
• Actively participate in project pursuits and developing project scope
• Develop, maintain, and update schedules and spending plans; track progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to check work is completed within approved schedule and cost parameters.
• Manage administrative aspects of cultural resources projects under the Antiquities Code of Texas, National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other applicable federal, state, and municipal regulations.
• Serve as primary or secondary author on cultural resource technical reports.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams in our transportation, water, power, industrial, and oil and gas sectors in the South Central region and nationally to help plan, staff, and execute major CRM efforts.
• Work under the direction of the South Central Cultural Resources Business Class Leader and Archaeology Program Manager as part of a regional team of archaeologists and collaborate with existing CRM team leaders responsible for managing archaeological surveys and site documentation, including feature and artifact identification and analyses.
• Supervise cultural resources specialists in office settings.
• Manage the production of professional quality reports for NRHP and NEPA compliance.
• Peer review draft reports and desktop background reviews produced by Project Archaeologists and other Principal Investigators before final content review.
• Facilitate/participate in project reviews in collaboration with Accounting and technical team management.
• Focus on project management and primarily office‑based; fieldwork may account for up to 10% of this role.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Must be able to record cultural resources in the field without any physical assistance (including hiking short distances in scrub and native vegetation).
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds without assistance.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in person, by telephone and email.
• Must be able to effectively work in minimally supervised and/or unsupervised environments.
• Work hours may include weekends and/or night shifts.
• Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Be able to operate a vehicle day or night.
• Less than 10% travel required.

• Master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or a related field and a minimum of ten years’ experience.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Experience managing cultural resource projects comprised of archaeology, architectural history, and tribal engagement.
• National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106 coordination management experience.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7 years related experience.
• Minimum of 2 years project management experience.
• Ability to interact with various design teams, with excellent organizational, project management and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must.

• United States – Texas – Dallas
• United States – Texas – Fort Worth
• United States – Texas – Austin
• United States – Louisiana – Metairie
• United States – Texas – San Antonio
• United States – Oklahoma – Oklahoma City
• United States – Louisiana – Baton Rouge
• United States – Louisiana – Lafayette
• United States – Oklahoma – Tulsa
• United States – Texas – El Paso

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.