Senior Archaeologist | Project Manager | California

Location: All-CA, CA

Remote Status: Hybrid

Job :1155

# of Openings:1

Chronicle Heritage is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management (CRM) professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and financial performance of client-facing projects from inception through closeout. Working in close partnership with Principal Investigators (PIs), Field Directors (FDs), Lab/Permitting Personnel, Operations Leadership, clients, and regional and functional leaders. The PM ensures projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in full compliance with contractual, regulatory, safety, and quality requirements.

The PM serves as the operational backbone of the project team, providing continuity for clients, financial and schedule discipline for the organization, and logistical and coordination support for technical staff. This role balances client-facing leadership with strong internal project controls and a commitment to high-quality cultural resource outcomes.

• Manage project scope, budget, and schedule from authorization through completion using company-standard tools (Teamwork, Sage).
• Execute projects in compliance with contract terms, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
• Identify, document, and communicate project risks (budget, schedule, access, regulatory, safety, staffing) and communicate mitigation strategies to office leadership, PIs and other supervisory staff (e.g., Field Directors, Lab Directors).
• Actively manage change orders, amendments, and cost augments to align scope, schedule, and budget and avoid overruns.

• Prepare proposals or support Proposal Leads with project budgeting, including:
  • Leveraging regional standards, templates and best practices to estimate project management and oversight hours, labor effort, subcontractor costs, and other direct expenses peer task.
  • Apply appropriate billing rates.
• Partner with technical leaders and stakeholders during project initiation to:
  • Translate proposal scope and budget into a work breakdown and project management plan.
  • Confirm scope, assumptions, and delivery approach.
  • Formally launch projects, including coordinating staffing plans and logistical requirements.
  • Develop project information sheets outlining roles, responsibilities, and communication protocols.
  • Set up the project in Teamwork, including tasks that outline the full project lifecycle from initiation through closeout using templates and custom task break-outs.

• Serve as a primary day-to-day point of contact for clients, maintaining clear, proactive, and professional communication.
• Ensure client requests are documented and evaluated for scope/budget impact before execution, enforcing standards of data management and retention in approved repository (Egnyte).
• Support PIs in guiding clients through applicable regulatory processes, in partnership with the Quality and Compliance division.
• Manage internal and external communication protocols to ensure alignment across project teams, clients, and subcontractors.

• Ensure subcontract agreements/POs are executed before work begins Manage subcontractors, including scope alignment, scheduling, coordination, and invoice review. Escalate risks related to subcontractor performance and compliance.
• Maintain and control project schedules, identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct initial quality control reviews of deliverables for formatting, completeness, consistency, and compliance with contractual requirements prior to PI technical…