Senior Consultant, Archaeologist

Make Your Mark on the Future of Cultural Resource Stewardship in the Pacific Northwest

If you're an experienced archaeologist who thrives in dynamic environments-where every project brings a new landscape, new questions, and new stories waiting to be uncovered-this is your opportunity to shape meaningful outcomes across some of the region's most influential environmental and infrastructure projects. At ERM, you won't just support cultural resources work-you'll help drive it, partnering with industry-leading experts across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Why This Role Matters

The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the nation's most culturally rich and environmentally sensitive landscapes. As a Senior Consultant, Archaeologist on ERM's archaeology team you will play a critical role in ensuring responsible, ethical, and compliant development.

Your expertise will directly inform environmental decision-making, contribute to federal and state permitting, and strengthen relationships with agencies and stakeholders who play a defining role in resource management across Washington, Oregon, and the greater region.

What Your Impact Is

In this role, you will:

* 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.

What You'll Bring

Required

* 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 Field Maps, Survey
123).

* 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.

* This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

* Field experience in additional western states (e.g., CA, AZ, NV, , UT).

Key Responsibilities

* Prepare or lead the development of technical reports for desktop and field-based cultural resources investigations and contribute to cultural resources sections of federal and state environmental documents.

* Lead and participate in field investigations, including reconnaissance and pedestrian surveys, testing/excavation programs, and construction monitoring activities.

* Interact with SHPOs and associated regional agencies, including Washington DAHP and the Oregon…