Regional Director

PAY: +$60 / hour. Offers made will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Alta Archaeological Consulting (ALTA), a Woman-Owned Small Business established in 2012, is based in Sonoma County, California. ALTA currently has three Regional Offices:
Bay Area, North Valley, and Southern CA. Specializing in cultural resource management and historic preservation, we cater to a diverse clientele while delivering professional services. Our expertise lies in producing high-quality, technically sound reports that adhere to regulatory standards, assisting in environmental assessments, and streamlining permitting processes. Our team, comprised of seasoned professionals, excels in navigating the complexities of historic preservation and environmental regulations.

This team includes subject matter experts such as human osteologists, forensic anthropologists, ground-penetrating radar specialists, geoarchaeologists, architectural historians, and ethnographers, all bringing years of valuable experience to our operations.

ALTA is expanding, with offices strategically located in California, we are well-positioned to offer efficient, cost-effective services throughout the state. Our team boasts a wealth of local experience and regional expertise, alongside strong, collaborative relationships with local tribal groups and governmental bodies.

Our goal is to create a welcoming, safe, and professional workplace. We aim to cultivate camaraderie and academic curiosity through collaborative engagement in a range of professional, academic, and intellectual activities. Together, we aspire to develop and nurture this remarkable company to build an organization that we are all proud to be a part of.

• Position Title:
  
  Regional Director
• Reports To:
  
  Chief Operations Officer (COO)
• Works Closely With:
  Central Support Office (Finance, Compliance, Business Development, Systems)
• Department: [Bay Area CA / North Valley CA / Southern CA]
• Location:
  
  [Office/Remote/Hybrid/Field as needed]

The Regional Director (RD) is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic growth of their assigned Regional Branch (RB) of Alta Archaeological Consulting LLC (ALTA / Central Support Office). This role provides operational, financial, and personnel leadership while ensuring compliance with all regulatory, contractual, and professional standards in cultural resource management (CRM).

The RD acts as the primary steward of ALTA’s mission, values, and reputation within their region, while coordinating closely with the Central Support Office (CSO) to ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the organization.

• Lead the regional department in alignment with ALTA’s mission, core values, and strategic plan
• Coordinate with the CSO to develop and implement annual regional budgets and growth strategies
• Serve as the senior decision-maker for day-to-day regional operations within delegated authority
• Represent ALTA professionally to clients, agencies, tribes, partners, and the public
• Maintain regional profit and loss (P&L) performance and financial health
• Collaborate with the CSO on budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and financial reporting
• Monitor project performance, utilization, staffing levels, and overhead recovery
• Ensure accurate and timely use of CSO data management systems such as Ajera (timesheets, project tracking, billing)

• Provide senior oversight for CRM projects, including surveys, monitoring, testing, data recovery, and reporting
• Ensure projects meet quality standards, schedules, and budgets
• Support Principal Investigators and Project Managers with resourcing, escalation, and problem-solving
• Fulfill Principal Investigator duties when needed to keep the Regional Branch projects within contract
• Ensure compliance with CEQA, NEPA, NHPA, Section 106/110, and applicable state and local regulations

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key clients, agencies, tribes, and partners
• Support proposal development, scopes of work, and fee strategies in…