SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a highly skilled Lead Archaeologist to join our team in Baton Rouge, LA. As a key member of our Cultural Resources team, you will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing cultural resource projects, ensuring high-quality services and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Project Management: Oversee cultural resource projects, including field research, data collection, analysis, and report production.
• Technical Authorship: Serve as the primary author on technical reports, research designs, and other documentation.
• Staff Development: Train and mentor staff in research protocols, technical reporting, and site recording.
• Problem-Solving: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaboration: Work closely with local and regional teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Client Relationships: Cultivate strong relationships with agency contacts, clients, and stakeholders.
• Additional Duties: Manage budgets, proposals, and client interactions, demonstrating proficiency in project management and effective delegation.

• Education: Master's degree in Archaeology or Anthropology.
• Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years of archaeology fieldwork experience, with academic or research-oriented supervisory experience considered.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of NEPA and Section 106 regulations.
• Professional Certification: Registered Professional Archaeologist status or eligibility.
• Skills: Experience with content editing of reports and project scheduling/budgeting.
• Travel: Willingness to travel approximately 20% of the time.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Records Top 200 Environmental Firms.

We are committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all our employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Baton Rouge, LA-based position can expect a salary of $75,400.00 - $98,280.00 per year. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses.