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 ph...