Project Archaeologist

About the role

AECOM's Cultural Resources Team is looking for an experienced Project Archaeologist to join its team across Ontario. The role manages cultural resources (archaeology / heritage) projects from planning to completion, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality client deliverables. It suits someone who can lead project teams, manage scope, budget and schedule, liaise with clients and regulators and deliver cultural resource management services.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage cultural resource management projects from proposal through to final reporting, on time and within budget.
• Oversee fieldwork logistics and execution, including managing multiple crews and coordinating resources.
• Apply advanced scientific principles and archaeological methodologies to solve complex project challenges.
• Conduct QA/QC on reports and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, regulatory bodies and multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage field data collection, artifact cataloguing and report preparation.
• Develop and implement health and safety protocols for fieldwork.
• Support business development, including proposal writing and client engagement.
• Mentor junior staff and review deliverables to maintain quality and consistency.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree.
• 4+ years of consulting experience, including 3+ years in a Project Management role leading archaeological projects.
• Strong knowledge of Ontario's archaeological or heritage regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience coordinating large field teams and tracking fieldwork logistics and data.
• Demonstrated success delivering projects that meet scope, schedule and budget expectations.
• Preferred: 8+ years of pertinent experience, a valid research or professional class licence from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, experience with heritage or archaeological regulatory systems, exceptional written and verbal communication, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and experience managing subcontractors and interdisciplinary inputs.

What we offer

• Benefits depending on employment status: medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Training and development programs and a global team working on projects locally and worldwide.