Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
Are you passionate about developing your archaeological consultancy career? Join our talented Heritage team as a Principal Archaeologist in our growing Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and Leeds offices, as well as taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model
Over the past twenty years our heritage team has delivered many hundreds of projects across every business sector in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an experienced professional archaeologist to support the delivery of development projects across a range of sectors, including renewables, defence, water and most notably on significant infrastructure projects. The huge variety of project work will provide regular opportunities to build on your current knowledge and develop your career in line with your particular interests and skills. In addition to a range of company training options, the heritage team offer regular workshop sessions to share our knowledge and enable continual improvement. Constant collaboration maintains a friendly and welcoming team who share knowledge and experience to continually improve, both as individuals and collectively.
We would like you to join our team to share your knowledge and experience and help us deliver to highest standard possible.
Your Expertise:
* Proven track record of Cultural Heritage Desk-based Assessments, Heritage Statements, ES Chapters and other planning application documents to a high standard.
* Demonstrable experience in a heritage consultancy environment.
* Sound knowledge of the UK planning system and British archaeology. Detailed understanding and experience of delivering the archaeological planning process including field evaluation and mitigation design.
* Experience of bid production using internal systems and operations.
* Lead or provide collaborative support for the delivery of DCO projects from initiation to post consent mitigation, including support through examination.
* Capability to arrange and chair statutory consultation meetings.
Ensuring Quality:
* You will undertake regular formal quality assurance of reporting such as desk-based assessments and Environmental Statements. Training is provided.
* Be willing to provide regular mentor support and task specific training for Graduate and Consultant grade staff.
* Ensure Health and Safety procedures are followed at all times.
Collaboration:
* Be able to work closely with clients, colleagues and other discipline leads to provide optimum project delivery.
* Contribute innovative ideas to enhance AECOM and the Heritage team's offering.
* Lead training workshops for other team members.
* Lead and develop sectors of interest and establish expertise working parties.
Qualifications
* A relevant first degree and/or post-graduate qualification in archaeology.
* Appropriate level of membership of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists or equivalent.
* Technical and analytical skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
Additional Information
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
#LI-AF1
About AECOM
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr