Project Manager (Terrestrial Archaeology - Offshore Wind Sector)

Position Information

SEARCH has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Project Manager to join our Offshore Wind Sector. This is a remote position based in the continental United States. This role will collaborate with the Offshore Wind Sector and Power Sector Teams to manage large complex projects that cross multiple regulatory jurisdictions at the local, state, and federal level.     

SEARCH provides a flexible work environment, a professional and collaborative atmosphere, and a wide range of projects and opportunities for our staff. SEARCH offers a competitive total compensation package with strong health and wellness and retirement plans. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, group term life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, 10 paid holidays per year, and Unlimited paid time off (PTO). Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Successfully deliver your projects to your clients by providing deliverables on-time, within budget, in accordance with client quality expectations, and in compliance with all contract requirements. This includes the baselining and management of the project scope, schedule, budget, and any necessary changes.
• Serve as the single point of contact for your clients to navigate the permitting process and address any issues associated with delivery of the project.
• Ensure that your projects are conducted with a high level of quality control and peer review.
• Ensure your project’s compliance with SEARCH’s and the Client’s Health & Safety Program.
• Communicate project developments to the project team, company leadership, and clients.
• Establish the leadership, professionalism, and communication skills necessary to successfully deliver your projects, maintain positive team morale, and positively represent SEARCH to our clients and other project stakeholders.
• Craft winning proposals, proposal templates, project expectations and exclusions (assumptions), and proposal budgets.
• Manage diverse cultural resources technical teams to produce timely and high-quality deliverables that ensure agency and permit compliance. Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or greater in Anthropology, Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, STEM, or related fields.
• Minimum five (5) years of project management supervisory experience.
• An understanding of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Knowledge of NEPA and environmental permitting; NEPA Substitution for Section 106; 30 CFR Part 585 and associated information requirements; and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management processes, standards, and guidelines a plus.
• Excellent skills with verbal and written communication with clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Strong leadership skills that build a healthy team culture.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Graduate degree Archaeology, Anthropology, or related field.
• Practical experience in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, or West Coast archaeology.
• Ability to meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation professional qualifications standards.
• New York, New Jersey, California, and Oregon archaeology experience.

Application Requirements

• Cover letter
• CV/resume
• Minimum of three professional references

Other Important Need-to-Know Information

• Applicants must be eligible to be employed in the United States.  
• This position will require flexible availability outside of standard working hours.
• Pay is commensurate with education and experience.
• SEARCH is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.
• SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
• Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory verification of criminal, education, driving, and/or employment background checks as well as passing results from a pre-employment drug screen.

Benefits

SEARCH Compensation and Benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• Per Diem (for overnight travel)
• SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
• SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (10)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

About SEARCH:

Overland and underwater, SEARCH is an archaeology firm that deploys the full spectrum of cultural heritage services worldwide. SEARCH2O, its maritime program, is at the forefront of historic shipwreck and submerged pre-contact archaeology, paleolandscape reconstruction, and deep-water archaeology. SEARCH’s staff are cultural resources industry leaders, pioneers, and subject matter experts across 45 Market, Regional, and Research Sectors. Since 1993, SEARCH has completed more than 5,000 commercial and government projects in 48 US states, 6 US territories, and 39 countries spanning 7 continents and 4 oceans. By integrating science, technology, and creativity, SEARCH harnesses the power of the past to advance the projects, places, and people it serves.

For more information about SEARCH, please visit searchinc.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Please send all inquiries to [email protected]. Include the Job Posting code (OSW_PM_2024) in the subject line of your email.