Senior Cultural Resources Specialist

Title: Senior Cultural Resources Specialist

Location: Seattle, WA

Job Type: Regular Full-time

What’s the Opportunity?

Lead project teams in the development and implementation of strategies related to the evaluation and protection of cultural and tribal resources in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. In this role, you will oversee cultural resources specialists who are preparing and implementing cultural resources planning and compliance documents for archaeological surveys, monitoring, inadvertent discovery plans, impact analysis and mitigation.

This role also includes interfacing with clients, agencies, and other consultant teams to help identify, win, and develop important projects focusing on the West Coast.  

Responsibilities

The senior cultural resources specialist will join Anchor QEA’s growing cultural and tribal resources practice and includes the following responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and direction to Anchor QEA project managers and the cultural resources team on the approach to addressing cultural resources for individual project assignments.
• Lead and contribute to federal consultation efforts under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and support related environmental review efforts (e.g., the National Environmental Quality Act [NEPA], the Washington State Environmental Policy Act [SEPA], and/or the California Environmental Quality Act [CEQA]).
• Communicate with clients, agencies, and other consultants to support regulatory processes associated with cultural resources studies, impact evaluations and consultations.
• Act as the primary interface with clients, agencies, and other consultant team members regarding project strategies, technical approach and implementation.
• Develop and manage project scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.
• Contribute meaningfully to Anchor QEA’s business pipeline by leading or supporting competitive project pursuits, helping develop growth strategies, and serving as a subject matter expert on proposals, where applicable.
• Manage a growing team of cultural resources specialists, including mentoring and supporting staff development.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Master’s degree or higher with 15+ years of relevant experience, preferably including environmental consulting experience
• Meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for one or more historic preservation discipline
• Experienced in developing and overseeing preparation of environmental documentation related to:
  • Cultural resource inventory methodology and implementation
  • Cultural resource eligibility and effect recommendations to support state and federal consultations
  • Environmental impact evaluations for state and federal actions (e.g., as required by NEPA, SEPA, and/or CEQA).
  • Programmatic Agreements or Memoranda of Agreement prepared under Section 106 of the NHPA
  • Correspondence to agencies, tribes, and additional consulting parties under Section 106 of the NHPA
• Experience managing projects and leading teams of people
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Able to effectively balance workload to accommodate project schedules and deliverables
• Experience in leading proposals for competitive pursuits of new projects

What Can You Expect?

A senior cultural resources specialist at Anchor QEA can expect:

• Strategic, impact-focused role, shaping project approaches and outcomes
• Highly supportive environment, leading multi-disciplinary, collaborative teams
• High-visibility client and agency interaction, helping to guide key decision makers
• Ownership of business development strategies, emphasizing valued relationships
• Opportunities to shape the firm’s future with visibility into strategic planning
• Culture of flexibility and accountability with an emphasis on work-life balance

Who Are We?

Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at
www.anchorqea.com.  

How to Apply

Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/.  Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.  Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation

• Salary Range: $156,00 - $177,000
• Annual Bonus
• Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
• Vacation: 3 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
• Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/