Head of Field Archaeology

Job Description

This position is for a key member of our Management Team to lead one of the three divisions of the Company, the others being our Consultancy and Specialist Services divisions. It requires you to be excellent at your job and an effective leader, motivatorand relationship-builder. You need to be highly disciplined, have high level attention to detail, be experienced with costings, budgets and delivering projects to budget, a good people person as well as a competent archaeologist/allied professional.We are looking for a strong track-record in contracts, budgeting, report checking and team leadership and able to start soon to ensure a smooth and effective handover. The post is ideally based at our Bakewell HQ, but could include home-working based fromelsewhere in England subject to regular weekly office and site visits as required, however a locally based location is preferred.You will ideally have experience of running a wide range of projects, motivating and leading teams, planning staff allocations to jobs, co-ordinating post-excavation work, negotiating with local authority archaeologists, producing risk assessments, qualityassurance and report checking. You will have responsibility for delivering a wide range of projects and will be accountable to the Chief Operating Officer. You will be responsible for completing work on commercial and research-based archaeological projectson time and to budget and for getting invoices issued promptly.We maintain a high commitment to staff development and training and look forward to supporting career development and developing people to be the best they can be. This position is available for a relatively rapid start and we very much welcome enquiriesfrom senior, proven people who want to be part of a sector-leading Company that is innovating for the future and loves what we do.Keywords: Archaeology | Head of Field Archaeology | Manager | Field | Project Manager | Operations | Archaeologist | Leadership | IT Literate | MS Office | MS Project | CAD | GIS | Communication | Construction | Reporting | Negotiation | Quotation | ContractManagement | Presentation | Client Relationship Management | People Management Benefits In return, we offer an exciting range of employee benefits:Strong, positive corporate culture and Management Team * Competitive salary * Sector-leading commitment to training and career progression including one to one coaching * Member of the Companys health cash plan which includes a wide range of health servicesand financial support * Discounts and rewards on health, fitness and entertainment * Attractive pension contribution * Life assurance cover * 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) * Additional annual leave accrued linked to length of service * Accommodationprovided for away work with subsistence * Full personal protective equipment and Company branded attire * 100% of CIfA subscription fees and CSCS card feesEssential Skills

• Highly experienced within archaeology and/or the construction industry.
• Experience of report checking, including evaluation, excavation and other types of reports.
• Experience of successfully working to deadlines, working under own initiative as well as in part of a team.
• High level understanding of archaeological fieldwork, including ability to judge most appropriate methods, quantums of work required, ability to cost jobs and to persuade and negotiate with clients and local authority archaeologists.
• Authentic high quality communication skills (listening, oral and written) and ability to quickly build rapport with teams and line manager.
• Computer literate including use of Office and other programmes including ideally Microsoft Project, CAD and GIS.

Desirable Skills

• Proven ability to run projects to time and cost and complete them to client satisfaction with rapid invoicing.
• Experience of working with NEC contractual agreements and building costings, running projects to time and budget, making applications for payment and so forth.
• Speaking in meetings, and giving talks and presentations etc.
• Writing full and persuasive WSIs, RAMS, project design.

About CompanyArchaeological Research Services Ltd is an experienced commercial practice providing a full range of archaeological and heritage services. By offering a complete service we keep costs down and gain efficiencies for our clients through the life-cycle of aproject so you can be sure of maximising the value of your investment. We operate throughout the UK from our network of offices and we welcome opportunities to work abroad.Whether you are building infrastructure or houses, establishing a quarry, converting mills or regenerating urban places, we offer a one-stop shop for dealing with all archaeological and heritage matters. From preliminary advice and assessments to high levelconsultancy, fieldwork, post-excavation analysis and dissemination, our approach is committed to providing successful outcomes by way of tailor-made solutions geared to the strategic needs of our clients.We are an efficient organisation committed to investment in our staff, equipment and technology. This means you can be sure of being assisted by skilled, hard-working and motivated staff who take pride in their work, create value and deliver jobs on time.

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