Project Manager

Our Archaeology and Historic Building Business

Our Archaeology and Historic Building business comprises a highly skilled team focused on providing historic environment consultancy and fieldwork services throughout the planning process from pre-land acquisition to the discharge of planning conditions. As a result of our success in fieldwork services, we are seeking a Project Manager on a full-time permanent basis.

This is a hybrid home and office-based role and the location of the positions can be flexible, but it is expected that the successful candidates will be based out of either our Romsey, Boxworth, or Derby offices. The successful candidates will join a team of professionals who work closely with colleagues in other disciplines, such as Ecology, Planning, and Landscape. Immediate appointments will be available.

About the Role

The positions would best suit ambitious and highly motivated individuals with strong communications and time management skills who are looking to advance their career in commercial archaeology and client relationship management.

Successful candidates will work flexibly on a wide variety of archaeological, geoarchaeological, and environmental consultancy contracts in a fast-moving, client-focused commercial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of archaeological fieldwork and post-excavation (project mobilisation, leading the team, client and curatorial liaison, invoicing, tracking, etc.);
• All aspects of project tendering, including programming, QC, and approvals;
• Ensuring the company sales pipeline is maintained through building relationships with existing and new clients;
• Providing regular performance updates (progress, commercial, health & safety) to Senior Management;
• Providing clear and concise briefings (and de-briefings) for fieldwork teams;
• Assisting the ADAS Admin Support team in the coordination of project logistics requirements in a timely manner;
• Producing Written Schemes of Investigations, archaeological fieldwork reports, publication reports, and collated project archives for complex and/or large-scale projects in accordance with relevant legislation, planning policy, and CIfA standards and guidance;
• To work closely and liaise effectively with ADAS staff and inter alia on-site subcontractors, Principal Contractors, Curators, other stakeholders, and members of the public in a collaborative and supportive environment, on and off-site;
• To represent ADAS Archaeology in a professional, diligent, and courteous manner at all times;
• To ensure that health, safety, and wellbeing methodologies, documentation, and policies are prepared, understood, and followed by the archaeological team and all others on-site to ensure a safe working environment;
• Producing Risk Assessments, Dynamic Risk Assessments, and site audits as required;
• Ensuring that work is completed to the required legislative standard, delivered on time, meets project profit targets, is delivered to the Client’s satisfaction, and of a high archaeological standard.