SWCA Environmental Consultants is filling positions for Permitted Archaeological Monitors in Colorado and Wyoming to join our SWCA Anschutz Program team. Special compensation rates apply to this position. Compensation ranges from $34.00 to $39.00/hour commensurate with experience and role, with overtime paid at time-and-a-half. Per diem is $68 per day. This is an hourly, regular-status, benefitted position for the duration of the monitoring project, expected to run from mid-April to mid-November 2025. Additional benefits include paid wellness and holiday time accrual. This position is supporting a multi-year project, with the potential for returning annual work. Employment may extend to other projects upon seasonal completion.

As a permitted archaeological monitor, you are responsible for various project tasks, including supervising field staff, working independently, coordinating with construction crews, monitoring construction, and keeping detailed records. You will inspect construction areas, independently identifying and fully recording cultural material, including subsurface testing. This role will include other field tasks as necessary for project success (e.g., client coordination, vehicle maintenance, etc.).

This is a distributed position, welcoming applicants from all SWCA office locations. In accordance with the construction schedule, daily work hours will typically vary between 10 to 12 hours, depending on the construction crew’s schedule and needs. Work will typically occur Monday through Saturday, with Sundays off. Single-occupancy lodging and per diem are covered seven days a week, with 8-hour compensation for down days caused by weather or other project delays. Rental trucks will be provided, and all work time including travel between the lodging location and the project site will be fully compensated.

What you will accomplish

• Work collaboratively with a construction crew to ensure safe and efficient monitoring practices.
• Perform monitoring fieldwork and provide assistance to project managers with various field tasks.
• Coordinate the progress of the field crew and facilitate daily data transfer.
• Prepare accurate and detailed daily monitoring reports.
• Collect, organize, and conduct quality assurance and quality control for field data.
• Assist with technical reporting as needed.
• Uphold SWCA’s high standard of scientific ethics and assurance, demonstrating the ability to identify and creatively resolve challenges.
• Supervise a small crew conducting archaeological monitoring fieldwork. This includes:
  • independently assigning and directing the activities of others on behalf of SWCA, often in remote areas without immediate guidance from senior managers, to ensure quality and on-time delivery;
  • ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities and delegated tasks and being held accountable if crew members under your supervision are not performing their activities correctly, productively, and safely;
  • serving as a conduit of communication between employees and senior managers, including communicating issues to relevant senior managers;
  • receiving and resolving complaints from employees in the field;
  • monitoring team productivity and providing timely performance feedback, including deciding when disciplinary action is necessary and delivering discipline.

An employee in this in this Denver, Colorado-based position can expect a base hourly pay rate of $27.04-$34.32/hr, with certain client project contracts offering a premium rate ($34.00/hour to $39.00/hour). Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.