Marine Archaeologist

Job Posting

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow. Our Cultural Resources team supports complex infrastructure, energy, coastal resilience, and environmental remediation projects across the U.S., providing high-quality archaeological and heritage management services. We are seeking a Marine Archaeologist to join our growing team in a modified full-time capacity, supporting projects nationwide. The successful candidate may be based anywhere in the U.S. and will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across regions.

You’ll play a key role in delivering marine and coastal cultural resource services for both public and private sector clients. Working closely with terrestrial archaeologists, environmental planners, engineers, and regulatory specialists, you’ll support projects from planning and permitting through fieldwork, analysis, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support marine and maritime archaeological investigations, including submerged cultural resources surveys and assessments.
• Design and implement survey strategies using remote sensing data (e.g., magnetometer, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler).
• Analyze marine geophysical datasets and prepare technical memoranda and cultural resource reports.
• Provide regulatory support under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and applicable state and tribal regulations.
• Coordinate with federal and state agencies, Tribal Nations, Indigenous communities, and consulting partners.
• Support permitting efforts for offshore, nearshore, riverine, and Great Lakes projects.
• Participate in fieldwork as needed, including vessel-based survey, limited diving (if qualified), and monitoring.
• Contribute to proposal preparation, scopes of work, schedules, and budgets.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team knowledge-sharing and best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Archaeology, Marine Archaeology, Anthropology, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in marine or maritime archaeology.
• Experience with marine geophysical data acquisition and/or interpretation.
• Working knowledge of federal and state cultural resource regulations.
• Strong technical writing, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for fieldwork and meetings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in Archaeology, Marine Archaeology, Anthropology, or a closely related field.
• Experience working in coastal, offshore, and/or Great Lakes environments.
• Familiarity with renewable energy, transportation, or coastal resilience projects.
• Experience collaborating with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities.
• Professional dive certification and experience (scientific diving preferred), though not required.
• Experience managing tasks, budgets, and schedules on multidisciplinary projects.

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