Wessex Archaeology
Vacancies: Assistant Archaeologists
Wessex Archaeology is currently seeking Assistant Archaeologists to support our fieldwork projects.
The posts are offered as fixed-term contracts of up to three months duration and will be for projects based in either Salisbury or Kent.
Find out more in our vacancies section.
New fleet of survey instruments: Leica Viva
Leica Viva SmartRover: One of our new Leica Viva SmartRover dGNSS instrumentsWessex Archaeology are pleased to announce the arrival of our brand new fleet of survey instruments from the Leica Viva range of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
These newer GNSS instruments can recieve signals not only from the United States GPS satellite constellation but also the Russian GLONASS constellation, the Chinese COMPASS constellation and soon the European Galileo constellation.
Our new Viva instruments are are all SmartNet enabled. This uses mobile phone networks to provide real-time correction signals from OSNet, the Ordnance Survey's correction signal network. This enables us to begin surveying on most sites within minutes.
We have also upgraded our Total Stations to use the new Viva controllers giving us a single platform for all of our survey instruments; this ensures commonality across the fleet with the same interfaces and data structures in operation irrespective of the instrument used.
The improved interface design and modular nature of the instruments allows us to build on our already highly efficient survey processes, keeping us at the cutting edge of archaeological survey techniques.
Work on the next version of our in-house survey processing software using the latest features available on the Viva instruments is also underway; this will further advance our on-site recording methodology and increase the ease with which we can use survey data in our post-excavation GIS and database based processes.
More informationFor more information on our Geomatics services available to clients, see our Geomatics services page or contact Paul Cripps.
For more information on GNSS, see the Inside GNSS website.
For more information on real-time kinematic dGNSS systems in the UK see the OSNet website and Leica Smartnet website.
Vacancies: Coastal and Marine Archaeologists - all levels (Salisbury and Edinburgh)
Wessex Archaeology has one of the largest teams specialising in coastal and marine archaeology in the UK with over 25 staff. We are seeking to further expand our team in response to growing demand for our work from marine developers and public authorities.
As well as strengthening our team of Project Managers and Archaeologists in Salisbury, we have several major new projects for which we would like to recruit additional Learning and Access staff.
Applicants are also invited to join our coastal and marine team at a new office in Edinburgh, serving existing clients in Scotland and further afield.
Find out more about these positions.
The University of Sheffield Department of Archaeology and Wessex Archaeology – Sheffield
The University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology and Wessex Archaeology are pleased to announce the establishment of a partnership between the two organisations. Following the closure of ARCUS (Archaeological Research and Consultancy at University of Sheffield), the new partnership with Wessex Archaeology will ensure in the short term that disruption for former ARCUS clients is kept to a minimum.
In the longer term, the Department of Archaeology and Wessex Archaeology plan to work together across a wide range of areas building on the strengths of both organisations. Joint activities will include: graduate training, student work placements, topics for student dissertations, community projects, specialist analysis and joint research projects.
Wessex Archaeology has now opened an office in Sheffield and the team based there includes a number of ex-ARCUS staff thereby ensuring that crucial regional knowledge and expertise are retained. The two Senior Project Managers, Oliver Jessop and Richard O’Neill, are leading experts in historic buildings and landscapes, and excavation and publication respectively. Wessex has appointed Chris Moore as the Regional Manager based in Sheffield. Chris’s expertise lies in heritage management and especially environmental impact assessment work.
The opening of a Sheffield office is part of a strategy of regionalisation for Wessex Archaeology and is in addition to their Salisbury HQ and an office in Maidstone.
The main contacts at Wessex Archaeology will be:
- Chris Moore, Regional Manager Sheffield, for all commercial enquiries and
- John Lewis for developing the partnership with the University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology
The main contact at the Department of Archaeology will be:
- John Bennet, Head of Department.
- Chris Moore: c.moore@wessexarch.co.uk; telephone 0114 255 9774
- John Lewis: j.lewis@wessexarch.co.uk; telephone 01722 326867
- John Bennet: d.j.bennet@sheffield.ac.uk; telephone 0114 222 2900
Visit the University of Sheffield's Department of Archaeology website.
Vacancy: Project Manager (Sheffield)
Wessex Archaeology is seeking to appoint a Project Manager to lead and manage a range of historic environment projects based in its regional operation in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Project Managers are directly responsible for the day-to-day conduct of major archaeological projects. The role of the Project Manager is to be responsible for the overall planning, control, co-ordination and safe implementation of archaeological and historic environment projects in order that they are completed on time to the required standard and within authorised costs. Project Managers are also expected to be able to provide a high standard of consultancy advice to clients.
Find out more in our vacancies section.
Vacancy: Regional Manager (Maidstone, Kent)
Wessex Archaeology is seeking to appoint a Regional Manager to lead, develop and manage its regional operation based in Maidstone, Kent.
The Regional Manager will be tasked with developing and expanding the existing and future services offered from Wessex’s Maidstone Office in co-ordination with other Wessex regional centres and central services at Salisbury.
Find out more about this post.
Archaeocast 14 now available
The latest edition of Archaeocast, our archaeology podcast, is now available. Listen to Archaeocast 14 and catch up with our Coastal and Marine geophysical survey team as they continue to study the submerged prehistory of aggregate licence Area 240 in the North Sea.
If you would like to, you can subscribe to Archaeocast via iTunes (it's free), and receive the latest episodes automatically.
Vacancies for Archaeologists at all levels from Project Manager to Assistant
Wessex Archaeology is currently seeking Project Managers, Senior Archaeologists (SPO), Archaeologists (PO & PS) and Assistant Archaeologists (AS & PA) who will support the burgeoning work load of our Maidstone Office. In particular we are seeking those that can manage, direct or undertake projects both in the field and during the post-excavation stages and will be based in our Maidstone office. An immediate start is desirable.
Find out more about these jobs in our vacancies section.
Two new ebooks online
Two of our recent books are now available to download for free. The titles An Iron Age Settlement outside Battlesbury Hillfort, Warminster and Sites along the Southern Range Road, and Cambourne New Settlement can both be viewed online via the Scribd iPaper viewer, or downloaded as a PDF.
A few hard copies of both titles are still available to buy.
Cambourne New Settlement front cover Cover for An Iron Age Settlement outside Battlesbury Hillfort, Warminster and Sites along the Southern Range Road
Wessex Archaeology opens new office in Sheffield
Wessex are pleased to announce the opening of a new office in the City of Sheffield. This new addition significantly strengthens our national service and complements our existing regional centres in Salisbury and Maidstone.
The Sheffield office covers the north of England and offers the full range of archaeological services. These includes historic buildings and landscape surveys; evaluation, excavation and watching brief; desk-based assessments and Environmental Statements; and all aspects of post-excavation and publication.
We are delighted that our two key senior managers in the office, Richard O’Neill and Oliver Jessop, are already well known locally, having many years experience of working in Sheffield and the north of England.
For more information contact:
Richard O’Neill on 07876 507943 r.oneill@wessexarch.co.uk
or
Oliver Jessop on 07770 605256 o.jessop@wessexarch.co.uk
Wessex Archaeology - Sheffield
Unit R6, Sheaf Bank Business Park, Prospect Road, Sheffield S2 3EN
Tel: 0114 255 9774