We're Hiring - Geophysics Officer (Leeds)
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Job Title: Geophysics Officer
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Pay: £30,011 to £39,911 (DOE + benefits)
Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Enquiries Email: careers@cfa-arch.co.uk
CFA is looking to appoint a permanent Geophysics Officer to our Leeds office, beginning as soon as the successful candidate is available. This is an excellent opportunity for career advancement for an experienced geophysicist.
You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of geophysical survey methods and interpretation, British archaeology, and the planning process with experience of team leadership, fieldwork, and report production. You will possess the skills to ensure your work matches all relevant Project Designs, Briefs, and Specifications and complete schedules within resource allocations and timescales. Furthermore, you will also be effective at maintaining good relations with colleagues, clients and their agents, curatorial authorities, and visitors.
Having a professional, happy, and motivated team is important to us, so candidates will be able to demonstrate that they have successful experience in the day-to-day management of staff working on projects under their supervision and can promote good working practices, morale and communication in all aspects of their work.
This is a great opportunity to join a long-established and highly regarded company that prides itself on delivering high quality services to clients, whilst providing continuous staff development, appraisals, and training opportunities.
Staff are provided with access to a broad range of professional development and skills training, including external HR and Occupational Health Support, where necessary.

Successful criteria include:
Relevant degree level education or practical experience in UK (or equivalent overseas) desirable.
Experience working with cart-based sensor systems.
Experience undertaking hand-held surveys, including the laying out of grids.
Quad/ATV training and experience.
Experience processing and interpreting geophysical data.
Knowledge of GIS desirable.
Writing geophysical survey WSIs and reports.
An excellent understanding of health, safety and the environment, related to geophysical surveys.
SSSTS desirable.
Flexible approach to deployment and willingness to travel and work away.
Proven supervisorial and leadership experience.
Membership to CIfA preferred.
Excellent team-working and communication skills.
Reliable and motivated with good organisational skills.
An appreciation of inclusivity, diversity and dignity and respect in the workplace.
Full UK manual driving licence essential.
Microsoft Office skills.
Join Our Team
CFA Archaeology grew out of an established unit within Edinburgh University’s Department of Archaeology, becoming a separate Ltd company in 2000. Over the intervening years, CFA has grown to become one of the leading archaeological practices in the UK, operating out of four thriving offices running up the spine of the country. Although CFA has developed and grown, we have not lost sight of where we came from. We still seek out interesting and exciting archaeology and there is still that small-team ethic of co-operation and a sociable working atmosphere. Many of our staff have grown with us and we have learned to invest in our staff so that they have the training and confidence they need to progress and be rewarded with the opportunities they deserve. You will join a friendly but professionally focused and forward-looking team, who strives to work together supporting and encouraging each other to rise to all challenges.
Our archaeologists work all over the country, from the highlands and islands of Scotland, through Cumbria, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, and down through the Midlands to the South Coast. Our projects range from castles, stately homes, world heritage sites, battlefields, prehistoric, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon settlements to industrial archaeology and the archaeology of war. We will learn your interests and preferences and always seek to match them with upcoming projects if we can. We are happy to accommodate home or office working for report writing and post-excavation or a mixture of both.
Benefits of working at CFA include:
Subscription to CIfA paid in full where applicable
Paid overnight subsistence and travel time (compliant with all current Govt and industry guidance).
Weekend accommodation provided where applicable.
Competitive paid mileage.
Annual profit distribution scheme.
Basic 28 days annual leave (including public holidays), rising with continuous service.
Paid for ‘Time off in Lieu’ above threshold.
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and company sick pay.
Paid medical, family, and compassionate leave.
Generous weekend working compensation when required.
Paid for / supplied full compliant PPE etc.
Competitive remuneration (above CIfA recommendation) with annual review.
Employer contribution to pension scheme up to 6% after qualifying period.
Continuing professional development, annual reviews, and personal access to HR portal.
4x4 off road training, asbestos awareness, confined spaces training, CAT and Genny training and specialist archaeological training.
Continuous training in all areas of profession, including H&S, Skills & Technical, GDPR, First Aid and Health.
Employees offered opportunity to develop in all aspects of profession and not be compartmentalised.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Occupational Health Support.
Relocation support where applicable.
Cycle to work scheme.
Please apply via email to careers@cfa-arch.co.uk quoting reference ‘Geophysics Officer GPO0425'. Immediate starts are available. Only completed applications containing a cover note and CV will be accepted. Interviews start immediately - please apply asap.
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