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We Are Hiring - Field Archaeologists & Supervisors

3/5/2018

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We are currently seeking archaeologists of various grades to assist FarrimondMacManus Ltd in the delivery of archaeological projects throughout Northern Ireland with positions commencing 26th March.  No working away is expected, however accommodation/transportation costs are provided where required.

As a small multi-disciplinary company we provide staff at all levels experience in all aspects of our business activities offering a wide range of employment opportunities from archaeological excavation, post excavation, GIS, survey and CAD.  

Payscale:
Junior Archaeologists (less than 3 months experience):  £16900 p.a / £325 pw
Field Archaeologists:  £18200 - £19500 p.a / £350 - £375 per week depending upon experience
Supervisors:  £19760 - £21320 p.a / £380 - £410 per week

Candidates for the position of Field Archaeologist should have the following:
  • Degree in archaeology or relevant subject OR demonstrable experience in archaeological site excavation and recording within the UK and/or Ireland
  • Valid CSCS / CSR / Safe Pass H&S card
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • UK / EU Driving licence desirable
Candidates for the position of Supervisor should have the following:
  • Degree in archaeology with at least 3 months experience supervising archaeological teams
  • Valid CSCS / CSR / Safe Pass H&S card
  • Ability to work as part of a team with good communication and people skills
  • Experience of supervising small teams of archaeologists reporting to Project Archaeologist / Site Director
  • Experience of providing watching brief/evaluation support to Project Archaeologist / Sitte Director
  • Good computer literacy and experience of reporting
  • Valid UK / EU Driving licence
Working conditions include:
  • 37.5hr week
  • Flexible Working arrangements
  • 20 Days Holiday Pay + Statutory Holiday
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • PPE provided as standard.

Please download application forms for Archaeologist and for Supervisor below and send to ciara@farrimondmacmanus.co.uk
All candidates must be eligible to work in UK without restriction and with UK bank account and National Insurance Number.
FarrimondMacManus Ltd is an equal employer.  All applications will be considered based upon relevant experience and skills and do not discriminate against any job applicant on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex.
Field Archaeologist Application Form
Supervisor Application Form
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We are Hiring - Archaeological Project Officer

2/26/2018

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We are currently seeking an Archaeological Project Officer to assist FarrimondMacManus Ltd in the delivery of archaeological projects of varying scales.  The position will be based in our Belfast office with work carried out throughout Northern Ireland.  

Working as part of a small but dedicated team reporting to senior management, the Project Officer will be required to have previous experience in the delivery of small to medium sized archaeological projects both watching briefs and archaeological excavation within defined timescales and budgets from inception to completion.  Proven experience in the following is essential
  • Archaeological Impact Assessments
  • Programme of Works / Written Schemes of Investigation
  • Archaeological monitoring/watching briefs/evaluations
  • Managing archaeological excavations and excavation teams
  • Archaeological watching brief /post excavation reporting
  • Liaison with clients / stakeholders
The ability to work independently and on their own initiative and with good problem solving skills is also essential as is good client relation skills.
Desirable skills include:
  • Competent in use of GPS / Total Station technologies and applications
  • Competent in use of CAD & GIS software
The ability to work independently and on their own initiative and with good problem solving skills is also essential as is good client relation skills.

The Project Officer post is for a fixed term contract of 6 months with extension dependent upon workload.  Salary ranges from £22620 - £24700 p.a depending upon experience.

Working conditions include:
  • 37.5hr week
  • Flexible Working arrangements
  • 20 Days Holiday Pay + Statutory Holiday
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • PPE provided as standard.

    Please download this application form and send to ciara@farrimondmacmanus.co.uk
All candidates should have an up to date CSR / CSCS / Safe Pass card and include details in your application.
Candidates should have a full UK / EU driving licence

All candidates must be eligible to work in UK without restriction and with UK bank account and National Insurance Number.
FarrimondMacManus Ltd is an equal employer.  All applications will be considered based upon relevant experience and skills and do not discriminate against any job applicant on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex.
Project Officer Application form
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We are Hiring

11/3/2017

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We are currently seeking motivated and enthusiastic site assistants and an assistant supervisor position with immediate start for ongoing archaeological sites at Downpatrick, Co Down.  

We require both experienced archaeologist and trainee graduate archaeologists for a period of 4 weeks to end of November.     
Additional junior site supervisor is also required to assist with a number of ongoing monitoring projects.

Experienced site assistant candidates are expected to have a degree in archaeology and at least 6 months experience in a commercial environment.  
Trainee graduate archaeologists with no previous experience will also be considered.
Junior site supervisor should have at at least 2 years commercial experience and access to own transport.
Candidates should have good communications skills and be able to work as part of a team under instruction of the archaeological site manager.
All candidates should have an up to date CSR / CSCS / Safe Pass card and include details in your application.
All candidates must be eligible to work in UK with UK bank account and National Insurance Number.

Salary ranges from £320 p/w (£16640) as trainee archaeologist rising to £350 p/w (£18200) for Site Assistant (>6 months experience) to £370 (£19240) for more experienced archaeologist and £390 p/w (£20280) for site supervisor.

Working conditions include 37.5hr week, paid leave accrued for each day worked on a pro-rata basis (28 days per year) and PPE provided as standard.

Please download this application form and send to ciara@farrimondmacmanus.co.uk

Employment Application Form
We are also inviting CV's from interested candidates for future projects in 2018, if interested please send CV's with details of availability to info@farrimondmacmanus.co.uk
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Laser Scanning for historic mill building record

2/8/2017

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Aghory Mill Laser Scan
​We were recently commissioned to carry out a laser scan survey of the remains of an old mill building which were discovered during ground work excavation for a new water water treatment plant at Aghory, Co Armagh.  The mill had a long history dating originally back to the late 18th century when it was a Flax Mill and later a Corn Mill and finally a Saw Mill.  While the mill had been demolished several years previously there were no exact records of its construction so a survey of the building layout was required as part of preserving the structure through an accurate measure record and interpretation of its construction. The construction timetable for the development was tight so the most accurate and quickest means of recording the structure was of course through the use of laser scan technology which would allow for the complete 3D capture of the remains of this historic structure.
The scan survey was carried out over a period of 1 working day allowing for minimal machine downtime to achieve the necessary level of recording, something which would traditionally have taken several days with manual measurements and hand drawing. The scan was carried out with a Leica C10 scanner at medium resolution with full colour imagery recorded through the on board camera.  Of particular interest was the remains of some of the old machinery which ran from where the water wheel once stood at the north gable end of the building towards the south end of the building.
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View of mill building and remains of mill machinery
Post processing of the scan data was carried out within Leica Cyclone software and the resultant data was imported into CAD software to produce 2D scale plan, elevation and sectional drawings for inclusion in the archaeological interpretation report.

The scan data was also exported and brought into Autodesk ReCap 360 for collaborative sharing with the project team.  ReCap allows the scan data to be presented in a format that doesn't require propriety manufacturers software to share, visualise and interrogate the data.    We are particularly excited about the ability to share these types of projects publicly online.  Follow the link below and take a tour around this historic mill buildings, where you can even still see some of the mill machinery intact and in place!
https://gallery.autodesk.com/recap360/projects/aghory-mill-laser-scan
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UAV aerial images for archaeological site recording

6/30/2015

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Making use of the good weather we recently tried out a drone flight (UAV) for as part of ongoing R&D into the use of drone technology for recording archaeological site excavations over one of our excavations near completion.

With permission from the land owner we utilised a 3DR X8+ drone fitted with a Canon SX260 digital camera with a wide angle fixed zoom lens.  The camera settings were customised to allow for an auto trigger setting for correct image overlapping direct from the drone.  Prior to the flight we created a survey boundary outside of which the UAV could not fly and the camera auto trigger was initiated.  Total flight time was about 10mins and provided 30 high quality images to work from.

The photos were post processed in VisualSFM and Meshlab open source Structure from Motion with ground targets which were surveyed with our site Total Station.  The resulting image below represents a fully scalable and measurable ortho rectified image of the site, with a 2cm ground pixel resolution.

We plan to compare the surveyed image with our traditional digital EDM/GPS site plans. The future of Archaeological site plans? What do you think?
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