Martyn Thomas

Senior Archaeological Project Officer

York, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Map Archaeological Practice Ltd (Malton, England, United Kingdom · On-site)
    • Senior Archaeological Project Officer
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

      • Leading site team on a variety of projects • Liaising with management, clients, local planning associations, and other parties to deliver high quality projects on time and to budget • Maintaining site safety standards • Producing technical reports on field projects • Supporting and training junior team members • Co-ordinating with local Higher Education institutions to provide work experience for students • Designing a bespoke Graduate Training Plan to provide early career support, and quickly boost skills and knowledge

    • Archaeological Project Officer
      May 2019 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      • Leading site teams on projects of varying complexity • Liaising with clients, consultants, and external specialists on behalf of MAP Archaeology • Analysing and interpreting different data sets to produce archaeological reports • Responsible for the health and safety of other staff members, including communicating risks, hazards, and safe practice to team members through toolbox talks.

    • Trainee Project Officer
      Apr 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Trusted with leading the site team on small projects, such as Trial Trenching evaluations and Watching Briefs, and small-scale Excavations and Strip, Map and Record mitigation projects • Training new members of staff, including those with no prior archaeological experience • Organising and managing workloads across a team to meet project deadlines • Worked as part of a leadership team on larger, more complex projects • Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the on-site archive • Produced short reports on Trial Trenching and Watching Brief evaluations.

  • Site Assistant at Freelance Archaeologist
    Nov 2014 - Dec 2014 · 2 mos

    • Working as a freelance Site Assistant for two months contracted to Mark Griffiths & Associates Ltd., on an Iron Age/Roman British site in North Yorkshire. • Responsibilities included definition and excavation of features, recording of plans and sections, and the filling out of context sheets to a high standard.

  • Supervisor at Teffont Archaeology
    Aug 2014 - Aug 2014 · 1 mo

    • Three weeks experience as a trench supervisor at the Teffont Summer Field School. • Providing training in excavation and recording of archaeology to archaeology students. • Responsible for deciding excavation strategy based on interpreting stratigraphic relationships. • Ensuring all paperwork, including plan and section drawings, context sheets and environmental sample sheets, was completed on time and to the standard required.