Assistant Built Heritage Consultant
Permanent, Full Time
£26,951 to £31,706 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style:
*You will work from the Chelmsford office at least one day a week and across our operational area on other days, depending on business need.
The Opportunity
Place Services is at the forefront of environmental consultancy in the public sector, and integral to our success are our people. Our purpose is to support public sector organisations to deliver sustainable development. The growth of our service means we are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and versatile historic buildings specialist to join us.
We are looking for resourceful and creative people, who will relish the opportunity to develop and share their ideas and expertise, contributing to the collective intelligence of our team, and our clients.
The key responsibility of this role is to support the effective technical delivery of our built heritage specialism. We offer a unique post which is one of the most diverse in the sector, providing a range of experience across a broad geographic area. You will form part of a team operating out of Chelmsford, which act as conservation advisers to local planning authorities in Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. As well as providing conservation advice to local planning authorities, you will undertake a diverse range of project work.
Reporting to the Principal Built Heritage Consultant you will assist in ensuring effective technical and commercial delivery of our built heritage specialism. You will help deliver a varied workload including the provision of conservation advice to local planning authorities, and a diverse range of built heritage project work.
We offer the opportunity for you to develop your expertise as part of a performance-driven team of dedicated professionals, in a region with a rich and varied historic environment. We invest in and are committed to the development of our staff, providing funded training to individuals throughout the year and support towards membership of both IHBC and CIfA.
Typical aspects of this role include:
1. Assisting in the provision of conservation advice to local authorities (role of an assistant conservation officer), with the aspiration of developing into the role yourself.
2. Input into Built Heritage Statements and Heritage Impact Assessments.
3. Input to Conservation Area Appraisals and other project work.
4. Joint working with our Natural and Built Environment teams within Place Services.
5. Desk based and archival research; and
6. Field survey and recording.
7. We offer comprehensive training and CPD, including access to our annual programme of Traditional Building Skills, Conservation courses and lectures:
Essential Candidate Criteria:
8. Full UK driving licence and access to car.
9. Post Graduate Degree qualification in Building Conservation or similar; and
10. Good written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation, allied with confident and professional interpersonal skills.
Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Your benefits package
Benefits include:
11. Holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy additional annual leave
12. Local Government Pension Scheme
13. Life assurance of three times annual salary
14. Learning and Development Opportunities
15. Employee Wellbeing and Counselling provision
16. Employee Networks
17. Volunteering leave
18. Eye care vouchers, travel discounts, season ticket loans and much more!
There is also an employee Rewards Scheme available for all permanent/FTC employees, which includes:
19. Retail and restaurant discounts
20. Cashback on purchases
21. Private health and dental care plans
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about ) on our careers site
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Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.
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