Job Description
About The Role
Principal Historic Environment Consultant
Permanent, Full Time
up to £53,822 per annum
Location: Chelmsford*
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 15th December 2025
* 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.
Place Services is a multi-disciplinary consultancy within Essex County Council (ECC) providing environmental and planning services to the Council, local authorities and other public bodies. The purpose of the Principal Historic Environment Consultant is to lead on all historic environment matters, ensuring the effective operational and commercial management of our Historic Environment specialism.
The Principal Historic Environment Consultant is accountable for the operational delivery and commercial development of our historic environment services, leading a team providing specialist planning advice, heritage assessment and historic area appraisals and field survey and Historic Environment Record (HER) management, as well as leading multi-disciplinary projects, across Essex and England.
The role requires a qualified, highly experienced and authoritative subject matter expert with advanced technical expertise, practical knowledge, understanding and experience of historic envi...