Assistant Conservation Officer Vacancy Type : Fixed Term/Full Time Hours Per Week : 37 Length of Contract : 2 years Salary Range : £33,366 – £37,938 per annum Location : Boston / Horncastle / Spalding Application Deadline : 15 July 2025 Our client, East Lindsey District Council on behalf of the South East Lincolnshire Council Partnership (SELCP) are excited to be inviting applications for an Assistant Conservation Officer. Following the recent realignment of their planning services, conservation advice across the three councils have merged to form a new team, serving all three local authorities. Thanks to this change, the Conservation Team is looking to expand and create a third in-house post. This is the perfect opportunity for someone early in their career to join local government working alongside an experienced team to promote the historic environment. The partnership area includes 41 Conservation Areas, over 2500 listed buildings and 204 Scheduled Monuments. The area is also home to a number of popular heritage destinations including both English Heritage and National Trust sites, as well as a number of both independent and council-run heritage attractions, markets and events. The area also boasts around 50 miles of coastline as well as the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape. The role involves working as a planning consultee on applications which affect the historic environment, sharing a caseload over the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership with existing colleagues and consultants. This includes: Using investigative skills to research and understand a sites significance Applying knowledge and experience of construction and conservation methods and techniques to provide the best advice to preserve and enhance heritage Monitoring the condition of our listed buildings and conservation areas Creating documents and guidance to support their proper management, including planning enforcement and grant funding The role requires an existing understanding of the first three competencies, Conservation Philosophy, Practice and History using these daily. The role will also support development of skills and experience within all three areas of competence, with a primary focus on Management, but touching on all other competencies They are looking for a candidate who has a Bachelors degree relevant to Building Conservation. If you do not hold this, please outline in your application evidence of modules relating to conservation principles or separate training linked to historic buildings in planning/development. Experience of local government is desirable as is accredited membership of the IHBC. What is important, is for the candidate to have a keen interest in historic buildings, and an understanding of conservation philosophy and principles. It is also crucial to demonstrate a knowledge of where to locate and how to put into practice the latest conservation planning legislation and guidance. The job is advertised as fixed term for 2 years. This is due to ongoing Local Government Reorganisation which plans to further merge councils to create much larger authorities. As a result, it is expected that the team will expand further, and new opportunities created. We will find out more as plans progress. This position is a shared role within the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) and forms part of the S113 agreement between the participating partnership Councils in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement 1st October 2021. BENEFITS: They offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including: Local Government Pension Scheme, 23.8% employer contribution Generous annual leave scheme option to buy more Employee Assistance Programme Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts Cycle to work scheme* Flu Jabs Free Eye Test voucher Flexible Working Policy Agile Working Policy* Car Mileage reimbursement* Long service recognition Excellent career progression and training opportunities *Certain restrictions may apply They offer a wide range of family friendly policies designed to enable you to balance your work and home life, manage your personal responsibilities and support you in times of difficulty. OUR CLIENT: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes. Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work. The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. They are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on their website The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date. For this role we do require the successful applicant to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process. Close date for applications - 15 July 2025