Overview
Job Title: Senior Heritage Consultant
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £40-48,000
About the company
The practice is an architecture, masterplanning, and heritage consultancy with a long, distinguished history, focused on sustainably enhancing significant buildings and places. It works across a range of sectors – including cultural, public, education, residential, hospitality, commercial, infrastructure, and faith – combining deep expertise in conservation, heritage, design, and planning. The practice emphasises thoughtful understanding of heritage and designs responsively and responsibly for future generations. It has recently achieved B Corporation status, reflecting a commitment to high social and environmental standards.
Benefits
* Hybrid working model, enabling a flexible balance between office and remote work
* Generous leave, increasing with length of service
* Life assurance
* Study sponsorship with paid study leave
* Sabbaticals
* Employee assistance programme
* Season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme
* Virtual GP service
* Coverage of professional subscription fees
* Company day out and team-building events
* Volunteering scheme
* Enhanced learning and development opportunities
Daily Duties
* Lead heritage consultancy projects in the East of England region, with occasional London projects
* Produce heritage advice, reports, and outputs such as conservation management plans, significance and capacity analyses, and heritage impact assessments
* Undertake archival and desk-based research, as well as on-site built fabric analysis
* Collaborate with architects, engineers, statutory bodies, and other stakeholders to integrate heritage considerations
* Prepare fee proposals, tenders, and bids; contribute to business development and maintain client relationships
* Manage project resources, timelines, and budgets; review work of junior team members
* Mentor, develop, and oversee junior staff, helping to grow the team's skills and capacity
Ideal Candidate
* Holds a relevant degree (e.g., architectural history, archaeology, building surveying, conservation, or planning)
* Has at least 7 years of relevant professional experience in heritage, conservation, or the built environment
* Strong skills in archival and desk research, built-fabric analysis, and high-quality report writing
* Demonstrable experience as a heritage lead, providing advice and guidance on projects
* Proven track record in preparing bids and fee proposals, winning work, and managing multiple simultaneous projects
* Sound understanding of national and local heritage policy, legislation, and guidance
* Experienced working with architects, engineers, and statutory stakeholders (e.g., conservation officers, Historic England)
* Member of a relevant professional body (IHBC, CIfA, or similar)
To apply
To apply, please contact KAZ on OR alternatively, send your updated CV and Portfolio across to I hope to hear from you soon!
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