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Do you have what it takes to join our Heritage Planning team?
At Bidwells, we are driven by our mission to provide the UK's most sustainable and innovative property advice. For over 185 years, we have been at the forefront of real estate and have expanded our influence from our Cambridge head office across the Golden Triangle and beyond.
In 2024, Bidwells became among the pioneering UK property consultancies to receive BCorp accreditation, reflecting our commitment to being a responsible, purpose-driven business.
Bidwells Planning division are searching for a motivated and ambitious Graduate Heritage Planner who is looking to join our growing team at our Cambridge Head Office in September 2026.
Our successful and experienced Heritage team undertakes highly interesting projects across the UK. Due to the diversity of our experience, we have an unparalleled skill set to offer our clients and we're looking for an additional, knowledgeable Heritage Consultant to extend our offer further.
We provide heritage advice to developers and landowners by way of appraisals, statements, planning applications and appeals within residential, commercial, retail and rural sectors. We help to gain planning permission for new offices, retail sites, tall buildings, town and city-centre mixed-use development and country houses.
We've been involved in the planning for the world's most famous celebrity nightclub, a wartime military airfield and student housing scheme across 8 cities in the UK, just to name a few.
What you'll be doing:
* Taking job enquires.
* Assisting with site assessments.
* Assisting with offering strategic and detailed built heritage advice to clients.
* Maintaining and building client relationships.
* Providing input towards the submission of planning applications in co-operation with our planning team.
* Interacting with planning and conservation officers at local planning authorities and Historic England.
* Assisting with appeals.
* Producing Heritage Statements, Heritage Impact Assessments and related documents required to support planning or Listed Building applications.
* Setting up clients within our business system.
* Undertaking all necessary work in connection with the IHBC guidance.
* Ensuring your built heritage policy knowledge is up to date with current legislation.
* Working with colleagues to increase knowledge of Planning/Heritage law and practice and seek opportunities to develop and increase exposure to projects.
About You:
* Degree in heritage-related/conservation/design discipline.
* Interest in working towards IHBC qualification.
* IT literate with good knowledge of MS Office packages.
* Excellent report-writing skills.
* Excellent business English.
* Good attention to detail.
* Full driving licence.
Why Bidwells?
We're a different kind of business. Whilst we're a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen.