Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

We work in partnership to make sure our heritage has a future.

We research our local buildings and areas, advise how they can be conserved and adapted, and build the partnerships which give heritage a future.

Historic England are seeking a Conservation Accredited Architect or Surveyor to join our East of England Partnership Team  where we work together to make sure our heritage has a future.

You will play a key role in conserving and adapting our buildings, monuments, and places. You will use your expert technical skills to advise partners and help them develop proposals, and build the confidence of local partnerships caring for heritage.

Partnerships Teams advocate for the care and conservation, and, where appropriate, creative reuse of the historic environment so that the key contribution it makes in improving quality of life can be realised.

We are proactive. Much of our work is delivered through projects and by relationships which are developed over months and years.. The team bring a wide range of skills and come from a number of different professional backgrounds. They are consequently able, together, to find creative solutions that deliver results for both heritage and people through their expertise in advocacy and engagement, research, grant-giving, project management, capacity building and repair and conservation.

As key members of the regional Partnerships teams, architects and surveyors use their expert technical skills to advise partners and help them to develop proposals for repair and alteration of heritage assets, and give guidance on areas of change in historic townscapes and landscapes in which those assets sit. Postholders have a unique opportunity to impact directly on the conservation of our national heritage and to improve people’s lives by doing so.

National salary range:

£38,000 - £43,000 pro-rata

Greater London + salary range:

£42,000 - £44,000 pro-rata

What you will be doing

We need you to join us and work proactively with owners, lease-holders, community groups, local authorities, funding bodies and other heritage sector partners to promote a sustainable and viable future for historic assets threatened by potential or actual harm, and to help to encourage and facilitate applications for consent and funding, liaising with other professional advisers, both inside and outside Historic England, as required.

You will be responsible for providing urban design and master-planning advice to these same stakeholders, in support of Historic England’s placemaking agenda, in order to maximise the role of the historic environment in areas of change.

To act as an intelligent client/critical friend in relation to the provision of feasibility studies, options appraisals, specialist advice, cost estimates and contractual arrangements.

You will undertake the assessment of applications for Historic England grant-aided projects, as well as grant schemes managed by other arms-length government bodies, including examining and assessing reports specifications and drawings produced by other professionals, and recommending appropriate action.

To monitor grant-aided or commissioned work, including visiting site, to confirm that it meets the necessary standard, recommend grant payments, and undertake post-grant monitoring.

To provide technical advice to members of other regional teams (Development Advice, Listing, Business Management), including advising on statutory action in relation to listed buildings, drawing on national Technical Conservation Team colleagues as necessary.

To lead the provision of technical conservation advice in the region, drawing on national Technical Conservation Team colleagues as necessary.

 *Please note that the role

· Requires regular travel to sites not serviced by public transport.

· May require visiting/inspecting sites where climbing scaffolding and negotiating confined spaces will be necessary.

· Will require occasional attendance at community meetings, which are usually held at evenings or weekends.

This is an outline description of the duties and responsibilities involved in the job.  It is not exhaustive and may be revised from time-to-time.

What we are looking for

· Professional qualification in architecture or building surveying, with current ARB registration or chartered RICS membership

· Accreditation in building conservation (AABC, RIBA (SCA level) or RICS)

· Extensive wide-ranging experience of the repair of historic buildings

· Excellent knowledge of historic building construction, current conservation practice, the range of methods for the repair, alteration and adaption of historic buildings and monuments, and of design in an historic context

· Ability to adapt communication styles to a variety of circumstances

Historic England is committed to providing equality of opportunity.  If you have a disability, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you.

 We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England?

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 26% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are driven to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to aid our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self.

You can contact us by email at RecruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries or you would like us to email you a copy of the full job description.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit your CV via our Applied application process.

Provisional interview dates: w/c 29th January 2024.

To view the full Job Description, please visit https://historicengland.org.uk/content/job-descriptions-hr/architect-surveyor/ .