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.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as an Architect/Surveyor. Projects will be across London and South East England.

What you will be doing

As key members of the regional Partnerships teams, Architects and Surveyors use their technical expertise and creativity to support our place-making work, playing a key role in our Heritage at Risk and grants programmes. You will have a unique opportunity to impact directly on the conservation of our national heritage and, in doing so, improve people’s lives. The role is at the interface between theory, practice and emerging policy, specialising in building conservation, repair, adaptation and design in an historic context.

The multi-disciplinary Partnerships teams bring together a wide range of skills and professional backgrounds, to find creative solutions that deliver results for both heritage and people. Bringing skills and experience in advocacy, engagement and project management as well as research, grant-giving, capacity building, repair and conservation, to realise innovative solutions for long-standing heritage at risk, and to promote place‑based renewal of local communities. Working collaboratively with key internal colleagues and local partners on projects that are often medium to long-term, Architects and Surveyors play a vital role in advocating for the care and conservation, and where appropriate, creative reuse of the historic environment so that its key contribution in improving quality of life can be realised.

Please note that the role:

• requires occasional 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.

Who we are looking for

• An Architect who is RIBA SCA or AABC qualified, a Chartered Architectural Technologist (MCIAT) who is conservation accredited, or a Surveyor with RICS Building Conservation Accreditation. Or are you an Architect, Architectural Technologist or Surveyor who already has the experience to apply for accreditation if appointed?

• 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

• Good working knowledge of English architecture of all periods

• Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to adapt communication styles to a variety of circumstances.

• Ability to coordinate and prioritise own workload and to work to tight deadlines

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 28% employer 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 committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support 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. 

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: 20th September 2024 - In person, London

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/2ngfaiiv/architect-surveyor-london-and-south-east-region.odt