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 are seeking a part-time Senior Building Conservation Advisor to join our Technical Conservation Team to support the team’s role as a centre of specialist knowledge and research in the conservation of historic buildings. We need a good team player with wide experience in applied building conservation, combined with intellectual curiosity and a creative approach to problem solving, to help deliver our evidence-based advice and guidance on caring for the built heritage.
This is a unique opportunity to join a small, highly motivated and high-achieving team working alongside colleagues and industry experts with a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips.
The location for this role is National, we offer hybrid working where you will be based in one of the following offices and from home – London, Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth or Cambridge.
We offer a wide benefits package including flexible working, 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.
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What you will be doing:
As a member of the Building Conservation & Designed Landscape Team in Technical Conservation, you will provide specialist technical advice on conserving, repairing, maintaining and adapting a vast range of heritage assets, from the humblest vernacular structures to some of the most significant historic buildings and sites in the country, including those managed by English Heritage. You will also help to develop guidance on appropriate methods of conserving the historic built environment by commissioning and managing applied research projects, carrying out and organising specialist training and producing and disseminating technical advice and guidance for a range of audiences, including conservation professionals and non-professionals.
The work is highly varied, and no two days are the same; one day, you might be on site, accompanied by one of our experienced consultants, to advise on dealing with a complex traditional roofing problem, and the next day you might be in a meeting with scientists, helping to design a research methodology for evaluating traditional solutions to driving rain penetration, or be attending a conference to present our research or guidance.
How to apply
Please apply directly at the Historic England recruitment site.
The deadline for applications is on 29 September 2024 at 11:59.