Senior Heritage Consultant

Senior Heritage Consultant

A leading architectural and heritage consultancy is seeking committed, ambitious, and knowledgeable Senior Heritage Consultants to join its heritage consultancy team. This role requires an experienced professional who can inspire creativity and confidence among clients, consultants, and colleagues, deliver expert heritage advice, promote conservation, and contribute to business development.

As an award-winning, employee-owned practice, the organization is dedicated to quality, innovation, and diversity. With approximately 300 architects, designers, heritage consultants, and surveyors across offices in the UK, Hong Kong, and Australia, it has been recognized for excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.

Collaboration is central to its employee-ownership culture, providing opportunities to work on some of the finest buildings-from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design. The organization offers a rewarding and supportive environment for professional development, where employees are empowered to contribute their expertise. Its inclusive culture, founded on shared values, encourages knowledge sharing and celebrates success, fostering an inspiring workplace.

Benefits:

The organization provides a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Agile, flexible, and hybrid working (a minimum of three days in the office, up to two days remote)
• Annual leave increasing with long service
• Life assurance
• Study sponsorship with paid study leave
• Sabbaticals
• Employee assistance program
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Virtual GP service
• Professional subscription fees
• Company events
• Volunteering scheme
• Enhanced learning and development opportunities

Roles and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Heritage Consultancy Partner and covering the London and South-East region, the Senior Heritage Consultant will be based in the London studio. The role involves leading projects, providing expert heritage advice, advocacy, and guidance. Key outputs include conservation management plans, significance and capacity analysis, and heritage impact assessments.

Over time, the Senior Heritage Consultant is expected to take on management responsibilities for junior team members, overseeing resources, reviewing work, supporting business development, and contributing to the growth of the team's skills.

Skills and Qualifications:
Essential:

• Expertise in building conservation, buildings archaeology, heritage planning, or a related field, with at least seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong skills and demonstrable experience in archival and desk-based research, on-site built fabric analysis, and producing high-quality reports.
• Proven track record in providing advice as a heritage lead.
• Ability to manage personal workload and oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in preparing fee proposals and bids.
• In-depth knowledge of current heritage legislation, policy, and guidance in England.
• Membership in a relevant professional institution, such as IHBC or CIFA.

Highly Desirable:

• Knowledge of the South-East heritage consultancy market.
• Demonstrable experience in business development and securing new projects.
• Experience mentoring and managing junior staff.
• Experience collaborating with architects, engineers, and statutory stakeholders, including conservation officers and heritage organizations.
• A UK driving license.
• Experience with GIS software.
• Specialism in heritage planning or environmental sustainability.