Assistant Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas – INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY

Job title:

Assistant Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas – INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY

Company

Historic England

Job description

SummaryWe 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 our Assistant Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas.This is a Full time, Permanent post based in Bristol.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.To view our full range of benefits please follow the link .What you will be doingThe Development Advice Team provides Historic England’s statutory and non-statutory advice to our customers, engaging where we add most value to decision-making through our distinctive contribution as national experts. While the team’s main work will be on development management, the team will also support the Partnership teams in the delivery of their work.As part of this Team, you will take delegated responsibility for the delivery of Historic England’s advice on proposals for change in the historic environment that fall within their area of competence. Applying the ethos of ‘constructive conservation’ and making effective use of Conservation Principles in all their advisory work, you will provide advice to owners and others on the sustainable management of the historic environment. You will contribute, as required, to the work of the Partnership teams, including heritage at risk cases.Please note thatthe role requires regular travel to sites not serviced by public transport. A driving licence is very likely to be required.the role will require visiting/inspecting sites which is likely to require climbing scaffolding and negotiating confined space (e.g. Church roofs, etc.)the role may require occasional attendance at community meetings which are usually held at evenings or weekends.Who we are looking forDemonstrable experience of managing change to historic buildings and areas including through the planning systemA good working knowledge of all periods of secular and ecclesiastical architecture, designed landscapes and the morphology of historic places in England.A general understanding of relevant Government policy, guidance and statutory procedures for the historic environment in the planning system, including LBC and Ecclesiastical ExemptionGood negotiating and influencing skillsA methodical and analytical approach to understanding proposals for change and assessing their impactWe 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 EnglandWe 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 if you have any recruitment queries.At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.Provisional interview dates: Friday 22nd November – Microsoft TeamsPlease follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

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Location

Bristol Area

Job date

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:12:13 GMT

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