Conservation Officer

Conservation Officer - Planning & Historic Environment
Hybrid working available
Competitive hourly rate - DOE
Initial contract
37 hours per week
Job Ref - 68978

About the Role

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Conservation Officer to support a busy Planning and Historic Environment Team, providing additional capacity across planning and listed building applications and delivering specialist heritage advice.

Key Responsibilities:
Assess planning and listed building consent applications
Provide specialist conservation and heritage advice on planning proposals
Respond to pre-application planning enquiries
Undertake site visits and prepare reports and recommendations
Support conservation area, heritage policy and Buildings at Risk work
Liaise with Historic England, applicants and key planning stakeholders

Requirements:
Relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in conservation, historic environment, planning, architecture or a related discipline
Experience working as a Conservation Officer or in a similar planning/historic environment role
Strong knowledge of listed buildings, conservation areas, the NPPF and Historic England guidance
Experience assessing heritage proposals and preparing written planning recommendations
Excellent communication and report-writing skills
Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Please call Jake Herrington on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email:
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Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supplies clients UK-wide on both a permanent and contract basis at all levels of seniority. If this role isn't quite right, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities.