Archaeological Officer (NSIPs) - Development Management, CB23 6HL

Archaeological Officer (NSIPs) - Development Management, CB23 6HL

Our Benefits

• We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.

About the role

Cambridgeshire is facing significant pressures on land use from development, not only from housing and other development but increasingly so from Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). These are major schemes that are agreed by central government yet the county council has a major role in helping to deliver these on the ground.

These present a challenge for the Historic Environment Team (HET) as we are involved from the initial planning and options through to overseeing programmes of intrusive and non-intrusive fieldwork, then detailed schemes of post-excavation, publication and archiving. A recent example would be the upgrade of the A14 which involved over 40 separate excavations along its length and is now in the process of being deposited, six years later. Upcoming NSIPs include East West Rail, the Fens Reservoir, a Waste Water Treatment Works, an Energy from Waste facility and several very large solar and windfarms.

We have received funding from central government to increase our officer resource to help our existing team meet the challenge. The council is determined to deliver on our ambitions to manage and improve Cambridgeshire’s environment, ensuring that development pressures deliver the benefits from the historic environment as a part of these schemes.

If you have any questions or for an informal chat about the role please contact Sally.Croft@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

About you

To be successful in this role we are looking for someone who has:

• A good understanding and experience of British archaeology.
• A good understanding of current legislation and guidance on archaeology.
• Ability to monitor site operations unsupervised and in a safe manner, or specifying and monitoring archaeological fieldwork.
• A methodical approach to problem solving and record keeping.
• Is confident in working with local communities, having excellent communication skills and confident engaging with various audiences.
• Is pro-active and shows initiative to develop new ideas.
• Can manage workload effectively to meet strict deadlines while being a part of a dynamic and busy team.
• Is computer literate with experience of databases and GIS systems.
• An awareness of the wider issues impacting the historic environment sector and willingness to contribute to ongoing developments and debates.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Job Overview

ID: 1412314

Date Posted: Posted 2 days ago

Expiration Date: 02/05/2025

Location: Cambourne

Competitive