MEND Chartered Architect/Chartered Surveyor/Chartered Architectural technologist

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 43,000

Job description

MEND Chartered Architect/Chartered Surveyor/Chartered Architectural Technologist

Employer: Historic England

Location: Nationwide, Great Britain

Salary: GBP 38,067.00 - 42,378.00 per year

Closing date: 27 Apr 2025

Sector: Construction and Building Services

Role: Professional

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Summary
We are the public body that looks after England's historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value, and care for them.
This is a 12 months Fixed-Term Contract, Part Time working 18 hours a week.
Salary: £38,067 - £42,378 pro-rata

The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.

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.

What you will be doing
As part of Historic England's Regions Group, you will use both your expert technical knowledge and your excellent interpersonal skills to advise on and develop sustainable proposals for repair and adaptive re-use of traditional buildings. The post will principally be concerned with providing technical and professional support on behalf of Historic England to the Museum Estate and Development Fund, which is administered on behalf of DCMS by the Arts Council England.
Alongside this chief role, you will also have the opportunity to work with Historic England's Partnerships Teams, who are responsible for the delivery of HE's discretionary services for and with local partners.

Who we are looking for

• Professional qualification in architecture or building surveying, with current ARB registration or chartered RICS membership.
• Extensive wide-ranging experience of the repair of historic buildings, and in project management.
• Good working knowledge of English secular and ecclesiastical architecture of all periods.
• Excellent knowledge of historic building construction, current conservation practice and a wide range of methods for the repair, alteration and adaption of historic buildings, monuments and design in an historic context.
• Ability to approach repair problems and possible solutions in a practical and creative way.
• Good working knowledge of the implications of current construction industry regulation in relation to historic buildings and monuments.

We 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. We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone.

Why work for Historic England
We 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.

Provisional interview dates: week commencing 21st April 2025
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