Built Heritage Consultant

  • Closing Date: 24 November 2025
  • Location: Chelmsford
  • Contract: Permanent - Full-time
  • Salary: £36,169 to £42,551 per annum

The growth of our service means we are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and versatile historic buildings specialist to join our Historic Environment team.

The key responsibility of this role is to contribute to the effective technical delivery of our built heritage specialism. We offer a unique post which is one of the most diverse in the sector, providing a range of support across a broad geographic area. You will form part of a team operating out of Chelmsford, as well as our office at Cressing Temple Barns. You will act as a conservation adviser to local planning authorities in Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. As well as providing conservation advice to local planning authorities, you will undertake a wide variety of project work.

We are seeking a highly-motivated, enthusiastic and versatile built heritage specialist to join us. We are looking for resourceful and creative people, who will relish the opportunity to develop and share their ideas and expertise, contributing to the collective intelligence of our team, and our clients.

Reporting to the Principal Built Heritage Consultant, you will assist in ensuring effective technical and commercial delivery of our built heritage specialism. You will help deliver a varied workload, including the provision of conservation advice to local planning authorities and a diverse range of built heritage project work.

We offer the opportunity for you to develop your expertise as part of a performance-driven team of dedicated professionals, in an area with a rich and varied heritage of historic buildings and places. We invest in and are committed to the development of our staff, fully funding membership of both the IHBC and CIfA, as well as providing funded training to individuals throughout the year. Comprehensive CPD is available with the role, including access to our annual programme of Traditional Building Skills, Conservation courses and lectures.

For an informal discussion please contact the Historic Environment Manager, Tim Murphy via tim.murphy@essex.gov.uk / 0333 032 0847.

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