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Principal Design and Conservation Officer

Civic Recruitment Limited
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Tufnell Park, Greater London, England

Salary

$39.7 per hour

Contract type

Contract

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  • This is a 3-month contract position with a local authority, offering a rate of £39.70 per hour through an umbrella company.
  • The role involves leading the provision of specialist conservation, heritage, and urban design advice essential for protecting and enhancing the historic environment.
  • Candidates must have significant experience in building conservation, heritage management, urban design, or planning, along with a relevant degree and professional qualification.
  • The position requires expertise in advising on complex planning applications and managing conservation-related projects, with responsibilities including preparing reports and representing the council at various hearings.
  • The role is part-time, requiring 28 hours of work per week, typically on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with an application deadline of August 10, 2026.

3 months contract with a local authority

Rate: £39.70 per hour Umbrella


Summary

  • This role involves leading the provision of specialist conservation, heritage, and urban design advice within a local authority on a 3-month contract. The position is crucial for ensuring the protection and enhancement of the historic environment across the borough. The successful candidate will play a key role in planning decisions, policy development, and regeneration projects, ensuring that heritage considerations are integrated into urban planning processes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert conservation and urban design advice on complex planning applications, listed building applications, major developments, and regeneration schemes.
  • Lead on heritage matters within the Strategic Planning Team, ensuring the historic environment is considered in planning decisions and policy development.
  • Manage conservation area appraisals, conservation management plans, Article 4 Directions, heritage strategies, and supplementary planning documents (SPDs).
  • Lead pre-application discussions and negotiations with developers, architects, consultants, and stakeholders to secure high-quality design outcomes.
  • Prepare reports, recommendations, briefings, and presentations for Planning Committees, senior management, elected members, and other decision-making bodies.
  • Represent the Council at Planning Hearings, Public Inquiries, court proceedings, and stakeholder meetings as an expert witness where required.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in building conservation, heritage management, urban design, or planning.
  • Experience advising on listed building applications, conservation areas, heritage assets, and complex planning proposals.
  • Degree in Conservation, Historic Buildings, Town Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Heritage Management, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant professional qualification in a conservation, planning, architecture, or heritage-related field.
  • Membership of a relevant professional body such as IHBC, RTPI, RIBA, or equivalent.
Additional Information

  • Rate: £39.70 per hour Umbrella
  • Working hours: 28 hours per week
  • Temporary position for 28 hours a week to cover until permanent position filled.
  • Location: 1 Catford Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6 4RU, United Kingdom
  • Work pattern: 2 days in the office - typically Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • Bi-weekly payment schedule.
  • Enhanced DBS required.
  • The role closes on 10th August 2026, apply ASAP.




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