Derbyshire Dales District Council is looking for an enthusiastic historic environment professional to join our Conservation Team.
The Conservation Team are responsible for the care, protection and enhancement of the high-quality built environment of the Derbyshire Dales, which includes over 1325 listed buildings, 33 Conservation Areas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Scheduled Monuments and 9 Registered Parks and Gardens, making it one of the best places in Britain to live, work and visit.
The post holder will manage the promotion of conservation best practice, providing advice regarding historic buildings, participate in policy and guidance formulation and negotiate positive design changes as part of the development management process. In particular, the post holder will provide technical consultations to listed building consent and planning applications within conservation areas, negotiating with developers and other relevant stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be qualified in planning or architectural history and preferably hold a post graduate qualification in urban design or building conservation. They will need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills and the ability to contribute to a high-quality service to our customers. We would expect the successful candidate to have had at least 3 years’ experience working in the historic environment and to have developed extensive knowledge of conservation and historic building law, practice and procedures.
For a confidential chat about this opportunity you can contact Mark Simmonds, our Interim Development Manager on 01629 761331; or email mark.simmonds@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter stating how your skills and experience meet the criteria required on the person specification to humanresources@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
Candidates must possess the necessary ‘right to work in the UK’ authorisation. We are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa as we do not possess a visa sponsorship licence.
Provisional Interview Date: Thursday 10 July 2025
