Conservation Officer

Can you help to conserve and enhance Harborough District’s heritage? 

Harborough District Council in rural south Leicestershire, is one of the most prosperous and attractive areas of England and includes a wealth of heritage and development growth areas.  The district has 1,284 Listed Buildings; 63 Conservation Areas; 66 Scheduled Monuments and 6 Registered Parks and Gardens.  We are also developing a local list of Non-Designated Heritage Assets.

What are we looking for? 

Working with the Development Management team, you will help to provide specialist heritage advice on a varied caseload of applications ranging from householders to major development proposals as well as dealing with your own caseload of listed building consent and planning applications. You will also provide conservation advice to a range of stakeholders.

What you need? 

We are looking for someone who has a degree in conservation, planning or a planning related subject, with either full or working towards Membership of the RTPI or IHBC and with experience of working within a planning environment. You will need to be a good team player, with excellent written and verbal communication and negotiation skills, delivering excellent customer service. For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

Why work for us? 

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
• Flexible working arrangements
• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank/public holidays, which increases to 32 days after five years’ service.
• Generous contributory local government pension scheme
• Free office parking
• Annual leave purchasing scheme
• Salary: Grade 7 (£37,035 to £39,513) (salary dependent on skills and experience) plus a 10% Golden Hello payment on top of annual starting salary.

Closing date: Monday 11th November 2024

Interview date: 27th November 2024