Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments

Be Applied Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Historic England is offering a full-time, permanent role as Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments in London with hybrid working. You will join the London Development Advice Team to deliver statutory and non-statutory advisory services for changes in the historic environment, using constructive conservation principles and working with owners and authorities.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with expertise in rural archaeology and knowledge of countryside stewardship and planning

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience in a relevant field
• Expertise in the management of rural archaeology
• A good understanding of the countryside stewardship scheme and the planning and statutory consents system
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good negotiating and influencing skills

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to owners, local authorities and others on proposals for change within the historic environment
• Support consultations for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and contribute to Heritage at Risk work
• Work as part of the London Development Advice Team to deliver Historic England's advisory services
• Apply the ethos of constructive conservation and Conservation Principles in advisory work

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Influence

Rural archaeology

Education

Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject

Significant relevant field experience

Job description

Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments

Historic England

Employment Type Full time Permanent

Location Hybrid ·London, UK

Team Regions - London and South East

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 25th Oct 2026 GMT

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

Summary

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments.

This is a full time, permanent position.

The location of this role is London, inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% 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

The Development Advice Teams provide Historic England’s statutory and non-statutory advice to our customers, engaging where we add most value to decision-making through our distinctive contribution as national experts. The Development Advice Teams will also work closely with other teams to support communities in looking after historic places and in the advancement of Historic England’s objectives.

As part of the London Development Advice Team, you will take delegated responsibility for the delivery of Historic England’s advice on proposals for change in the historic environment that fall within their area of competence. Applying the ethos of ‘constructive conservation’ and making effective use of Conservation Principles in all your advisory work, you will provide advice to owners, local authorities and others, to proactively work towards the sustainable management of the historic environment. The role will have a particular focus on advising on consultations for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme but will also contribute to the wider work on the team and as required to specific projects where their expertise would add value, for example as part of the Historic England Places strategy or in support of Heritage at Risk work.

Who we are looking for

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience in a relevant field

Expertise in the management of rural archaeology

A good understanding of the countryside stewardship scheme and the planning and statutory consents system

Good oral and written communication skills

Good negotiating and influencing skills

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page , or contact us at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

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. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

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.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.

Provisional interview dates: Week commencing 12th November 2026