Heritage and Conservation Officer

Cheshire East Council; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental authority is seeking a Heritage and Conservation Officer to enhance and protect the borough's historic environments. This role involves providing advisory services on planning applications, reviewing conservation areas, and supporting heritage projects. Candidates should possess a degree in Conservation or Heritage and have development management experience. The position offers a full-time schedule with flexible working conditions and an impressive benefits package including enhanced annual leave, a pension scheme, and health initiatives.

Benefits

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible working pattern

Salary sacrifice green car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• A degree level qualification within Conservation or Heritage.
• Development Management experience from the public or private sector.
• An understanding of a range of heritage and conservation assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide built heritage advisory service on historic environment.
• Make assessments and recommendations on planning applications.
• Advise on conservation and heritage matters in various projects.

Skills

Passion for built heritage and historic environment

Development Management experience

Understanding of heritage assessment techniques

Teamwork and communication skills

Flexible approach to work

Education

Degree level qualification in Conservation or Heritage

Job description

Heritage and Conservation Officer

At Cheshire East we have a mission to improve and protect the varied and high-quality environments of the borough and an exciting opportunity has opened up to work with us as a Heritage and Conservation Officer. So if you're passionate about the historic environment, we want to hear from you.

This role is within our supportive and high performing Environmental Planning Team, a multi-disciplinary team of professionals within the Planning Department, providing specialist advice on landscape architecture, design, arboriculture, ecology and heritage.

About the role

Our Heritage and Conservation Officers provide a built heritage advisory service to Cheshire East Council on all aspects of the historic environment. We produce assessments and recommendations on planning and listed building consent applications, and we advise the Council, applicants and members of the public on building conservation issues. The role provides the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects including :

• Advising on planning and listed building applications
• Maintaining and updating the Council\'s Local List
• Reviewing Conservation Areas
• Supporting preparation of the Council\'s Local Plan
• Advising on conservation and heritage matters across a variety of corporate projects

Cheshire East is one of the busiest Planning Authorities in the country and we have a broadly mixed portfolio of work. Accordingly, with no two applications or projects the same, the role covers a very diverse range of heritage and conservation issues at multiple scales. We work flexibly, on a hybrid model, based around two days in the office every week and to find out more about our essential and desirable criteria for the role, please view the \'in this job you will need\' section within the attached JD / PS document.

Organisation Cheshire East Council
Location Macclesfield, Crewe

Job Category Place
Grade CEC NJC - Grade 8
Salary Min £35,412 Per Annum
Salary Max £39,152 Per Annum
Hours per week 37
Weeks per year 52.143
Employment Type Permanent
Closing Date 09 / 01 / 2026
Ref No E3351
Documents

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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

About you

You will have :

• a passion for built heritage and the historic environment
• a degree level qualification within Conservation or Heritage
• Development Management experience from the public or private sector
• an understanding of a range of heritage and conservation assessment techniques
• a commitment to team work and great communication skills
• a flexible approach to work

We\'re looking for people who are excited about the built environment and the role heritage plays within it; people who can deliver excellent customer care and who want to help us shape the environment of Cheshire East and bring our heritage story to life. The ability to travel throughout Cheshire East and a full UK driving license are required.

This job is offered on a full time (5 days per week) basis. If you would like to be part of our team and want to contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate and are willing to work as part of a team then we would like to hear from you.

In return, this is what we offer :

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid / remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits , just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension -Secure your future with our career average pension , where contributions are built at a rate of 1 / 49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including : Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
• Off-Peak Racket Sports
• Athletics Tracks
• Sauna / Steam / Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!