Senior Heritage Consultant

Aecom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering and consulting firm is seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant (Archaeology) to join their team in Leeds. The role involves delivering heritage assessments, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring compliance with quality standards across various projects. Applicants should have a relevant degree and be a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. A flexible hybrid working model and ongoing training opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Volunteering days

Technical practice networks

Qualifications

• Proven track record in high-standard cultural heritage assessments.
• Understanding of heritage consultancy is preferred.
• Technical and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery across various sectors.
• Undertake quality assurance on reportings.
• Mentor and train junior staff.

Skills

Cultural Heritage Desk-based Assessments

Heritage Statements

Knowledge of UK planning system

Archaeological planning process

DCO projects delivery

Excellent communication skills

Education

Relevant first degree and/or post-graduate qualification in archaeology

Membership of Chartered Institute for Archaeologists or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Senior Heritage Consultant (Archaeology) to join our Heritage team in our growing Newcastle, Leeds, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Bristol, London offices, with flexible hybrid working model.

Over the past twenty years our heritage team has delivered many hundreds of projects across every business sector in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an experienced professional archaeologist to support the delivery of development projects across a range of sectors, including power, renewables, water, defence and most notably on significant infrastructure projects. The role offers opportunities to build on your current knowledge and develop your career in line with your interests and skills. The team provides training options and regular workshop sessions to share knowledge and enable continual improvement. Collaboration within the team supports a friendly and welcoming environment focused on continuous improvement.

Join us to share your knowledge and help us deliver to the highest standard possible.

Your Expertise

• Proven track record of Cultural Heritage Desk-based Assessments, Heritage Statements, ES Chapters and other planning application documents to a high standard.
• Understanding and ideally experience of heritage consultancy.
• Knowledge of the UK planning system and British archaeology.
• Understanding and experience of delivering the archaeological planning process including field evaluation and mitigation design.
• Understanding of the delivery of DCO projects from initiation to post consent mitigation, including support through examination.
• Capability to arrange and chair statutory consultation meetings.

Ensuring Quality

• Undertake formal quality assurance of reporting such as desk-based assessments and Environmental Statements. Training is provided.
• Provide regular mentor support and task-specific training for Graduate and Consultant grade staff.
• Ensure Health and Safety procedures are followed at all times.

Collaboration

• Work closely with clients, colleagues and other discipline leads to provide optimum project delivery.
• Contribute innovative ideas to enhance AECOM and the Heritage team’s offering.
• Contribute to training workshops for other team members.
• Assist with the development of sectors expertise working groups.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A relevant first degree and/or post-graduate qualification in archaeology.
• Appropriate level of membership of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists or equivalent.
• Technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits and Additional Information

You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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