Senior Heritage Consultant

BWB Consulting Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% pension match

Life assurance (4x salary)

25 days' holiday with option to buy more

Fully funded training and support for charterships

Health support and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

BWB Consulting Ltd is seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant based in Leeds. This role involves delivering technical heritage advice, project management, and producing high-quality written assessments.

The successful applicant will support clients across the UK and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. BWB offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and a strong commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver projects on time with a strong focus on client care.
• Experience in producing a wide variety of heritage reports and assessments.
• Willingness to travel and a full driving license are essential.

Responsibilities

• Directly support clients on projects throughout the UK.
• Manage projects as the heritage lead from appointment to completion.
• Prepare fee proposals and explore new business opportunities.

Skills

Experience delivering technical heritage advice

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of heritage or archaeology

Experience in using GIS or QGIS

Education

Degree qualification in a heritage or archaeological related subject

Job description

About The Role

BWB Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Heritage Consultant with experience of delivering technical heritage advice, a broad range of written assessments and project management, to join our expanding team within an ambitious business. The Heritage Team is based in Leeds but has a national remit, and we welcome applicants who can also work from other BWB offices such as Manchester, Nottingham, or Birmingham.

You Will Be

• Directly supporting clients on projects throughout the UK as required
• Providing heritage or archaeological services during all aspects of the project cycle
• Preparing fee proposals and tenders and exploring new business opportunities
• Managing projects and taking the role of heritage lead to deliver heritage or archaeological projects according to your experience from appointment until completion
• Producing a range of high quality written deliverable and technical assessments and specifications to industry standard guidance
• Providing consultancy advice to internal and external clients and stakeholders
• Quality assurance of other consultants written work by providing proactive and constructive feedback from a technical perspective
• Providing mentoring as opportunities arise
• Dealing directly with sub‑contractors, clients and stakeholders
• Developing fieldwork and mitigation strategies, managing the process from its implementation, including sub‑contractor supervision, site meetings, through to completion
• Managing multiple projects with concurrent deadlines and competing demands
• Communicating effectively and working collaboratively as part of a team, but with a degree of autonomy as expected for a Senior role
• Delivering high‑quality service to clients, with a focus on cost‑effective and innovative solutions
• Project management including financial responsibility for forecasting fees

About The Individual

As a Senior Heritage Consultant within a busy and rapidly growing discipline of the business, you will be in a position to influence the development and direction of a quality focussed service. You will work with a degree of autonomy and be responsible for the completion of your various projects. You should have experience delivering a range of technical heritage assessments and be familiar with the EIA process, as well as managing multiple projects with competing deadlines and developing and implementing mitigation methodologies, including sub‑contractor supervision through to completion.

About The Team

You will be joining a dynamic, fast‑paced heritage team with a broad range of specialisms. The heritage team is seeking to expand, and career progression within BWB is achievable. The team has a relaxed, supportive, and friendly outlook and is part of BWB’s wider multi‑disciplinary Advisory service for environment‑led consultancy. We operate hybrid working for the right applicant, with office attendance also required to build relationships within the team and your interdisciplinary colleagues.

About You

To succeed in this role, you must be a driven individual with experience in contributing to the successful completion of heritage‑led projects. You should be well‑organised and able to prioritise your own workload with support from colleagues. You should be an excellent communicator who can work dynamically across different teams and offices. Although not a prerequisite, experience within the built historic environment, geoarchaeology or community‑focused archaeology would be valued. We value professional accreditation; members of CIfA and/or IHBC or those willing to work towards accreditation would be welcome.

Key Requirements

• Degree qualification in a heritage or archaeological related subject
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, with a strong focus on client care
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time with a strong focus on client care
• Experience in the production of a wide variety of heritage reports and assessments, appraisals, specifications, written schemes of investigation and chapters for Environmental Statements
• A good overall level of knowledge of heritage or archaeological within a planning background
• Experience in using GIS or QGIS
• Willingness to travel and a full driving licence are essential

What We Offer At BWB Consulting

• Inclusive Culture – Bring your authentic self to work every day
• Competitive Rewards – Competitive salary, 5% pension match, life assurance (4x salary) and long service recognition
• Time Off & Flexibility – 25 days’ holiday (with option to buy more) and hybrid working for a healthy work–life balance
• Health & Wellbeing – Westfield Health support, healthcare cash plan, Cycle to Work scheme and regular wellbeing initiatives
• Growth & Development – Fully funded training, support for charterships and paid professional subscriptions
• Community & Connection – Paid volunteering days, social events and access to discounts and savings

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We welcome applications from all, and we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you through our process.