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Senior Conservation Officer

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Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full time

No DBS check required

Range 6 - £42,139 - £47,691 per annum / pro rata

37 hours


We are currently recruiting for a Senior Conservation Officer to provide a specialist-built conservation and heritage service in accordance with appropriate legislation and guidance.

Provide specialist-built conservation and heritage advice and guidance to applicants, council officers and councillors for pre-application negotiations, planning applications and appeals, this includes appearing as the Council’s expert witness and taking full responsibility to conserve and enhance the built environment.

To research, compile, draft and/ or commission work on Conservation policy and on funding bids in order to help conserve the historic environment.

To provide a professional, cost-effective service that meets legal and policy requirements and is transparent and accessible to customers.

To contribute to departmental projects as required and develop cross directorate working.

Help facilitate regeneration initiatives and schemes for a range of key sites the preparation of, or input into planning briefs, area action plans, masterplans, Heritage and Conservation strategies, scheme design, taking specific responsibility for conserving and enhancing the built environment in Medway.

Contribute to the development of planning policies, strategies, and guidance, taking specific responsibility for Heritage and related matters.

In return we offer you:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Generous local government pension scheme package
  • Access to wider training and development qualifications
  • Flexible working scheme
  • Travel plan discounts
  • Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
  • Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
  • Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
  • The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.


Closing date: Wed 18/09/2024 at 23:59
Job reference: REC3202VR
Vacancy downloads:

Medway_Information_Pack_2024.pdf

Senior_Conservation_Officer_Job_Profile.pdf

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