Heritage Consultant - #1734701

Following its recent acquisition by SLR, Wardell Armstrong now forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Due to our continued success and increase in workload we have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Senior Heritage Consultant to join one of the following offices Birmingham, Bolton or Leeds.

Overview of team / business area

Our Heritage consultancy team offers a wide range of services to assist in the successful submission and determination of planning applications including the constraints reports, impact assessments, heritage statements, archaeological desk-based assessments, design of works, tall building assessments, listed building and scheduled monument consent applications, historic building conservation advice and expert witness services

The role

The role will involve working within Wardell Armstrong’s national archaeology and heritage team to help deliver exciting and transformative projects across the UK ranging from advising our clients at the out-set of project development to helping the archaeological fieldwork managers successfully deliver on-site archaeological fieldwork at pre- and post-determination stage.

In this role you will be required to undertake a wide range of projects and be responsible for stakeholder engagement and liaison. Projects would include the production of archaeological desk-based assessments, Heritage Statements, preparing written schemes of investigation for a variety of archaeological evaluation / mitigation works, historic building recording, and contribution to EIAs, including scoping reports, ES Chapter and technical assessment.

About you

• Degree in relevant discipline ideally Post-Graduate qualification in archaeology or building conservation or a related discipline


• Membership of Professional Institute (CIfA)


• Comprehensive understanding of the historic environment in the planning process


• Good understanding of planning legislation and policy across the UK


• Experienced in technical report writing


• Good communication and written skills;


• Experience in client liaison;


• Ability to utilise GIS to review HER data and create fieldwork strategies;


• Project Management experience


• Technical specialism in appropriate area of expertise


• Ability to undertake effective business development


• Drivers license and own vehicle