Senior Conservation Officer
Do you have a full valid driving license?
Do you have a pragmatic outlook regarding Listed Buildings and ensuring that they remain in productive uses for future generations?
Do you have full membership of the IHBC or can you obtain it within your probationary period?
As a qualified Conservation Officer with full membership of the IHBC (*) you will be one of Waverley’s custodians of over 1,700 listed buildings, 42 conservation areas and numerous heritage assets. Providing support, guidance and specialist advice to both colleagues within Planning Services and external stakeholders, you will have demonstrable experience within your field of expertise.
With well-developed negotiation skills, you will be responsible for ensuring the best outcomes for the preservation and enhancement of Waverley’s heritage assts. We take a pragmatic approach to managing our historic environment and you will have a similar outlook seeking to find innovative solutions to complex problems.
Waverley is a beautiful rural authority with a focus on four distinct settlements. A full valid driving license is essential to this role to ensure you can visit sites efficiently and with ease. It is a hybrid role with a requirement for regular attendance at the Council Offices.
You will sit in the Planning Projects Team with other specialists including Urban Design and Section 106 Officers; working towards place shaping and the delivery of key developments to meet the growth needs of the Borough.
(*) applicants who are eligible and able to attain membership of the IHBC within the six months probationary period will also be eligible.
This is a politically restricted role.
This post is a part-time role of 22 hours per week, however all applications will be considered. The role is hybrid in nature and regular attendance at the council offices is required.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Sophie Piper, Principal Conservation Officer on 01483 523379 or Sarah Wells, Planning Projects Team Leader on 01483 523488.
We do not accept CVs without a completed application form. Strictly no agencies please and thank you but we do not require interim cover.
Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Monday 18th November 2024
Interviews will be in person only at the council offices on the following dates: Thursday 28th November 2024
Please note we do not accept applications after the time given on the advert.
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