Senior / Heritage Consultant
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We invest in our people and ensure they have everything they need to develop a fantastic career. We extensively research, benchmark and review all salaries and benefits against others within the industry.
Join BWB and your career will not conform to the traditional models of yesterday but will be a fulfilling and challenging journey into tomorrow’s digital age; a journey that you will play an active role in defining!
At BWB you matter, and you will make a difference. A difference to the world you live in; the communities you engage with; even the development of your career and the profession.
This is an opportunity for Heritage Consultants who have a broad range of specialisms to join our dynamic Heritage Team. The team's success has been built on helping Clients deliver sustainable, viable and implementable schemes on complex sites across multiple sectors. BWB offer tangible career progression, with clear frameworks and competencies. Field archaeologists or heritage professionals with relevant transferable skills who are looking to explore a new career in consultancy will also be considered. The vacancy is within our Leeds office, but you would be working on multiple projects, across the UK.
BWB’s Heritage Team deliver a range of services for projects that vary in scale and include infrastructure, housing and renewable development. BWB’s involvement ranges from early feasibility, pre-planning surveys and written assessments through to developing scopes for a range of fieldwork opportunities which we then implement and monitor, resulting in the successful discharge of planning conditions.
Commensurate with your experience, you will be undertaking or contributing to the management of projects across multiple sectors, providing consultancy advice to Clients, helping in the development of fieldwork scopes and the production of project designs for fieldwork, producing heritage assessments, and helping to prepare fee proposals and tenders.
We welcome applicants for the Heritage Consultant vacancies from individuals with less experience or with some knowledge of the above including applications from field archaeologists or heritage professionals with relevant transferable skills who are looking to explore a new career in consultancy. BWB will develop you as a consultant. We value professional accreditation such as CIfA and/or IHBC or a candidate willing to work to towards accreditation.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting Clients on projects both locally and throughout the UK as required;
- Providing archaeological/heritage services during all aspects of the development cycle;
- Preparing fee proposals and tenders and exploring new business opportunities;
- Undertaking or contributing to the management of projects across multiple sectors;
- Independently delivering archaeological/heritage projects with senior oversight;
- Producing archaeological/heritage assessments and reports;
- Providing consultancy advice to internal and external Clients and stakeholders;
- Dealing directly with sub-contractors, Clients and stakeholders;
- Developing fieldwork methodologies and managing the process from its implementation, including sub-contractor supervision, through to its completion;
- Managing multiple projects with concurrent deadlines and competing demands;
- Communicating and working effectively as part of a team, but with a degree of autonomy expected;
- Delivering a high-quality service to Clients, with cost-effective and innovative solutions; and
- Working collaboratively, inputting into projects across the BWB Offices.
- Senior Consultants will be providing quality assurance on assessments and mentoring staff at consultant level,
What you’ll bring
- A degree in an Archaeological/Heritage related subject;
- Experience or knowledge of a wide variety of heritage reports, including Desk-Based Assessments, Heritage Appraisals, Specifications, Written Schemes of Investigation, Project Designs, and chapters for Environmental Statements;
- A good overall level of knowledge of British archaeology and fieldwork techniques;
- Excellent report writing, verbal & written communication skills;
- Experience in using GIS;
- Experience of working independently and managing own workload;
- Proven experience of delivering projects to time with no compromise on quality and within cost constraints;
- Ability to project manage with a strong focus on Client care and delivery;
- Skills and ability to work within high performing teams; and
- Willingness to travel and a full driving license are essential to the role.
- What we can offer you
- A competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually;
- Holiday – 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to buy extra days holiday per year to boost your entitlement;
- Life Assurance 4x salary;
- Non-contributory Pension Scheme – we’ll pay an Employer Contribution, even if you don’t wish to contribute yet and the contribution will increase with years’ service;
- Training budget;
- BWB will pay for one professional subscription a year;
- Social Fund - an amount per head, per quarter to socialise outside work with your colleagues;
- Health-care cash plan for everyday medical needs such as dentistry and optical care;
- Loyalty bonus, additional holidays, pension enhancement and sabbaticals;
- Perkbox rewards scheme - access to a range of employee discounts and benefits;
- Cycle to Work – get excellent rates for a new bike and accessories through our scheme;
- 1 paid day of volunteering for a company-nominated charity; and
- 2.5 paid days for STEM activity.
What we offer:
Empowering you to be your most authentic self
- Competitive Salary
- Pension – BWB matches 5% of your salary into your pension to help save for the future
- 25 days holiday with the option to purchase more
- Life Assurance 4 x salary
- Wellbeing support – qualified confidential support through Westfield Health
- Healthcare cash plan
Driving your own experience
- Values driven culture
- Hybrid working
- Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities
- Charterships
- Paid professional subscriptions
- Perkbox - Access to exclusive savings, discounts, free advice and benefits
- Cycle to Work
- Paid volunteering days
- Regular social events
- Long service reward scheme
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.
- Department
- Heritage
- Role
- Heritage Consultant
- Locations
- BWB Leeds - Whitehall Waterfront
- Reference Number
- E24-11
- Remote Status
- Hybrid
BWB Leeds - Whitehall Waterfront
Senior / Heritage Consultant
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