8795-regional Inspector of Ancient Monuments and

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 290969**Salary**:

- £41,700 - £49,370**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

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- WalesAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Regional Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Archaeology is a specialist post
- responsible for providing a wide range of statutory duties relating to conserving,
- sustaining, protecting and promoting understanding of the historic environment of Wales
- across one of four regions in Wales (currently South-West, South-East, North-West and
- North-East & Borders).
- This post involves undertaking statutory duties and casework relating to designated
- (scheduled) monuments of all types and periods from prehistoric to 20th century, within a
- defined region of Wales. The duties include providing heritage management and
- planning advice, instigating and monitoring archaeological investigations, dealing with
- reports of damage, undertaking enforcement duties, representing Welsh Government
- (including at public inquiries) and consenting and monitoring of masonry and earthwork
- conservation projects.
- In addition to regional duties, as one of four regional Inspectors, the postholder will have
- Pan-Wales responsibility for defined strategic historic environment policy areas reflecting
- Programme for Government and Cadw priorities. These policy areas are assigned
- based on Cadw’s business plan priorities and the successful applicant’s areas of
- expertise and experience.
- This is a specialist post requiring formal archaeological and/or heritage management
- qualifications to degree level along with a substantial amount of practical experience.
- The post holder is required to provide advice in line with best practice and guidance and
- will ideally be a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), or capable
- of obtaining such membership within one year of taking up the post.
- The post holder has line management responsibility for one or more Field Monument
- Wardens and will be expected to provide broader leadership for historic environment
- focussed projects. The post holder will be required to represent Cadw on external
- thematic groups, across the sector and to develop partnerships with key external
- stakeholders.
- Please note that the role requires regular travel to sites not serviced by public transport.
- The post holder will therefore need to hold a full UK driving licence.The role requires visiting sites in remote locations (farmland and open countryside) only accessible by foot and the role may also necessitate inspection from access scaffold.
- Health & safety equipment and training for accessing remote sites will be provided.**Job description**:

- The Regional Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Archaeology is a specialist post
- responsible for providing a wide range of statutory duties relating to conserving,
- sustaining, protecting and promoting understanding of the historic environment of Wales
- across one of four regions in Wales (currently South-West, South-East, North-West and
- North-East & Borders).
- This post involves undertaking statutory duties and casework relating to designated
- (scheduled) monuments of all types and periods from prehistoric to 20th century, within a
- defined region of Wales. The duties include providing heritage management and
- planning advice, instigating and monitoring archaeological investigations, dealing with
- reports of damage, undertaking enforcement duties, representing Welsh Government
- (including at public inquiries) and consenting and monitoring of masonry and earthwork
- conservation projects.
- In addition to regional duties, as one of four regional Inspectors, the postholder will have
- Pan-Wales responsibility for defined strategic historic environment policy areas reflecting
- Programme for Government and Cadw priorities. These policy areas are assigned
- based on Cadw’s business plan priorities and the successful applicant’s areas of
- expertise and experience.
- This is a specialist post requiring formal archaeological and/or heritage management
- qualifications to degree level along with a substantial amount of practical experience.
- The post holder is required to provide advice in line with best practice and guidance and
- will ideally be a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), or capable
- of obtaining such membership within one year of taking up the post.
- The post holder has line management responsibility for one or more Field Monument
- Wardens and will be expected to provide broader leadership for historic environment
- focussed projects. The post holder will be required to represent Cadw on external
- thematic groups, across the sector and to develop partnerships with key external
- stakeholders.
- Please note