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Conservation and Urban Design Officer

4 months ago


Matlock, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time

**Conservation & Urban Design Officer**

***Matlock (DE4 3AG) / Hybrid working**

**£31,109 - £34,314 per annum**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Conservation, Heritage and Design Team for a **dynamic** and **committed individual** to support the Council’s professional conservation and design advice service as Conservation and Urban Design Officer.

This is a rare opportunity for you to work within a multi-disciplinary team of other built and natural environmental specialists working in the fields of urban design, landscape design, ecology and archaeology. You will also have a manager who is supportive and keen to facilitate your development.

**What will I be doing**:

- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of conservation professionals within the built and natural environment including ecology, archaeology, landscape, the built historic environment, urban design, and World Heritage.
- Undertaking duties as a conservation officer in providing specialist advice and guidance on the historic built environment.
- Providing specialist advice on urban design matters to Derbyshire County Council and other Local Planning Authorities in Derbyshire.
- Contribute to the delivery of a high quality and consistent service to internal and external customers in accordance with national, regional and local legislation and agreed service standards and protocols.

This list is not exhaustive, take a look at our comprehensive job profile for more detail (this role is known internally as Conservation and Urban Design Officer).

**What skills and experience do you need to**:

- Be **enthusiastic, versatile** and **self-motivated** with the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- **Have the confidence to work under pressure** and manage several tasks simultaneously.
- **A demonstrable experience** of local authority working on both historic built environment and urban design led schemes and an ability to sensitively resolve complex issues associated with these.
- **A Degree or Diploma** in conservation of the built historic environment or equivalent is essential. A similar qualification in urban design is desirable but not essential to the role.
- **Excellent interpersonal** and **presentation skills** with **attention to detail.**:

- Intermediate/advanced skills in Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel and Power Point) **are essential**. The ability to use design packages such as AutoCAD, and Adobe Creative suite programmes such as Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator to a similar level are **highly desirable**.

**What we offer you**:

- 32 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
- Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month
- Training and development opportunities.
- Generous local government pension scheme.
- Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases.
- Access to a comprehensive wellbeing package.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Discounts at selected county leisure centres.

Our Policy team is contractually based in Matlock, Derbyshire, but as part of our Modern Ways of Working programme we are currently working on a hybrid basis. There'll be an opportunity to discuss future working arrangements at interview.

We are accepting CVs for this position so it’s easier than ever to apply. Please include a covering letter outlining the reasons for your interest and your skills, knowledge and experience, taking account of the requirements set out in the job and person profile (attached). Each document should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 (font size 12).

We're always pleased to hear from talented people so if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.

If you would like an informal discussion please contact Alex Gilbert, Historic Buildings Architect, Conservation, Heritage and Design, Environmental Services Department on 01629 539795

Provisional Interviews will take place over MS Teams.