Senior Field Technician

Salary

£26,403 to £28,142 per annum

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Warwick

Package

Permanent

Job category/type

Environment / Conservation, Museums / Galleries / Culture

Date posted

21/10/2025

Job reference

RA0007246

About the Team

'Archaeology Warwickshire' is the trading name of Warwickshire County Council's commercial archaeology and heritage team. Formerly part of the County Museum, we have built upon our local expertise and developed an enviable reputation for quality, reliability and fairness.

About the Roles

We are looking for a skilled technician to join us for an exciting range of projects across the midlands. Based in our Warwick office, you can expect to be paid to travel to and from site, work agile contracts that allow you to take time when you need it and be eligible for outstanding training and CPD opportunities.

Senior Field Technicians – work will include assisting on a variety of excavations, evaluations and surface surveys with opportunities to assist with historic building recording, post-excavation processing and archiving.

As a member of the team you can expect opportunities to gain experience in a wide variety of heritage disciplines and to develop skills and specialisms so that you can take charge of your career. Archaeology Warwickshire run a streamlined career development scheme such that when team members demonstrate the skills of the next more senior grade they are automatically considered for promotion. We will actively encourage you to be the best you can be.

Key Requirements

• At least 6 months commercial archaeology experience and preferably including a UK recognised training programme or skills passport.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Stuart Palmer on

Closing date: 30th October 2025

Interview date: 5th November 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.