Senior/Associate Heritage and Townscape Consultant

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Savills Full time

Role Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior or Associate Heritage and Townscape Consultant within the expanding Heritage and Townscape Team at Savills.

The primary focus of the role will be providing ongoing townscape, heritage and visual impact consultancy, working closely with the national Planning Team at Savills and their external clients. 

Your day to day work will typically include appraising sites; identifying any relevant heritage and townscape context that may be sensitive to development aspirations, and confidently advising clients and project teams on potential considerations (constraints, solutions and opportunities) as part of scheme evolution. The role will also include the preparation of robust Heritage, Townscape and Visual Impact Assessments (HTVIA), specifically those requiring ES chapters as part of EIA and clear evidence of your experience of this is important to the role.

 Key Responsibilities

  • Providing consultancy advice to colleagues and clients
  • Providing direct design feedback to architects on behalf of our clients
  • Reporting to clients and senior colleagues on a regular basis
  • Briefing and liaising with visualisation specialists in the process of production of AVRs
  • Be capable of dealing with instructions and clients independently after an introductory period
  • Conducting preliminary views studies independently
  • Assessing potential townscape and visual effects using VU.CITY
  • Producing HTVIA documents for planning submission using InDesign and Illustrator
  • Attending consultation events related to projects, in particular consultations with Historic England, Local Authority Conservation staff and statutory amenity societies
  • Assisting in drawing up, presenting and negotiating competitive fee proposals
  • Developing and maintaining active communication both within your team and other teams within Savills
  • Strengthen existing client relationships and seek to expand the team’s client base where possible


Key Skills

  • Experience in a similar role (preferably 3+ or 5+ years post qualification) in a heritage and townscape consultancy (essential)
  • An understanding of the EIA process and experience preparing ES level HTVIAs (important)
  • Detailed knowledge of the planning system in England, including in-depth understanding of the NPPF, planning policy and guidance in relation to heritage and townscape (essential)
  • Knowledge of London’s townscape, skyline and boroughs
  • Experience conducting research and identifying key receptors; character areas, viewpoints and heritage significance, as well as defining impacts of proposals on these (essential)
  • Experience tendering for project work, writing fee quotes and defining and negotiating potential scope of work
  • Ability to front client work and retain clients passed on
  • Degree in Urban Design, City Planning, Architecture, Built Heritage (or similar)
  • Software skills for InDesign, Illustrator and Microsoft office
  • Membership of the RTPI or IHBC would be advantageous but not essential.


Team Overview

Thesuccessful candidate will be part of an outgoing team of 12 proactive consultantswhom collectively advise on specialist Heritage, Townscape andArchaeology-related matters associated with the planning process.

Locatedwithin Central London, the team’s work is largely in London and the South ofEngland but our expertise is sought on projects across England and by a widevariety of clients, from developers and private residential clients, togovernment bodies and universities. With team members also situated in Leedsand Wimborne, this offers comprehensive national coverage. The role thereforeprovides an excellent opportunity to be involved in interesting work in Londonand other cities, such as Leeds, Birmingham, Southampton, Brighton, Bristol andManchester.

Thepost provides opportunities for accelerated career progression where candidatescan demonstrate their talent and commitment in the role. You can find out moreabout the Savills Heritage and Townscape team by clicking here.

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Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

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