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Senior Heritage Consultant/Principal Consultant | Based out of one of our offices in Bakewell, Sheffield, Bedford, Sale, Tyneside, and on site across the UK where required | Full Time | £28,620 - £42,400 (dependant on experience)

Archaeological Research Services Ltd are a high-performing company with a professional yet friendly culture with many outstanding performers. We maintain a high commitment to staff development and training and look forward to supporting career development and developing people to be the best they can be. We have positions available for an immediate start.

In this role, you will engage in a diverse range of project work, including customer liaison, relationship-building, negotiation, and care. You will produce desk-based assessments, Environmental Statement chapters, setting studies, WSIs, HIAs, quality assurance report checks, and contribute to networking and marketing efforts. Additionally, you will supervise staff and oversee the successful initiation and delivery of projects.

You will manage the day-to-day operations of the Consultancy team in collaboration with the Head of Heritage Consultancy, scheduling, monitoring, and ensuring accountability for the Heritage team's work programs. This includes negotiating with a wide range of clients and stakeholders, producing project reports and costings, and creating accurate, well-written, and persuasive documentation as needed.

Your role will also involve driving, and using CAD or GIS to support desk-based assessments and Environmental Statement chapters. You will assist in developing the consultancy service for the company by generating clients, leads, and winning new work, as well as training other team members.

The following criteria are essential

Educated to degree level or above
We welcome applications from those without degrees who can demonstrate similar levels of attainment.
Experience of working in an office environment and conducting oneself in a highly professional manner.
Motivating and supervising staff and dealing with clients, curators and the public.
Team leadership, line management, goal-setting, holding staff to account and getting results through others.
Documented experience of producing high quality desk-based assessments, environmental statement chapters, setting studies, heritage statements, WSIs and delivering consultancy services to clients including local authority and client negotiation.
Experienced in exercising sound judgement and delivering successful outcomes that take account of the subtleties and complexities that are often required in the provision of good independent consultancy advice.
Experience of quality assurance including report checking of consultancy documents, evaluation, excavation and other types of reports
Experience of successfully working to deadlines, working under own initiative as well as in part of a team.
What will your role look like?

Produce full range of consultancy services and documents including DBA’s, ES chapters, WSIs, schemes of work, heritage statements, setting studies, liaise with clients and planning authorities and negotiate schemes of work etc.
Line manage within Consultancy Team relevant to role incl. project and people management, setting goals, motivating, weekly reporting, time sheet auditing, identifying personal development needs, appraisals.
Quality assurance, report checking and editing of a wide range of Consultancy reports including standing building surveys etc.
Illustrative and GIS work to support DBA’s, Setting Studies, ES chapters including willingness to learn, if not already got, skills to understand setting and visualisation studies.
Help market/network for the company and generate new work, win projects and liaise with clients, regulators and other stakeholders.
Willing to learn from and contribute to historic building surveys if not already conversant
Give presentations to professional and public audiences as required.
Take part in training programmes and staff development initiatives and assist in training of others as appropriate.
Attend meetings as required.
Drive a company vehicle when required.
Keep any company vehicle tidy and roadworthy at all times. Notify the Business Administrator of any faults etc so that they can be rectified.
Any other duties that may be reasonably allocated from time to time
What can you expect in return?

Strong, positive corporate culture and Management Team
Competitive salary
Sector-leading commitment to training and career progression
Member of the Company’s health cash plan which includes a wide range of health services and financial support
Discounts and rewards on health, fitness and entertainment
Attractive pension contribution
Life assurance cover
28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
Additional annual leave accrued linked to length of service
Accommodation provided for away work with subsistence
Full personal protective equipment and Company branded attire
100% of CIfA subscription fees and CSCS card fees
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