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Senior Heritage Consultant – Cambridge
August 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Senior Heritage Consultant – Cambridge
Senior Heritage Consultant Job in Cambridge
Our client is a world-renowned architectural and heritage consultancy, has a Senior Heritage Consultant Job available in its Cambridge office. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on Heritage projects in the East Anglian Area.p>
Founded in the 1940s, this practice has grown to a team of over 280 across 11 UK offices. They've built their name working with everyone from public bodies and charities to developers and private clients, delivering projects across the UK and overseas.
Whether it's breathing new life into listed treasures or delivering bold, modern designs in historic settings, their work spans cultural, master planning, ecclesiastical, public, hospitality, residential, and more. Their portfolio blends sensitive restoration with striking contemporary architecture, always rooted in context, quality, and a clear design vision.
Role & Responsibilities
- Report to the Heritage Consultancy Partner and provide expert heritage advice across projects in East Anglia to undertake a wide range of tasks, including conservation management plans, significance and capacity analysis, and heritage impact assessments
- Conduct desk-based and archival research, as well as on-site built fabric analysis
- Prepare detailed, accurate, and well-written heritage reports
- Act as the heritage lead on projects, liaising with clients, architects, and statutory stakeholders
- Prepare fee proposals and contribute to business development
- Over time, manage junior team members, oversee workloads, review work, and contribute to team growth and skills development.
Required Skills & Experience
- A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in building conservation, building archaeology, heritage planning, or a related field
- Proven expertise in archival research, on-site analysis, and producing high-quality reports and proficiency with GIS is also desirable
- Experience mentoring and managing junior staff
- Experience leading projects and managing workloads for yourself and others
- Knowledge of the RIBA stages, particularly 0-3.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare fee proposals and bids
- Membership of professional institutions such as IHBC or CIfA
- Knowledge of the South-East heritage market
- UK driving licence.
What you get back
- Salary: £40,000 - £48,000 per annum
- Flexible working hours + Hybrid availabl
- 25 days holiday + Bank holidays increasing with service
- Enhanced learning and development opportunities
- Virtual GP service.
Apply
If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.
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Referral
Did you know we run a referral scheme? We pay a £1000 referral bonus if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we'll do the rest. Terms: A candidate is deemed to have been successfully placed once they have started a new job as a result of an introduction made by Hunter Dunning and when they've successfully completed the probation period. See website for full terms & conditions.
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