Senior Heritage Consultant

AECOM

Are you passionate about developing your archaeological consultancy career? Join as a Senior Heritage Consultant (Archaeology) to join our Heritage team in our growing Newcastle, Leeds, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Bristol, London offices, with a flexible hybrid working model.

Overview

Over the past twenty years our heritage team has delivered many hundreds of projects across every business sector in the UK and internationally. We are looking for an experienced professional archaeologist to support the delivery of development projects across a range of sectors, including power, renewables, water, defence and significant infrastructure projects. The role provides opportunities to build on your current knowledge and develop your career in line with your interests and skills. The heritage team offers regular workshops and training options to share knowledge and enable continual improvement. Constant collaboration maintains a friendly and welcoming team who share knowledge and experience to continually improve, both as individuals and collectively.

Your Expertise

• Proven track record of Cultural Heritage Desk-based Assessments, Heritage Statements, ES Chapters and other planning application documents to a high standard.
• Understanding and ideally experience of heritage consultancy.
• Knowledge of the UK planning system and British archaeology.
• Understanding and experience of delivering the archaeological planning process including field evaluation and mitigation design.
• Understanding of the delivery of DCO projects from initiation to post consent mitigation, including support through examination.
• Capability to arrange and chair statutory consultation meetings.

Ensuring Quality

• Undertake formal quality assurance of reporting such as desk-based assessments and Environmental Statements. Training is provided.
• Be willing to provide regular mentor support and task-specific training for Graduate and Consultant grade staff.
• Ensure Health and Safety procedures are followed at all times.

Collaboration

• Work closely with clients, colleagues and other discipline leads to provide optimum project delivery.
• Contribute innovative ideas to enhance AECOM and the Heritage team’s offering.
• Contribute to training workshops for other team members.
• Assist with the development of sectors expertise working groups.

Qualifications

• A relevant first degree and/or post-graduate qualification in archaeology.
• Appropriate level of membership of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists or equivalent.
• Technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? We look forward to hearing from you if you meet some of the requirements or have transferable skills that would benefit us.

We offer a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, a flexible hybrid working model, career development opportunities, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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About AECOM — AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering services throughout the project lifecycle. We embrace equity, diversity and inclusion and are committed to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with significant global reach and impact.

Location and Employment Model

Work Location Model: Hybrid

ReqID: J10137437 | Business Line: Environment | Business Group: DCS | Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India | Career Area: Science