Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. We help people and communities thrive by building infrastructure that improves commutes, powers lights, provides clean water, and transforms skylines. As the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges and build lasting legacies.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Heritage Consultant (Archaeology) to join our Heritage team across Newcastle, Leeds, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Bristol, and London offices. This hybrid role supports delivery of development projects across sectors, including power, renewables, water, defence, and significant infrastructure. You will build on your knowledge and develop your career while working through a wide variety of projects.

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
• Experience of delivering the archaeological planning process including field evaluation and mitigation design
• Experience of delivering DCO projects from initiation to post‑consent mitigation, including support through examination
• Capability to arrange and chair statutory consultation meetings

Ensuring Quality

• You will undertake formal quality assurance of reporting such as desk‑based assessments and Environmental Statements. Training is provided.
• You will provide regular mentor support and task‑specific training for graduate and consultant grade staff.
• You will ensure Health and Safety procedures are followed at all times.

Collaboration

• Be able to 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 sector‑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

Benefits

You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being. We provide flexible hybrid working, career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM university, and volunteering days.

Additional Information

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm. We deliver professional services throughout the project lifecycle—from advisory, planning, design and engineering to programme and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

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