Heritage Consultant – Basingstoke

Founded in Sheffield over 30 years ago, Cura Terrae’s Land and Nature division, formerly Ecus, has been at the forefront of the environmental sector, evolving alongside society’s changing environmental needs. In 2022, we became an integral part of Cura Terrae, a leading UK environmental group dedicated to providing innovative consultancy, services and solutions aimed at protecting the Earth.

We have a wide range of professional and technical expertise and provide heritage consultancy, geophysics, ecology, sustainability, BNG, landscape, arboriculture archaeology, EIA and post-excavation services to a diverse and growing client base. Cura Terrae Land and Nature is a Registered Organisation of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and operates under a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

We are recruiting for a heritage consultant to join our established heritage team. The role will provide someone with the opportunity to undertake Desk-Based Assessments, Heritage Statements and settings assessments, and to contribute to the preparation of multi-disciplinary consultancy documents for a wide range of projects. Based in our Basingstoke office, the role offers an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and grow their expertise within a company that values high professional standards. There will be opportunities for training and progression, as well as a clear career path.

Candidates will be expected to have strong subject knowledge and demonstrable skills and experience in assessing the historic environment. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of, and report to, our Senior Heritage Consultant, who will provide continual support and guidance. The post-holder will be responsible for concurrent projects and for the commercial success of their work. Experience of writing desk-based assessments and heritage statements, and effective consultation with stakeholders is required and the candidate is expected to maintain a professional conduct at all times. Candidates should expect to work in a range of different outdoor and indoor environments and away from the office, including conducting site visits sometimes to remote locations.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience of working with all aspects of the historic environment, including historic buildings and landscapes
• Proven report writing skills
• Experience in preparation of assessments of heritage significance and setting
• Experience of a variety of clients and projects
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• Working knowledge of national legislation and planning policy in respect to the historic environment and related professional standards and guidance
• Experience in the use of GIS would be advantageous
• Self-motivated with ability to multi-task and work proactively and flexibly in support of changing workloads
• Full driving licence and willingness to drive

What we can offer our employees

• Additional days holiday per year worked (up to 5 additional days) after 2 years’ service
• Company matched pension scheme
• ‘Health Cash Plan’ including access to face to face counselling
• Hybrid / Flexible Working, including “flex-from-first”
• Regional and Companywide events
• Career development and progression (Professional Membership(s) paid)
• Cycle to work scheme & car salary sacrifice scheme
• Volunteer days and matched charity fundraising

We are proud of our innovative nature, customer focus and drive to continually improve. We put people at the heart of what we do and employ more than 160 individuals throughout a network of 10 regional offices. We have a strong focus around the natural and earth sciences and can provide a service which blends key skills in the historic environment, ecology, landscape and arboricultural disciplines with environmental planning and management to reimagine projects and benefit sites.

With over 30 years of experience, our areas of expertise include:

• Historic Environment
• Ecology
• Environmental planning and consenting
• Landscape
• Carbon management
• Arboriculture
• Water consultancy

We are framework suppliers too and have long term contracts with many of the major players in the transport infrastructure sector, residential and commercial land developers, energy providers and utilities, regulators, and Government as well as the national conservation bodies, charities, and utilities. We are also an IEMA QMark registered company and work hard to encourage the professional progression of our team to contribute to their own professional development and to developing high quality and innovative practice in environmental planning and related disciplines.

We always seek to recruit dedicated professionals who are committed to achieving positive environmental and sustainability outcomes, with a track record of delivering for clients and for their colleagues.

How to Apply

Cura Terrae is an equal opportunities employer providing a supportive friendly working environment. We offer competitive salaries, flexible working, and we are proud to have gained Investors in People ‘Silver’ status. Applications should include a CV and covering letter outlining the position applied for along with a portfolio (if applicable) to demonstrate your range of technical skills and experience (less than 10MB file or include a sharing download link).