Senior Design, Conservation and Sustainability Officer WCC623192 in City of Westminster

Salary range: £42,912 - £46,854 pro rate per annum (actual salary £25,747 - £28,112 per annum). Salary negotiable depending upon experience.

Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QPHours per week: 21.60

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 4 March 2026

About Us:

Regeneration, Economy and Planning in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where innovative and open-minded people bring everything to the cause. Regeneration isn’t just about bricks and concrete. It’s about communities. It’s about the environment. It’s about the lives of people and how they feel about where they call home.

The Role:

As Senior Design, Conservation and Sustainability Officer, you will be at the heart of shaping the borough’s comprehensive urban design and landscape, which includes a high number of historic, landmark buildings. Your goal will be to balance the needs of a vibrant economy and growing communities with the conservation of Westminster’s unique character.

• Working closely with Head of Design, Conservation and Sustainability and Principal Design, Conservation and Sustainability Officers.
• Visit, monitor and report on the condition of historic buildings and conservation areas.
• Advise applicants, building owners and other stakeholders on their care and protection.
• Lend your expertise on adaptations that could be made to existing buildings to address climate change and energy efficiency.
• Prepare documents to secure protection of buildings in conservation areas.
• Write-ups of unauthorised works on listed buildings.
• Prepare appeal statements and evidence for consideration at hearings, attending to give evidence when required.
• Contribute to the preparation and production of studies, policies and guidelines relating to urban design and conservation across the borough.

About You:

To be equal to the role, you will have professional, specialist expertise on the conservation, care and protection of historic buildings and urban design. This will include an understanding of adaptations to address climate change and energy efficiency. You either have or are working towards a degree in architecture, architectural conservation or urban design, including sustainability within the built environment.

• Experience dealing with planning and related applications, including negotiating with applicants, appeals and enforcement.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, effectively understanding customer needs and communicating clearly.
• Work well in a team.
• Deliver results within challenging timeframes and limited resources.
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills, with an ability to prioritise while maintaining high standards of output.
• Understand project and programme management, including how to successfully budget and allocate resources.
• Familiarity with planning law and procedures, relevant statutes, circulars, rules and regulations, as well as the City Council’s own policies and procedures.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters of a million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best.