2027 Graduate Historic Environment & Townscape Adviser

Overview

Launch your graduate career with Montagu Evans as a Graduate Historic Environment & Townscape Adviser!

Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity, because that’s where the most meaningful opportunities live.

Our purpose is to bring clarity, creativity, and conviction to the complex. We are experts who collaborate to create value, not just preserve it and our team is built for impact, not oversight.

We specialise in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, where political, technical or commercial challenges demand a joined-up approach.

The Team

Our Historic Environment and Townscape team is an established, market‑leading practice with over 20 years’ experience delivering some of the UK’s most high‑profile and complex projects. Our portfolio includes nationally significant schemes such as the British Museum, Earls Court, the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, and Smithfield in Birmingham. We are known for taking on challenging projects where deep expertise, sound judgement and a rigorous planning approach are essential to success.

We operate as a national practice,advising a wide and varied client base includingleading developers, educational institutions, charities and cultural organisations, government bodies and the NHS. Our work spans all sectors and scales, giving our team exposure to an exceptional range of projects and planning environments.

Role Overview

Our two-year Graduate Programme is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working directly alongside our Partners and other senior colleagues across the business. From day one, your team will value your perspective, give you real responsibility and rely on your contribution. Over the course of your training, your knowledge, skills and experience will grow, preparing you for a successful and rewarding career with us.

The structured training programme will allow you to gain experience across a range of projects and clients with comprehensive support from peers and mentors. You will be exposed to some of the largest commercial, residential and mixed-use property projects in the UK today, as well as interesting and complex smaller projects in the historic environment. We encourage all of our Graduates to explore, question and collaborate across the business.

With a keen interest and awareness of property news, the industry and the current market, you will be able to demonstrate a great understanding of how you apply what you have learnt at university to real development matters.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyse and articulate a range of heritage and townscape related planning issues, including the history and significance of heritage assets, townscape character and the appearance of an area;
• Apply relevant legislation, planning policy and guidance;
• Appraise the heritage and townscape interests of sites using a range of sector specific software and research tools, e.g. VUCITY
• Attend client and design team meetings, contribute to pitches and presentations, and provide written advice for clients
• Be part of the team responsible for the preparation of Heritage Statements and Townscape and Visual Impact Assessments to support planning applications and appeals
• Be part of the team advising our clients on whether or not a building or area is a candidate for heritage designation
• Work directly with Montagu Evans Associates and Partners on a day-to-day basis
• Liaise and collaborate with various internal departments as well as external consultants (such as architects, solicitors, visualisation consultants and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) coordinators)
• Attend external events including networking opportunities and planning committees
• Enjoy a collaborative ‘can do’ culture where we look to provide a work/life balance through mix of exceptional client service, team socialising and flexible working
• Any additional duties as reasonably requested

Qualifications

What We Look For

The consultancy sector attracts talent from a diverse background, and so we have an open mind about qualifications. You are likely to have a postgraduate qualification in any one or more of the following:

Heritage Management, Architectural History, History of Art, Urban Design, Conservation, Planning, Landscape Planning, Architecture or similar.

We look for graduates who bring:

• Academic achievement – strong academics with Membership or eligibility for IHBC membership (desirable) or local authority experience of conservation advice or a relevant conservation qualification, that may not be recognised by the IBHC, will be considered.

• Curiosity and ambition– eager to learn and grow.

• Fresh ideas – creative thinkers who challenge the status quo.

• Collaboration– team players who thrive on working with others.

• Strong communication – clear, confident and professional.

• Resilience and adaptability – ready to take on new challenges.

What We Offer You

We invest in our Graduates over two years with the purpose of building long term careers. We offer a market-leading salary, countless opportunities for learning, development, progression and firmwide benefits inlucluding:

• Full ongoing support and training from our Partnership to support you towards gaining your qualification

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Laptop and mobile phone

• Private Healthcare

• Season Ticket Loan

• Discretionary Bonus

• Employee Assistance Program & 24/7 GP access

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and has access to equitable opportunities and clear pathways to success.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to support your needs where possible.