Assistant Consultant / Consultant, Heritage and Townscape

Turley Heritage, Townscape and Landscape is growing. Develop your career in the built environment, contributing to and shaping high profile and varied development projects across the UK. We have an opportunity for a passionate and ambitious Assistant Consultant / Consultant to join a dynamic and vibrant consultancy practice. Based in Edinburgh, you will join a diverse, friendly and growing team, where you will work on a wide variety of heritage and townscape projects with private and public sector clients. Our work includes urban regeneration, historic estates, sports stadia and net zero projects including solar, wind and battery storage.

In this role you will:

• Undertake comprehensive research and analysis, including site visits, desk-based and archival research.
• Assess the significance of a wide range of heritage assets.
• Contribute to the provision of heritage advice and impact assessment in a planning context.
• Support and work towards leading on a range of projects and proactively assist with the delivery on more major projects.
• Provide clear, succinct and commercial advice to clients.
• Effectively manage your workload with defined responsibility and client contact, from the start.
• Develop your technical skills and grow your presence in our local markets.
• Be part of a dynamic, supportive and well established team.
• Have opportunity to work closely on our townscape and visual impact projects.
• Share skills and experience across disciplines.

About you

You will have a strong academic record (with degree or post graduate qualification in a planning, heritage conservation or other heritage-related subject as a minimum), an enquiring mind, strong communication skills and commercial awareness. You will have sound knowledge of architectural history, experience of promoting or managing change in the historic environment, and ideally familiarity with the planning and development process in Scotland, with knowledge of the English system also desirable.

You will have strong IT skills with a knowledge and experience of using GIS/QGIS desirable. This role involves regular travel for site visits across Scotland, and occasionally in other parts of the UK. Sites vary from urban locations to more remote areas (e.g. wind farms), some of which are not accessible via public transport. For this reason, a full driving licence is normally required. However, we are committed to inclusive recruitment and welcome applications from candidates who are unable to drive, for example, due to disability. If this applies to you, please let us know in your application. We will explore alternative arrangements where possible to support you in meeting the travel requirements of the role.

Your continued personal and professional development and learning will be encouraged and supported. We would also welcome those with membership of the IHBC, the RTPI and / or CIfA, or help to mentor those on the journey to professional accreditation.

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future. We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus. Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive. We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future. We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status. Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners. Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we’re actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive.

If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team.

If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link below or email, providing your CV and a covering letter. We welcome applications directly and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.