Senior Project Officer - Conservation
Role Overview
This post offers a unique and exciting opportunity to join Croydon’s Placemaking Team, which brings together the disciplines of urban design, conservation, architecture, landscape architecture and planning policy.
You will provide heritage expertise to support a coordinated approach to the planning and delivery of sustainable development in Croydon.
You will have a qualification related to heritage and conservation.
You will be involved in a wide range of Spatial Planning and Development Management projects and applications and will assist in placing heritage at the heart of the borough’s plans for the future.
You will be required to undertake a range of tasks related to heritage protection and building conservation, including:
• providing specialist advice on all conservation-related matters, including pre-application advice, planning applications, appeals and Council growth and regeneration projects
• monitoring the Heritage at Risk Register and working proactively to facilitate removal of assets from it
• maintaining lists of designated heritage assets
• producing Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans
• updating the borough’s Local List of locally significant buildings
You will demonstrate a solid understanding of current legislation, policy, guidance and best practice in relation to planning and heritage protection.
You will be able to demonstrate conservation and heritage-related professional experience and passion for the historic environment.
You will also have a good understanding of how diverse social and cultural heritage informs local distinctiveness and character whilst forming part of a holistic approach to heritage led placemaking.
In addition to the person specification, the successful candidate will also be motivated, innovative and able to prioritise a varied and challenging work programme.
Excellent communication skills are essential due to the high level of internal and external stakeholder engagement.
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Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
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Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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