Senior Historic Environment Consultant

Senior Historic Environment Consultant

About TEP

TEP is a CIfA Registered Organisation and holds a number of other accreditations and affiliations.It is an award-winning multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy employing archaeologists and historic environment specialists, environmental planners, landscape architects and urban designers, landscape managers, ecologists, arboriculturists and other professionals working on a wide-ranging portfolio. TEP is run by 8 Directors and employs around 130 professional and technical staff. TEP’s head office is in Warrington, with a further four offices in Market Harborough, Gateshead, London and Cornwall. TEP employs home-based staff in other parts of the country. TEP is passionate about creating quality places for the benefit of people, nature and business.

TEP’s client base is very diverse and includes developers, local authorities, energy infrastructure firms, house builders Forestry Commission, United Utilities, National Grid, National Trust, Groundwork Trusts and Community Forests. Please look at the website to see the breadth of TEP’s commissions.

TEP Values

As an environmental consultancy, TEP has a particular responsibility to help shape a sustainable and equitable environment for life in the 21st century and beyond. TEP’s work is underpinned by its shared values. TEP aims to be:

• Honest: We keep our promises and are accountable and transparent to our staff, clients and suppliers
• Supportive: We are courteous and respectful to each other, to our clients and to the communities where we work. We want to be the best we can, and we challenge behaviour that lets us down
• Passionate: We work to create and manage places which benefit society, enhance biodiversity and celebrate heritage
• Forward-looking: We invest in our future by continually improving our skills and services and keeping abreast of latest thinking. We maintain profitability to allow us to invest in our future
• Enterprising: We collaborate with our clients and stakeholders to provide high quality, sustainable, pragmatic and creative solutions
• Responsible: We respect and consider the aspirations of the communities and the environments in which we work

The Opportunity

TEP is seeking to recruit an experiencedHistoric Environment Specialist. This is a permanent full-time post, ideally based in our Market Harborough Office, but could work from any of our other offices in Warrington, Gateshead or London; working as part of our Heritage Team.

The Heritage Team works on a wide range of schemes ranging from assessments of small sites and single assets through to environmental impact assessments for large linear infrastructure. Some projects are ‘stand-alone’ within the Heritage Team whilst many are part of commissions involving a range of TEP’s specialists.

Recent notable projects include:

• Advice to HS2 on effects on the historic environment
• Historic environment assessments for proposed large overhead line projects in Somerset and Cumbria
• EIA for a new link road in Merseyside and Cheshire
• Expert evidence for public inquiries into wind farm expansion, former quarry regeneration and infrastructure projects

The Role

An opportunity has become available to support the increasingly expanding work in the team and take the day-to-day lead on projects that include the assessment of buried archaeological remains, historic landscapes and built heritage effects including their settings.

The role will entail the management and production of historical environment reports, specifying and managing archaeological mitigation measures andliaising with clients on their requirements to secure necessary consents including planning permission, listed building consent and scheduled monument consent and discharging planning conditions.

The role will also support the wider activity of the Heritage Team including supporting its historic environment work, technically reviewing others’ reports, supporting the development of more junior staff and business development.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Relevantfirstdegreein archaeology, heritage or a related subject, or experience equivalent to this:
• Competency inwriting historic environment desk-based assessments and heritage statements
• Experience in engagement with statutory authorities and clients
• Understanding of the planning process (including EIA) and fully up-to-date with the relevant environmental/heritage legislation and guidance;
• Experience in securing relevant consents and discharging conditions
• Good analytical skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Computer literacy in MS Office, specifically Excel and Word
• Good verbal communication skills
• Experience of bidding for work
• Experience of managing staff and resourcing within a small team
• Able to work well alone and also as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload and work to deadlines (good time management) in a consultancy environment
• Full driving licence

Desirable:

• Good knowledge of archaeological assessment
• Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) or relevant Institute (or able to demonstrate eligibility)
• Experience of specifying and managing archaeological contracts
• Experience of ArcGIS
• Technical report quality assurance
• Experience of archaeological standing building recording
• Experience of writing ES chapters

TEP Benefits

Below is a list of some of the benefits available working at TEP:

• TEP is Investors In People Gold accredited providing in-house workshop training sessions and external training days in new technologies.
• Competitive salary which is negotiable based on experience.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, access to study days and a volunteer day.
• Flexible working hours policy in reference to start and finish times.
• Attractive company pension with employer contributions.
• Annual salary review.
• Established routes for career progression.
• Professional membership subscription.
• Ride to work scheme, and season travel ticket loan.
• Free eye tests and vouchers.
• Childcare vouchers.
• Employee assistance.
• Income protection insurance.
• Death in service benefits.

Remuneration

TEP offers a competitive salary and benefits package, consistent with the CIfA salary minima. Salary will be negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunities

TEP is an equal opportunities employer and is positive about disabled people. We will guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates meeting the eligibility criteria.

To Apply

Please send a Cover Letter along with a recent copy of your CV and the TEP Application Declaration Formby email to r by postmarked ‘Private & Confidential’ to Kate Goodban, TEP, Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7BH. Please note that we will always acknowledge each application and if an email response hasn’t been received within 3 working days please contact Kate Goodban at

Your cover letter should include a summary (300 word max.) on your career to date, how you meet the Person Specification and your salary expectations.

Following review of the applicants, a short list of candidates will be contacted for interview.

If you would like to discuss the position, please call and ask to speak to Jason Clarke (01858 383126) or Ian Grimshaw (01925 844042).

Closing Date

Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 8th May 2018.

TEP Application Declaration Form

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* Due to client requirements, if successful in your application you will be required to complete a DBS (Basic Disclosure) check and undertake a drugs & alcohol screening test as a condition of employment. If you have this information already, you will need to provide copies of the results to be held in your personnel file.
Equal Opportunities
TEP is an Investor in People. We operate an Equal Opportunities Policy and seek to ensure opportunities for everyone to work safely and maximise their abilities.
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Please send the completed TEP Application Declaration Form along with your Cover Letter and CV by email to or by post marked ‘Private & Confidential’ to Kate Goodban, TEP, Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7BH.