Associate Director - Built Heritage

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

RPS is looking for an Associate Director to join our Built Heritage Team. This is a rare opportunity for a consultant to take on and develop an existing client base. We are looking to recruit an Associate Director. but would also consider appointing at Director level for the right candidate. The position will be nominally based in our London office but, following our adoption of agile working practices we will consider candidates based across the country (who could instead work from our Gloucester, or Abingdon offices). The successful candidate is likely to need to attend the office at least one day per week.

You will be part of an experienced heritage team working on many of the biggest and most complicated heritage projects in the country. We offer an unrivalled range of project experience, working with English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces, major developers and regeneration leaders, and individual property owners. We offer the opportunity to work as part of major interdisciplinary teams and innovating architects to provide outstanding new developments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Preparation of Heritage Statements, Environmental Statements and Listed Building Consent applications
• Line management and mentoring of junior staff
• Business development
• Liaison with clients, local planning authorities and relevant stakeholders
• Expert Witness work, potentially including attendance at Public Inquiries
• Financial management of projects, to ensure they advance on time and to budget
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

We pride ourselves on our commercial awareness. We are looking to recruit Built Heritage experts with a pragmatic approach to the historic environment, leading our clients to find solutions to heritage constraints. You should be technically experienced and positive motivated to engage with relevant stakeholders to help play a part in delivery of the 1.5million homes promised this parliament together with much needed distribution and infrastructure. Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of providing heritage advice on major projects; experience of providing expert witness and have Associate or Full Membership of the IHBC. You must hold a relevant degree in the conservation of historic buildings and places and a strong knowledge of the planning system. If you do not tick all of these boxes please do not be dissuaded from applying – we are keen to recruit and to mentor candidates showing the aptitude that we are looking for. You will also need to hold a full, clean driving licence.

What is in it for you?

Our staff are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: Private healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, subsidised gym membership, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.

We are proud to be an accredited ILM training provider. We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing. We identify the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to communicate about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

What happens next?

The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you will have the opportunity to speak informally with Duncan Hawkins, Simon Mortimer or Richard Smalley to answer any queries in advance of a more formal interview.

All applications will be considered.

About RPS

We are RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design, and take care of projects that create shared value to a composite, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We are looking for people who can find a solution to the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication, enabling us to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Here you will find work that is stimulating and rewarding.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

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