Heritage Officer
| Posting date: | 27 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,220 to £41,771 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | County Hall, Usk |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Monmouthshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RDC44 |
Summary
Monmouthshire County Council have an exciting opportunity for
a suitably qualified professional to join the Heritage Team within
the Council’s Planning Service. The Heritage Team are part of
the Development Management Service and provide all aspects
of Heritage advice across the County.
The Heritage Team deal with all aspects of the historic
environment including processing pre-application enquiries,
Listed Building Consent applications, Conservation Area
Consent applications, advising on planning applications in
historically important areas, serving formal notices, pro-actively
managing the Buildings at Risk Register and overall
Management of the Historic Environment in Monmouthshire.
Working directly within the Development Management Team the
post holder will be expected to provide specialist advice on
heritage and design issues for planning, listed buildings and
conservation area proposals at all stages of the planning
process. The post holder will be expected to act as the case
officer for Heritage pre- application submissions, Listed Building
Consent and Conservation Area Consent applications and
provide advice in all other aspects.
The postholder will have a degree in a relevant conservation
related field (Planning, Architecture, Building Conservation) with
previous experience working in a Local Planning Authority or
similar direct work related to listed buildings. Full membership
of the IHBC is desirable.
a suitably qualified professional to join the Heritage Team within
the Council’s Planning Service. The Heritage Team are part of
the Development Management Service and provide all aspects
of Heritage advice across the County.
The Heritage Team deal with all aspects of the historic
environment including processing pre-application enquiries,
Listed Building Consent applications, Conservation Area
Consent applications, advising on planning applications in
historically important areas, serving formal notices, pro-actively
managing the Buildings at Risk Register and overall
Management of the Historic Environment in Monmouthshire.
Working directly within the Development Management Team the
post holder will be expected to provide specialist advice on
heritage and design issues for planning, listed buildings and
conservation area proposals at all stages of the planning
process. The post holder will be expected to act as the case
officer for Heritage pre- application submissions, Listed Building
Consent and Conservation Area Consent applications and
provide advice in all other aspects.
The postholder will have a degree in a relevant conservation
related field (Planning, Architecture, Building Conservation) with
previous experience working in a Local Planning Authority or
similar direct work related to listed buildings. Full membership
of the IHBC is desirable.