Historic Environment Officer (Conservation)
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,152.00 to £44,075.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Winchester, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Winchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 839 |
Summary
Closing Date: Midnight 24/02/2026
Provisional Interview date: During the week commencing 09/03/2026
Contract Type: Full Time (37 hours) / Permanent
To apply, please click 'Apply' above or send your CV and covering letter to hrrecruitment@winchester.gov.uk.
Winchester City Council has an exciting opportunity within its Planning Department to join our specialist Historic Environment Team. We are seeking an ambitious Historic Environment Officer to play a vital role in the preservation and enhancement of the Winchester district’s historic environment through a busy development management workload and pro-active project work relating to historic assets and urban design matters. The successful candidate will work widely with different departments across the Council and will be a key player in strategic projects.
Winchester is a former capital of England, the cradle of the nation. An urban area with a 2000-year history, a precious heritage that demands people of the highest calibre to care for it and to plan its future. Our district includes not only the cathedral city of Winchester, but also smaller towns and villages, beautiful countryside and a large part of the South Downs National Park. You will have the opportunity to use your expertise to shape and support ambitious sustainable development projects across the district.
The Historic Environment Team is a small but influential team within the Built Environment Service, made up of specialists in archaeology, historic buildings and urban design. We’re a supportive and highly collaborative team, which aspires to high standards in throughout our work. We are committed to your professional development and growth, while maximising work/life balance.
This vacancy has arisen through the promotion of the existing post holder within another council.
The Role
As a Historic Environment Officer, you will:
- Provide heritage advice for pre-applications, planning applications and appeals relating to new works to historic buildings and in historic contexts
- Provide specialist heritage input into enforcement investigations relating to listed buildings
- Assist in the review of conservation areas and preparation of appraisal documents
- Help to formulate Council policies for the historic environment
- Contribute to guidance and presentations about the historic environment for public and specialist audiences.
- Advise elected members, informally and through committee meetings and presentations
- Support and train planning officers in Heritage and Design matters to ‘grow our own’
About you
Our ideal candidate would be an experienced conservation officer, heritage consultant, or town planner.
What is most important to us is finding someone with the right fit, to work proactively and adaptably with us to negotiate and advocate for high quality design in new development. The right candidate will understand what it means to collaborate and engage effectively with a customer and our community stakeholders.
Our offices are based in the heart of Winchester and the successful candidates can benefit from:
- a hybrid working pattern, with up to 50% of your time working remotely,
- free parking across the district;
- essential car user allowance;
- paid Membership fees to your professional body;
- paid private healthcare (with optional upgrades);
- Local Government pension scheme, with 18% employer contributions;
- Supportive workplace culture, wellbeing support programmes;
- discounted bus travel and public transport loans, and
- volunteering opportunities.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Daniel Ayre, Historic Environment Team Leader, for an informal chat about the role on 01962848084 or by email to dayre@winchester.gov.uk.
Winchester City Council are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.
Provisional Interview date: During the week commencing 09/03/2026
Contract Type: Full Time (37 hours) / Permanent
To apply, please click 'Apply' above or send your CV and covering letter to hrrecruitment@winchester.gov.uk.
Winchester City Council has an exciting opportunity within its Planning Department to join our specialist Historic Environment Team. We are seeking an ambitious Historic Environment Officer to play a vital role in the preservation and enhancement of the Winchester district’s historic environment through a busy development management workload and pro-active project work relating to historic assets and urban design matters. The successful candidate will work widely with different departments across the Council and will be a key player in strategic projects.
Winchester is a former capital of England, the cradle of the nation. An urban area with a 2000-year history, a precious heritage that demands people of the highest calibre to care for it and to plan its future. Our district includes not only the cathedral city of Winchester, but also smaller towns and villages, beautiful countryside and a large part of the South Downs National Park. You will have the opportunity to use your expertise to shape and support ambitious sustainable development projects across the district.
The Historic Environment Team is a small but influential team within the Built Environment Service, made up of specialists in archaeology, historic buildings and urban design. We’re a supportive and highly collaborative team, which aspires to high standards in throughout our work. We are committed to your professional development and growth, while maximising work/life balance.
This vacancy has arisen through the promotion of the existing post holder within another council.
The Role
As a Historic Environment Officer, you will:
- Provide heritage advice for pre-applications, planning applications and appeals relating to new works to historic buildings and in historic contexts
- Provide specialist heritage input into enforcement investigations relating to listed buildings
- Assist in the review of conservation areas and preparation of appraisal documents
- Help to formulate Council policies for the historic environment
- Contribute to guidance and presentations about the historic environment for public and specialist audiences.
- Advise elected members, informally and through committee meetings and presentations
- Support and train planning officers in Heritage and Design matters to ‘grow our own’
About you
Our ideal candidate would be an experienced conservation officer, heritage consultant, or town planner.
What is most important to us is finding someone with the right fit, to work proactively and adaptably with us to negotiate and advocate for high quality design in new development. The right candidate will understand what it means to collaborate and engage effectively with a customer and our community stakeholders.
Our offices are based in the heart of Winchester and the successful candidates can benefit from:
- a hybrid working pattern, with up to 50% of your time working remotely,
- free parking across the district;
- essential car user allowance;
- paid Membership fees to your professional body;
- paid private healthcare (with optional upgrades);
- Local Government pension scheme, with 18% employer contributions;
- Supportive workplace culture, wellbeing support programmes;
- discounted bus travel and public transport loans, and
- volunteering opportunities.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Daniel Ayre, Historic Environment Team Leader, for an informal chat about the role on 01962848084 or by email to dayre@winchester.gov.uk.
Winchester City Council are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.
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