Conservation Officer

West Midlands

£40 - 45 per hour

Full Time

Conservation/Environment, Heritage, Town Planning

25 September 2026

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Conservation Officer - Planning & Historic Environment
Hybrid working available
Competitive hourly rate - DOE
Initial contract
37 hours per week
Job Ref - 68978

About the Role

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Conservation Officer to support a busy Planning and Historic Environment Team, providing additional capacity across planning and listed building applications and delivering specialist heritage advice.

Key Responsibilities:
· Assess planning and listed building consent applications
· Provide specialist conservation and heritage advice on planning proposals
· Respond to pre-application planning enquiries
· Undertake site visits and prepare reports and recommendations
· Support conservation area, heritage policy and Buildings at Risk work
· Liaise with Historic England, applicants and key planning stakeholders

Requirements:
· Relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in conservation, historic environment, planning, architecture or a related discipline
· Experience working as a Conservation Officer or in a similar planning/historic environment role
· Strong knowledge of listed buildings, conservation areas, the NPPF and Historic England guidance
· Experience assessing heritage proposals and preparing written planning recommendations
· Excellent communication and report-writing skills
· Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Please call Jake Herrington on 02393 876015 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supplies clients UK-wide on both a permanent and contract basis at all levels of seniority. If this role isn't quite right, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities.

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