Conservation Officer

On-going contract - Inside IR35

Taunton

About the role

To support the Council's delivery of the development management service through the effective handling of planning and heritage casework, provide technical advice to customers and the Council in all aspects of the conservation of the historic environment, encompassing historic buildings and conservation areas, archaeology and the wider historic environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy, and professional codes of conduct to uphold standards of best practise.


• Deliver the aims of the council's equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do, ensuring team members are also aware of their responsibilities and maintaining their understanding that Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.


• To evaluate and make recommendations on applications relating to planning and historic buildings and/or affecting conservation areas, parks and gardens and other applications, provide specialist advice to professional colleagues, contribute to in-house education and training events, appeals, enforcement cases/complaints and other work as may be allocated.


• To provide planning and heritage advice to those visiting, writing to or telephoning the team efficiently and courteously on planning matters, historic building repair and maintenance.
  
  Provide advice in relation to enquiries from Members, various interest groups and individuals on planning and heritage proposals, whilst always having regard to the implications of advice given.


• To provide evidence for appeals and attend Hearings and Public Inquiries as the Council's professional witness.


• To review conservation areas and produce proposals for their designation and amendment, to include the production of Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans.


• To assist with the promotion and administration of the production of a register of locally listed buildings for Mendip District


• To work with Mendip's communities on projects related to the conservation of the historic environment, for example, Village Design Statements, Parish Surveys etc

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or experience


• Eligibility for Chartered Membership of the RTPI or IHBC


• Corporate Membership of the RTPI (desirable)

If interested in the role, please contact me at moeez.muhammed@servicecare.org.uk or give me a call on 01772208967.