Description

Head of East Region (East) - Infrastructure Projects

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our team in the East of England in a combined Head of Region and Head Infrastructure. The role involves working closely with the Regional Director to ensure that Historic England`s work in the region results in well-informed decisions that serve people and places well and keeps places alive for current and future generations.

This is a full time, permanent post.

We are open to hybrid working where you will be based in both the office and home.

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for leading and developing a multi-disciplinary and multi-skilled team in the region, establishing and embedding new collaborative ways of working. You will be focused on continuous improvement in excellent customer and staff experience, ensure performance targets are met and that the regional team has effective processes and systems to deliver its work to the highest standard.

As Regions Group lead for infrastructure projects, working with the Head of Development Advice, you will have oversight of the delivery of infrastructure casework across England. You will take a strategic overview of proposed infrastructure projects; ensuring strong relationships with internal colleagues, developing strong relationships with external stakeholders and an oversight of Service Level Agreements; seeking efficiencies; scoping opportunities for income generation; and advising on the handling of casework.

What we are looking for

-Experience of setting up and successfully leading multi-disciplinary teams.

-Experience of infrastructure planning and of the partners engaged in it.

-A very good understanding of the national planning system and legislative context in so far as it relates to infrastructure casework and the sustainable management of the historic environment.

-Excellent written and spoken communication skills capable of spanning range of audiences with proven experience of explaining clearly recommendations and judgment.

-Broad knowledge of the history and historic environment of England.

-Experience of listing casework, architectural investigation or development advice casework

Please note to reference to the key essential skills in the advert when you are completing your application and highlight examples of any related knowledge, skills and experienced based on these.

Why work for Historic England

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 21% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the county and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [email protected] or telephone 07763387811 if you have any recruitment queries.

Provisional interview date: End of June 2022

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

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Name:HISTORIC ENGLAND

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