Principal Historic Environment Officer

Location: Agile, working from home and at the Council House, Priory Road, Dudley and within the borough undertaking site visits/meetings. Dudley Council is looking for an enthusiastic historic environment professional to join the Regeneration Projects and Placemaking Service. You will manage the work of the Historic Environment team in liaison with the Placemaking Design and Delivery Manager. The main duties are:

• To provide advice and guidance to the local planning authority on listed and locally listed buildings, conservation areas and on other design and conservation matters to both internal and external stakeholders e.g. planning applications, pre-application advice and relevant enforcement enquiries.
• To work with colleagues in Planning Policy, in the preparation and implementation of the Historic Environment related aspects of the Local Plan, including undertaking Conservation Area Character Appraisals.
• To deal with a caseload of enforcement cases and related activities, including Heritage at Risk, progressing Listed Building Enforcement Notices, S215 Notices, Repair Notices and Article 4 directions.
• To work with other members of the service, directorate and wider council on regeneration projects, recent examples being the Brierley Hill High Street Heritage Action Zone (HAZ), Brierley Hill Future High Street Fund, Dudley Towns Fund and Dudley Townscape Heritage scheme.
• To Manage and maintain the Council's Historic Environment Record (HER) and Corporate GIS dataset to national data standards and keep the HER up-to-date and on-line for the use of the local planning authority.
Dudley is considered the historic capital of the Black Country, with a wealth of architectural and archaeological heritage, with 11 Scheduled Monuments, approaching 300 Listed and 400 Locally listed buildings; 22 Conservation Areas; and 2 registered historic parks and gardens. The area includes Dudley Castle, the Red House Glass Cone, an extensive network of canals and is part of the Black Country Geopark. It is also the focus for an extensive programme of exciting regeneration projects, including the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension and Castle Hill Vision. The post holder will be able to work in a mobile and agile way, working from home and also from the office, located at the Council House in Dudley Town Centre. Working as part of a friendly, experienced and supportive specialist team, working in a fast-paced environment, reporting directly to the Placemaking Design and Delivery Manager.

Top tip when applying - As we've got a new recruitment system the application process has changed a little and we hope you'll like it! You'll first need to register and create a profile the first time you apply. Creating your profile will enable you do things such as track your application progress, view emails you've received from us and manage communication preferences, manage your interview bookings and offer information if successful. About Dudley Council It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
  
  We offer a friendly working environment with attractive terms and conditions, including:
• flexible working time and the ability to accrue flexi-time
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• leave entitlement of 29 days, rising by a 4 further days after 5 years continuous service.