Location: Newark,NJ, USA
RPS in London, Newark, Gloucester, Abingdon or Edinburgh£35,000 to £65,000 (DOE and Post)Apply before: 03/11/2024
RPS is looking to recruit Senior Consultant and/or Associate Director levels within our Built Heritage team. This is a rare opportunity for a consultant to take on and develop an existing client base. The RPS heritage team is one of the most established and well-respected heritage teams in the country with roots going back more than 25 years. Many of the team have been with us for 10 years or more, and therefore irrespective of which office you join, you will have the opportunity to be mentored by the best in the business. While we are proud to be part of a large, multi-national company, we are in truth a very tight-knit community of around 40 people. We pride ourselves on our investments in our team and our desire to see the best people join and to be progressed through the ranks as rapidly as possible.The position will be nominally based in our London office, but following our adoption of agile working practices, we will consider candidates based across the country (who could instead work from our Newark, Gloucester, Abingdon or Edinburgh offices). The successful candidate is likely to need to attend the office at least one day per week.You will be part of an experienced heritage team working on many of the biggest and most complicated heritage projects in the country. We offer an unrivalled range of project experience, working with English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces, major developers and regeneration leaders, and individual property owners. We offer the opportunity to work as part of major interdisciplinary teams and innovative architects to provide outstanding new developments.What you will be doing
Who we are looking forWe pride ourselves on our commercial awareness. We are looking to recruit Built Heritage experts with a pragmatic approach to the historic environment, leading our clients to find solutions to heritage constraints. You should be technically experienced and positively motivated to engage with relevant stakeholders to help play a part in the delivery of the 1.5 million homes promised this parliament together with much-needed distribution and infrastructure. Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of providing heritage advice on major projects; experience of providing expert witness and have or be working towards Associate or Full Membership of the IHBC. You must hold a relevant degree in the conservation of historic buildings and places and a strong knowledge of the planning system. If you do not tick all of these boxes, please do not be dissuaded from applying – we are keen to recruit and to mentor candidates showing the aptitude that we are looking for.What is in it for you?Our staff are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, subsidised gym membership, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be helped as far as you want to go.We're proud to be an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide development for everyone.We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.We identify the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we're happy to communicate about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.What happens next?The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you will have the opportunity to speak informally with Duncan Hawkins, Simon Mortimer or Richard Smalley to answer any queries in advance of a more formal interview. All applications will be considered.About RPS:We are RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design, and take care of projects that create shared value to a composite, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We are looking for people who can find a solution to the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication, enabling us to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Here you will find work that is stimulating and rewarding.
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