Head of Historic Building Climate Change Adaptation

Head of Historical Buildings - Climate Change Adaptation

Your new company
Your new company is a public body who strive to ensure people care for, enjoy and celebrate the UK's breathtaking historical environment. They aim to protect and champion places of natural beauty where people in the UK live, work and play.
Your new role
Your new role is called Head of Historic Building Climate Change Adaptation. In summary, climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face globally. We must change how we live, work and behave if we are to limit further warming and avoid the worst impacts. This includes making changes to our historic buildings to ensure they remain safe and viable to be enjoyed by future generations.
The role will see successful candidates be heavily involved in advocating the appropriate methods of maintenance, repair and adaptation of the historic building stock for Net Zero and climate resilience. Working with key internal and external stakeholders and learning from others, you will be a visible leader, providing an authoritative voice on attaining the combined objectives of achieving a Net Zero emissions and climate resilient society while sustaining the values of the historic built environment. This will include ensuring that appropriate decisions are made about adaptation and reuse versus new build, as well as retrofitting in ways that avoid harming heritage assets and people's health through maladaptation or unintended consequences.

The day-to-day responsibilities of the role will include developing and sharing our technical approach and position across the organisation and the wider sectors so we can influence the national agenda for the benefit of the historical built environment. This will include actively participating in, and where appropriate leading, both internal and external committees, steering groups and working parties.

What you'll need to succeed

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
You will be an Architect, Chartered Building Surveyor or Chartered Architectural Technologist, with current ARB registration or chartered RICS or CIAT membership with:

• Extensive, appropriate and wide-ranging experience in the repair and adaptation of historic buildings, including diagnosing defects and a good understanding of the implications of interventions, obtained subsequent to ARB registration or chartered RICS or CIAT membership.
• A firm grasp of current UK legislation, policy, guidance and best practice driving the decarbonisation of buildings, and willingness to keep abreast of changes.
• Excellent negotiating, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrable leadership skills, including a proven ability to manage the work of others
• Excellent communication skills, including drafting technical reports, guidance, articles and reviewing and editing the work of others to provide clear advice
• Experience of managing and delivering research projects, including management of consultants

What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive,

Flexible working,

A competitive pension scheme staring at 28% employer contributions

Generous 28 days holiday

Options to buy additional leave, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave

Subscriptions to professional bodies

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Alternatvel;y feel free to contact for a confidential career conversation.

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