Historic England

We are the public body that looks after England's historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them. Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Marine Archaeological Project Officer. (This role is known internally as Marine Planning Officer.) This is a full Time, Fixed-Term Contracts until June 2027 This role is be based nationally at one of our offices, with hybrid working. Where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland), and Cambridge. Home working, with occasional office visits, will also be considered. Salary National - £32,616 pro-rata Cambridge - £36,078 pro-rata We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals. To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here . What you will be doing The Marine Planning Unit provides Historic England's statutory and non-statutory advice to developers, consultants and regulatory authorities. We are involved in pre-application, formal decision-making processes and post-consent through our role as the only curatorial body for the English inshore and offshore marine planning areas. As part of the Marine Planning Unit, you will take delegated responsibility for the delivery of Historic England's advice on proposals for change in the historic environment that fall within their area of competence. You will contribute to delivery of Historic England's corporate plan objectives, as relevant to marine development advice. Historic England is the primary advisor for marine areas beyond local authority planning jurisdiction and as the Marine Planning Officer, you will play an important role in all stages of preparing development advice, especially the case for historic environment assessment and mitigation as part of the development consenting process and subsequent delivery. Who we are looking for Educated to degree level with a post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience relevant to marine planning and management; Experience of effectively providing advice through Environmental Impact Assessment exercises; Trained in the use of spatial data, analysis and presentation; Knowledgeable about the historic environment as might be encountered by seabed users and developers; Understanding of government policy, guidance and statutory measures for the historic environment; Confidence to deal with time pressure and challenge; Applies initiative and willingness to develop effective working relations. Please note that the role: May require travel to locations not serviced by public transport; Requires visiting locations that may require climbing aboard vessels (large and small), to undergo travel at sea and negotiating confined spaces; May require occasional participation at events and to present information at conferences requiring away stays. Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria. 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 are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don't prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can. We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more. Why work for Historic England 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 if you have any recruitment queries. At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted. Provisional interview dates: December 2025 Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description -

Summary We are the public body that looks after England's historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them. Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our HR Adviser. This is a part time, permanent post based out of Swindon, inclusive with hybrid working. Working pattern can be flexible but must include a Friday. We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals. To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here . What you will be doing The HR department forms part of the Corporate Services Group, providing HR services to Historic England and is based on a centralised shared service model. Based in the central HR team you will be responsible for identifying, developing and delivering coaching and training to managers on people management. You will manage a case load, supporting managers to successfully resolve complex people issues, including, but not limited to, sickness, performance management and grievances. Who we are looking for: Experience of having responsibility for a personal caseload of complex issues including sickness, performance and grievances Ability to coach managers to reach pragmatic risk based solutions through appropriate challenge and effective influencing skills Build effective relationships, learning from others and promoting simplicity, fairness, innovation and learning Ability to accurately assess situations using excellent analytical/investigative skills Communicates openly with clients and colleagues, demonstrating trust, collaboration and empowerment to team members, to make the right decisions at pace Competent using IT including Microsoft and HR systems (i.e. Oracle HR/Midland iTrent) Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria. 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 won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don't prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can. We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more. Why work for Historic England 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 if you have any recruitment queries. At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration-not as direct input. Provisional interview dates: week commencing 08th December 2025, in person at our Swindon office.

Summary We are the public body that looks after England's historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them. Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Economic Analyst. This is a Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract until the 30th September 2026. We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals. To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here . What you will be doing This is a specialist analytical role working formally with the Senior Economist to provide economic analysis and to conduct and manage economic research on behalf of Historic England and the wider heritage sector. You will use your economic and econometric skills to contribute to developing our approach to economic measurement of the historic environment, particular in relation to the Culture and Heritage Capital approach and impact evaluation. Your research and insight will be strongly guided by current government guidelines such as the Green Book and Magenta Book. The role combines technical and analytical rigour with strong communication and project delivery skills. You will help to make the case for the historic environment through published advocacy-focused research, Heritage Counts and other appropriate routes. You will help to ensure that economic evidence is influential across key audiences from HM Treasury and DCMS to local stakeholders, and ensure evidence is communicated clearly, efficiently and accessibly. Please note the role will require occasional travel to Historic England's offices and site visits may be required to support staff with the implementation of research, monitoring and evaluation activities. Who we are looking for Completion of relevant degree-level module(s) in economics or significant relevant experience. An understanding of economic research methods and techniques. Ability to summarise quantitative and qualitative data and communicate this clearly, concisely and effectively to internal and external audiences. Proficiency in using Excel, statistical packages, and more general IT skills including Word and Outlook. Good administrative and written communication skills. The ability to organise and deliver outputs to a tight timeline and under pressure Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria. 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 won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don't prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can. We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more. Why work for Historic England 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 if you have any recruitment queries. At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration-not as direct input. Provisional interview dates: 8th and 10th December 2025 Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description -