{"id":31084,"date":"2021-09-03T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31084"},"modified":"2021-09-03T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:32:17","slug":"serious-about-your-staffing-plans-or-career-direction-manage-your-risk-while-staying-ahead-with-ihbc-jobs-etc-with-posts-from-councils-7-to-architects-surveyors-estate-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31084","title":{"rendered":"Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Manage your risk while staying ahead with \u2018IHBC Jobs etc.\u2019 with posts from councils (7) to architects, surveyors & estate managers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career and employment opportunities advertised in our \u2018IHBC Jobs etc.<\/em><\/a>\u2019 service, with recent posts showing a strong and rich diversity of employers and roles, so sign up for free alerts<\/a> and \u2018stay ahead\u2019 with the IHBC\u2019s \u2018Jobs etc.<\/em><\/a>\u2019 service!<\/h3>\n

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\u2026 classic interdisciplinary Conservation Officer-styled roles loom as large as ever\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

IHBC Director Sean O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Our recent \u2018<\/em>Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>\u2019 <\/em>service posts <\/em>capture a familiarly wide spectrum of roles that range across all the skills areas encompassed in the<\/em> IHBC Areas of Competence<\/em><\/a> and the Conservation Cycle<\/a>.\u00a0 These areas are detailed in our MATE<\/a> application support sessions and guidance, and reflect the integrated model we use to assess interdisciplinary competence in line with international conservation practice standards.<\/p>\n

Especially interesting in this round is the scale of the mainstream disciplines represented across various employers: with 5 architect\/surveyors roles overlapping with 3 estate management-linked roles in private and third sectors.<\/p>\n

For architecture and the private sector Janus is looking for a Senior Chartered Architect and Peregrine Bryant seeks an \u2018experienced Conservation Architect.\u00a0 At the same time the charity – and former government agency – Historic Environment Scotland seeks 2 District Architect\/Surveyors, while Historic Royal Palaces a Senior Quantity Surveyor.<\/p>\n

\u2026 conservation-specific skills sets that \u2013 like any mainstream building disciplines \u2013 have to be able to reach across interlinked management activities\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Estate-related roles this round are, perhaps not surprisingly, dominated by conservation charities.\u00a0 However their substantial presence is in itself a positive sign, as they too reveal just how the skills sets of IHBC members are increasingly important in asset managers.\u00a0 So English Heritage seeks its Estate Manager, the Churches Conservation Trust an Estate Officer, and the National Trust a Senior Let Estate Building Surveyor.\u00a0 This last also reflects the newer interest in conservation-specific skills sets that \u2013 like any mainstream building disciplines \u2013 have to be able to reach across interlinked management activities, from surveying to management and letting.<\/p>\n

That said, once again jobs in the public sector this month show that the classic interdisciplinary Conservation Officer-styled roles loom as large as ever.\u00a0 They continue to represent a wide breadth of primary disciplines alongside their traditional conservation focus, an evolution that may now represent a \u2018new norm\u2019!<\/p>\n

Such roles demand skills from right across the IHBC Areas of Competence<\/a> and in this round are well represented by the four Conservation Officer posts at Bedford, Derby, Lancaster (Maternity Cover) and Swindon.\u00a0 At the same time three more councils are calling for skills more focussed on either managing change or evaluating significance.\u00a0 For the former Barnsley seeks a Project Officer while for the latter as Heritage Officers are sought for the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (details of which have been updated) and Dover (a senior role).<\/p>\n

\u2026variety of posts from Church bodies and Third Sector.\u00a0 These capture the success the IHBC has had in highlighting the risk management benefits of using our \u2018Jobs etc.<\/a>\u2019 service\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

More nuanced variations in the balance of skills are also evident in a variety of posts from Church bodies and Third Sector.\u00a0 These capture the success the IHBC has had in highlighting the risk management benefits of using our \u2018Jobs etc.<\/em><\/a>\u2019 service. For some time we have been prompting their trustees to manage their risks as employers through adopting the most transparent recruitment and advertising processes \u2013 including using the targeted and cost-effective service Jobs etc.<\/em> service from the IHBC.\u00a0 So this round it is especially gratifying to continue to see such a broad and healthy range.<\/p>\n

No less than five Church bodies are seeking skills on our service this round, no doubt all with such risk management measures in mind.\u00a0 These are all at very different levels too: the Diocese of Sheffield is calling for a Head of Church Buildings and DAC Secretary, while Church Buildings Officers are sought at Llandaff and St Albans (a Support Officer role) as London seeks a Church Building Adviser and Gloucester a Church Buildings Team Administrator.<\/p>\n

Similarly for Charities we see two practice leadership roles that recognise the importance of the IHBC\u2019s conservation priorities.\u00a0 One, at a higher level, is the Historic Royal Palace\u2019s Senior Project Manager, and the other, MOLA\u2019s Project Manager \u2013 Built Heritage, will require skills that reach across heritage-related disciplines.\u00a0 As ever these role profiles are reflected in government agencies, notably this round with Historic England\u2019s call for a National Strategy Team Senior Policy Adviser (Places of Worship).<\/p>\n

Again in this round the private sector captures well the diverse disciplines encompassed within core conservation practice.\u00a0 RPS seeks an Associate Director (Archaeological), and a Director (Built Heritage) while AECOM is asking for a Senior Built Heritage Consultant.\u00a0 Montagu Evans is calling for a Senior Historic Environment & Townscape Advisor and Tavernor for a Townscape and Heritage Advisor.<\/p>\n

It is especially significant \u2013 and welcome \u2013 to see in these last two posts that \u2018Townscape\u2019, as a heritage-specific practice area, is again coming to the fore on our service.\u00a0 This follows a worrying hiatus in recognition across some of England\u2019s older heritage policy drives.\u00a0 That now seems to be coming to an end, thanks in part no doubt to the marriage of actual practice demands and real skills needs offered through our Jobs etc.<\/em> service.<\/p>\n

Finally, but by no means least, continuing the private sector\u2019s focused support and opportunities for emerging conservation professions, the Peter Stewart Consultancy\u2019s call for a Project Assistant is an especially important addition\u00a0 to the range of opportunities this round.<\/p>\n

In summary, recent posts include those below (all with different application dates, some closed and with links inactive):<\/p>\n

Recent Posts include:<\/p>\n