Inspector of Historic Buildings

Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas Historic England

Location:

Hybrid
· London, UK We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Salary:
Up to £44,073 (GBP)

Team:
Regions - London and South East

Seniority:
Mid‑level

• Closing: 11:59pm, 11th Mar 2026 GMT

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

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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 Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas.

Full Time permanent role based out of London with hybrid working. The role covers the South East of England.

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 Development Advice Teams provide Historic England’s statutory and non‑statutory advice to our customers, engaging where we add most value to decision‑making through our distinctive contribution as national experts. The Development Advice Teams will also work closely with other teams to support communities in looking after historic places and in the advancement of Historic England’s objectives.

As part of the Development Advice Teams, 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. Applying the ethos of ‘constructive conservation’ and making effective use of Conservation Principles in all their advisory work, you will provide advice to owners, local authorities and others, to proactively work towards the sustainable management of the historic environment.

You will also contribute to specific projects where their expertise would add value, for example as part of the Historic England Places strategy.

Please note that the role:

requires regular travel to sites not serviced by public transport.

requires visiting/inspecting sites which is likely to require climbing scaffolding and negotiating confined spaces (e.g. church roofs).

may require occasional attendance at community or planning meetings which are usually held at evenings or weekends.

Who we are looking for

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Broad and extensive experience of managing change to historic buildings and areas, including detailed knowledge of the planning system.

Thorough knowledge of secular and ecclesiastical architectural history and the morphology of historic places in England.

Thorough knowledge of legislation and planning policy in England, relating to secular and ecclesiastical buildings, historic places and infrastructure.

Negotiation and influencing skills.

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…