Historic Environment Advice Level 4 Apprenticeship

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Historic Environment Advice Level 4 Apprenticeship

The broad purpose of the occupation is to provide technical, research and logistical support to Historic Environment professionals working with heritage assets in the planning and development process, and on the legal and policy frameworks for their protection. Examples of heritage assets include historic buildings, places, landscapes, townscapes, monuments, the historic marine environment, archaeological sites and deposits of heritage interest, registered parks, gardens and battlefields.

The role 

An apprenticeship is a paid job where you will learn and gain valuable on the job experience, whilst also completing classroom-based learning with a college, university or training provider which leads to a nationally recognised qualification. This qualification will take 30 – 36 months to complete/ 

Land referencing is the practice of identifying and classifying persons and organisations holding legal interests and rights over land which is subject to development.  

Land referencing plays a vital part in the development of infrastructure and regeneration in the UK and Ireland, which in turn results in physical changes to our geography and terrain. 

The Historic Environment Advice Assistant occupation is found in a range of sectors including transport (aviation, rail, highways), energy, utilities, housing, redevelopment, retail, environmental protection, commercial, private, and public sectors. One of the core functions of conducting a land referencing exercise is to provide supporting evidence, documentation, and information for an acquiring authority to obtain land for the purposes of large development or infrastructure projects such as airport expansion, railway construction and large shopping centres. 

Job description 

In your daily work as a Historic Environment Advice Assistant Apprentice, you will be fully supported to interact with your immediate project delivery team and a variety of internal and external clients; the client’s independent land advisors and legal representatives; land agents, solicitors, and land valuers; other related professions such as geospatial and data managers, ecologists, and design teams; government organisations and public bodies. Historic Environment Advice Assistants are predominantly office-based but there is often a requirement to conduct site visits for the purposes of identifying the occupiers of affected land, posting and removal of site notices, site surveys to ensure all features have been accurately recorded and to negotiate with landowners to secure land access for a client. 

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for working collaboratively within their project team, reporting directly to a team leader, to deliver high-quality land ownership information to clients. Project tasks include the following: 

• HER data requests (including NMP and HLC);
• NHLE data;
• Ancient woodland and other environmental designations with heritage value;
• Historic Mapping from online resources;
• Published and unpublished archaeological reports;
• Aerial imagery - online libraries and Google, Bing etc
• Archive visits - both local and national archives
• Input of collected data into a GIS and associated database;
• Some data manipulation to produce figures / maps
• Summarising data collected into baseline sections of reports - writing Archaeological and Historical Background sections of reports;
• Identifying and describing Historic Environment, whether that be archaeological potential, historic buildings or landscapes with heritage value.
• Accompanying colleagues on site visits and walkovers to identify and record elements of the Historic Environment, for example:
• Historic buildings;
• Conservation Areas;
• Upstanding archaeological remains.

Attending archaeological fieldwork sites with colleagues to assist in:

• Recording progress of works (through photographs and field notes)
• Recording site meetings
• Assisting in community engagement activities, for example school sessions on local heritage.
• Ongoing training and personal development
• An apprentice will be supporting in learning the skills requiring to be successful in this role and would not be expected to pick up all the above from day 1. 
• Travelling within the working day may be required occasionally, which will be on top of any travel required as part of your apprenticeship studies. 

Application Process:

Our application window will be open until December 31st before we temporarily close all roles. When applying you will need to complete a short form application and will complete an online assessment. 

Once completed and if successful your application will be reviewed in January. If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified and this will be booked via Teams or in person. Offers will then go out to join us in September but will remain subject you to achieving the necessary grades.

Entry Grades:

You will need the following to apply for this position:

• GCSE Maths grade 4 or C or equivalent
• GCSE English grade 4 or C or equivalent
• A total of 5 GCSE passes.
• Having achieved A Levels or a Level 3 qualification is beneficial.

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.

Equality, diversity and inclusionWe are an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We promote an open and transparent culture and a workplace where everyone feels included and is treated fairly and with respect.

Agile working: We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.