Historic Environment Specialist

As an Historic Environment Specialist at HS2, you will support the delivery of the historic environment programme across HS2. The role provides specialist technical management and assurance of work streams including environmental impact assessment, scheme design, standards, and stakeholder relationships.

About the role:

• Work across all HS2 Phase teams to ensure consistency of approach, promote best practice, disseminate lessons learned and value for money.
• Design, deliver and maintain Historic Environment strategies, technical standards, procedures, and guidance to ensure statutory and other requirements are met.
• Provide technical advice to ensure the robust delivery of environmental impact assessments and hybrid Bills.
• Facilitate and maintain a collaborative technical relationship between HS2 Ltd and between different contractors and consultants to assist the consistent and robust delivery of the Heritage Memorandum requirements.
• Represent HS2 Ltd at stakeholder and community events as required and work with HS2 Communications and Stakeholder Engagement to promote the project to internal and external audiences.
• Work with external stakeholders including liaison with local authority specialists, Historic England and other organisations and forums on archaeological and heritage matters acting as a key technical focal point for stakeholders.
• Continue to develop professionally, maintaining technical competencies and identifying opportunities for learning new skills to meet work objectives more effectively.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

• Significant experience of managing successful outcomes with complex stakeholders including meaningful engagement with for example, Local Planning Authority archaeological and conservation officers, Historic England, and community and special interest groups.
• Good knowledge of the relevant legislation, technical guidance, industry standards and best practice, current and emerging themes, and best practice in relation to the historic environment.
• Good experience of the preparation and implementation of complex investigation strategies and method statements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical specialists, non-technical project managers and technical stakeholders.
• Ability to technically assess and review historic environment deliverables submitted by contractors and third parties
• Ability to produce and present documents and reports to a variety of audiences, including internal stakeholders at various levels in the organisation.

You are expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. Please attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application and include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

About Us:

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.