Graduate Historic Environment and Townscape Adviser London 2023

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious professional to join our sector-leading Historic Environment and Townscape team, providing advice on strategic planning and design matters in relation to development in the historic environment or with sensitive townscape or visual receptors.

The Role

Our two year Graduate Programme is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working directly alongside Partners and other senior colleagues across the business. From day one, your team will value your perspective, give you real responsibility and rely on your contribution. Over the course of your training, your knowledge, skills and experience will grow, preparing you for a successful and rewarding career with us.

The structured training programme will allow you to gain experience across a range of project and clients with comprehensive support from peers and mentors. You will have genuine responsibility from day one with exposure to some of the largest commercial, residential and mixed-use property projects in the UK today. We encourage all of our Graduates to explore, question and collaborate across the business.

We invest in our Graduates over two years with the purpose of building long term careers. We offer a market-leading salary, benefits and lots of opportunities for learning, development and progression.

With a keen interest and awareness of property news/industry and the current market, you will be able to demonstrate a great understanding of how you apply what you have learnt at university to real property matters. Articulate and confident with strong interpersonal skills, you will show an aptitude for building collaborative relationships.

The successful candidate will be working on a wide range of high-profile projects where contextual analysis, design and visual impact are critical to the planning process. This may include granular analysis of listed buildings all the way through to assessment of the townscape impact of tall building proposals, where our advice helps to shape the design of the proposals.

Main Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities

The role will involve assisting in:

• Conducting research on matters relating to the historic environment;
• Assessing the character, function and appearance of townscape;
• Appraise sites using a range of sector specific software and research tools;
• Preparation of reports to support planning applications or aid the development process;
• Attend client and design team meetings, contribute to pitches and presentations, and provide written advice for clients
• Be part of the team responsible for the preparation, submission and monitoring of planning applications and appeals;
• Work directly with Montagu Evans Partners on a day-to-day basis
• Liaise and collaborate with various internal departments as well as external consultants (such as architects, solicitors, building surveyors and other agents)
• Attend external events including networking opportunities and planning committees
• Enjoy a collaborative ‘can do’ culture where we look to provide a work/life balance through mix of exceptional client service, team socialising and flexible working
• Any additional duties as reasonably requested

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Qualification

• This consultancy sector attracts talent from a diverse background, and so we have an open mind about qualifications. The candidate is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in any one or more of the following: Conservation, Planning, Urban Design, or Landscape design.
• You may be working towards accreditation as a chartered member of a professional body, including RTPI, IHBC or RICS.
• Keen interest in development proposals that impac the historic environment or sensitive land uses such as Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land;
• Team-player;
• Positive outlook;
• Able to listen, assimilate and act expeditiously;
• Strong attention to detail;
• High service delivery skills;
• Analytical;
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal;
• Self-motivated and proactive;
• Committed and organised