Job Description

Job Introduction

Conservation Officer

Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council

32,061 - 35,412

Full Time Permanent

Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work as part of a team of conservation and planning professionals.


Bromsgrove and Redditch are located in rural north east Worcestershire. Bromsgrove has an historic market town surrounded by a number of attractive historic villages and smaller settlements. Redditch, although a new town, has an interesting Victorian core, and a variety of historic buildings in its rural hinterland The proximity to the Birmingham conurbation has resulted in a number of development pressures. There is therefore plenty of interesting work to occupy conservation professionals.


Across the two Council areas there are over 650 listed buildings, 14 conservation areas, and numerous other heritage assets.


Assisting the Principal Conservation Officer your role will involve, working on a varied caseload of planning and listed building consent applications, assisting in the designation, appraisal and management of existing and new conservation areas, and working with strategic planning officers in producing conservation polices and site appraisals. Initially, a major focus of this role will be compiling and updating the local heritage list.


A relevant qualification in Historic Building Conservation, Planning, Architecture, or Surveying is essential. Membership or eligibility for membership of the IHBC is desirable.


When applying please ensure that you provide full details of how you meet the essential criteria specified in the Person Specification.

Additional Information

The Councils offer a range of staff benefits:

pension generous leave entitlements starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata) flexible working, where appropriate Employee Assistance Programme access to employee benefits platform. Where you can find discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more

Closing date for the receipt of completed application: 14th November 2025 (midnight).

What next

Need further information?

If you require further information please contact Mike Dunphy, Strategic Planning and Conservation Manager on 01527 881325 or Mary Worsfold Principal Conservation Officer on 01527 881329 or email the recruitment team at Recruitment@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

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