Historic Envronment Advice Assistant Level 4 Apprentice

Requisition Number

68047BR

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Contract type

Contract

Work pattern

Full time

Job Description

Working within the Heritage team to assist on everything from advising on how to manage the historic environment in large-scale infrastructure projects to assessing heritage impacts in smaller development schemes.

Working with wider multidisciplinary teams to develop understanding of the challenges that different technical disciplines face and how to best work collaboratively on projects.

Engage with a diverse range of projects, including defence, roads, railways, flood management, water resources and with clients in the public and private sector. Developing field of interest and shaping career will progression through this engagement.

Accompanying colleagues on site visits and walkovers to identify and record, for example, archaeological remains, historic buildings, conservation areas and historic landscapes.

Developing and attending community engagement activities, for Attending archaeological fieldwork sites with colleagues to assist in, for example, recording of progress, site meetings, and site photographs.

Responsibility for assisting in the creation of baseline datasets, including collection, processing and reporting.

Developing research and writing skills along with training in GIS software packages.

Get involved with our Early Career Professionals activities to develop skills and build a network, through seminars, training courses and on the job learning. This will supplement time at college and allow practical application of knowledge.

Support will be provided by a line manager, professional mentor, and network of apprentices within the company, as well as the support from college tutors, which will be linked through regular coordinated tripartite reviews between academic and company staff.

Support with client and stakeholder engagement by attending online and face to face meetings and recording key actions and responsibilities.Building awareness of commercial setting through project and programme support.

Candidate Specification

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Team working

Initiative

Non judgemental

Patience

Job Profile

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.

Other Information

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can assist.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald

We’re 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

Recruiter Contact

Discipline

Advisory, Environment, Other

Sector

Water

Website Sector

Water and wastewater