Heritage officer
Heritage officers support teams to take care of buildings, monuments and places valued for their cultural and historical importance.
Typical Salary
£18,500 – £48,000
per year
Working Hours
37–40
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
In a typical day you may:
- inspect historic buildings and monuments to assess work to be completed
- respond to queries and give advice to members of the public and organisations
- research information using archives, heritage legislation and conservation standards
- review building plans and engineering drawings
- attend public events and present project proposals
- write reports and produce project plans
- make sure work meets project deadlines, budgets and conservation standards
- communicate with conservation and planning officials
- give technical advice to teams working on conservation projects
Skills needed
- customer service skills
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- knowledge of building and construction
- the ability to work well with others
- excellent verbal communication skills
- administration skills
- the ability to use your judgement and make decisions
- excellent written communication skills
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
Career progression
With experience and continuous professional development you could become a heritage project manager, a senior inspector or heritage consultant.
To get promotion you may need to relocate to a new area or move between organisations in the public and private sector.
There are lots of opportunities for in-service training through organisations like the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.