About this role:

Southampton has a wealth of archaeological evidence and remains. Below our modern streets evidence can be found of Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Iron Age communities; The Roman settlement of Clausentum; The Middle Saxon town of Hamwic and the late Saxon medieval town and villages that laid the basis for our modern city and suburbs. Ancient walls and buildings survive above ground and this complex picture is constantly being amended and enhanced by new fieldwork and research.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to experience working in a city with nationally significant archaeology derived from thousands of years of human settlement as one of Britain’s major maritime gateways.

As the sole Planning Archaeologist within a busy Development Management team you will have a varied and challenging caseload which will involve detailed and specialist discussion of archaeological matters throughout the planning process, liaising internally with Case Officers, the Historic Environment Records Officer and Historic Environment Officer and externally with developers, Historic England and monitoring of professional archaeologists on site.

About you:

You will be expected to have a pragmatic approach to work with a focus on meeting targets and deadlines. You will be responsible for organising your own workload and your work will involve a wide range of planning archaeology issues across all areas of the city.  You will have the necessary skills and experience to manage a range of challenging tasks, and will be competent in dealing with planning issues and members of the public.

Applicants must be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, with a passion for the historic environment, have field archaeology experience, an ability to rapidly assimilate and distil large amounts of complex information into concise responses, and possess excellent IT skills and be confident in using Microsoft Office and GIS applications.

Full Membership (MCIfA) of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists is desirable as well as an understanding of Southampton’s terrestrial and maritime archaeology.

For further information about this opportunity please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role, then we would like to hear from you.

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Darren Shorter on 023 8083 3390 or darren.shorter@southampton.gov.uk

What we can offer you:

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit:  Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Steve Harrison on 023 8091 7568. or stephen.harrison@southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details:

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk  
Tel: 023 8083 4033

For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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