Archaeologist – Development Management

·         Salary: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum

·         Hours per week: 37

·         Contract Type: permanent

·         Closing Date: 30/03/2026

·         This post is not open to job share.

Do you want to be proud of the work that you do? Are you passionate about protecting, conserving and enhancing the historic and natural environments? Do you want to work in a natural and historic environment service with the same aims within glorious Gloucestershire? Then please keep reading.

About the team & role:

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional individual to help protect and manage the rich and varied historic environment of Gloucestershire. Your primary responsibility will be to work as part of a busy team providing archaeological planning advice to the County Council, District Planning Authorities, and other agencies and developers. This will involve preparing formal responses to pre-application enquiries and planning applications, writing briefs outlining programmes of assessment and mitigation, and commenting on project designs and monitoring fieldwork and post-investigation assessment and analysis through to reporting, publication, archiving and public engagement.

Gloucestershire has an outstanding archaeological resource of all periods and types including monuments, below ground remains, historic buildings and landscapes. High development pressure, including several key growth areas for housing and employment alongside large scale infrastructure and energy renewal schemes produces one of the most challenging and rewarding environments for archaeological heritage management. You will also be working closely with ecology colleagues on encouraging delivery of joint benefits for nature recovery and heritage management within planning schemes.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team, working in a large and diverse county rich in heritage.

Office base will be Shire Hall, Gloucester, but the role will be flexible with a mix of homeworking, office days and site visits.

About you:

You will have a degree or equivalent in archaeology or a related subject, a good working knowledge of British archaeology including substantial fieldwork experience, well-honed analytical and communication skills, excellent team-working skills and the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines with minimal supervision.

You will also ideally have relevant experience as a development management archaeologist including competence in dealing with a variety of development-led archaeological casework, including large-scale complex applications and proposals. Alternatively, or in addition, you will have significant experience in leading archaeological project delivery and management as a consultant or contractor. You will require a driving licence and must be able to drive to sites otherwise not easily accessible. Frequent site visits are a key component of the job.

About us:

As part of the team in return for your hard work, you will receive:

Flexible and agile working opportunities
Annual leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 after 5 years continuous service (pro rata)
Supportive and positive working environment
Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).

Closing date: 30th March 2026

Interview date: 7th April 2026

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

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