Senior Heritage Architect

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Senior Heritage Architect. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Full time, permanent position with vibrant, growing consultancy
• Based at Parramatta head office, with opportunity to work from home
• Attractive salary package and employee benefits

Niche Environment and Heritage is a leading multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in ecology, heritage management, environmental approvals and biodiversity offsetting.  Established in 2009, we deliver projects to clients across eastern Australia from our nine locations. Our 40+ strong team includes ecologists, botanists, archaeologists, environmental engineers and architects.

At Niche, our focus is on delivering value to our clients’ operations by maximising commercial outcomes for projects, while benefiting our communities through creating the best possible solutions for our environment and heritage.  We are an independently owned and operated consultancy.  Our approach is underpinned by experience and always governed by our core values of Care, Excellence, Integrity and Trust.

Due to our strong growth, we are currently seeking a Senior Heritage Architect to join our team on a full time, permanent basis.  The successful candidate will work with our highly experienced heritage team based in Sydney, with the opportunity to regularly work from home.

Key attributes we are seeking from candidates include:

• A Bachelor of Architecture degree with specific experience in Building Conservation and Adaptive Reuse.
• In excess of 7 years work experience working in the heritage conservation field in Australia.
• Excellent knowledge, understanding and experience with relevant NSW heritage legislation, Local Government Planning Instruments and building approval process.
• Sound knowledge of the BCA/NCC.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team of professionals.
• Excellent communication skills, including technical report writing, verbal communication.
• Excellent research skills.
• Competence with CAD (Vectorworks or similar) Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Well developed problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Strong time management skills and work ethic.
• A current driver’s licence.

Salary and employee benefits

An attractive salary package will be offered commensurate with level of experience.  As a permanent employee of Niche you will also be eligible to participate in our mentoring program and annual company retreat, and for flexible working arrangements including working from home or office.

Position description and how to apply

A full position description is available at www.niche-eh.com/employment. 

Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing any particular experience you see relevant to the position to [email protected] by close of business Monday 23 July 2018.

Please note: You must have the right to work in Australia to apply for this role. Unsolicited applications via recruitment agencies will not be considered.