Summary
Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.
Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Head of Places Regeneration - London & South East.
This is a full time, permanent position.
The location of this role is London, inclusive with hybrid working.
We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.
To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.
What you will be doing
As our Head of Places Regeneration you will lead on place-based regeneration activities across the London and South East Region, including operational management of relevant teams. You will ensure that the work of Historic England (HE) in the region results in well-informed decisions that serve people and places well and keep places thriving. You will establish and build new collaborative ways of working within and between existing teams to deliver our work seamlessly across London and the South East. You will drive continuous improvement in stakeholder engagement and staff experience and ensure performance targets are met, and processes and systems are fit for purpose.
Who we are looking for
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Broad knowledge of the history and historic environment of England.
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Excellent written and spoken communication skills capable of spanning range of audiences.
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Strong judgment in the application of policies to practice in the context of public service.
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Proven ability to think strategically and to prioritise the bigger picture, including the ability to evidence creative problem-solving skills.
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Excellent strategic and commercial experience.
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Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams
Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.
Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page, or contact us at [email protected] if you have any recruitment queries.
We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.
We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.
We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.
Why work for Historic England
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.
Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [email protected] if you have any recruitment queries.
At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. This role is a CV application process. Please follow the instructions on Applied. Your CV will be assessed on the criteria above.
At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.
Provisional interview dates: 27th November 2026
Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –
https://historicengland.org.uk/media/acajh0fd/head-of-places-regeneration.odt
Historic England only accepts applications through our authorised recruitment platform, Applied. We will never ask applicants to pay any fee or provide payment details during the recruitment process. Please only apply using the application link provided within this advert.