Technical Director - Heritage

Overview

SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people-first culture. The Archaeology & Heritage team in Europe seeks a commercially driven Technical Director to play a pivotal role in the future development of the discipline. The team delivers a diverse range of advisory services across multiple industry sectors and operates across a network of UK offices including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Cardiff and Exeter.

Core services include:
Early site appraisal / feasibility, Desk-based assessment, Heritage Statements, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Building Recording, Historic Building Advice, Listed Building & Scheduled Monument Consents, and Fieldwork Management. From single-dwelling schemes to large-scale, multi-disciplinary EIA projects, the team focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes and tangible value for clients.

• Business Development & Work Winning: Lead and support the winning of work from both new and existing clients. Identify and convert opportunities aligned with sector and regional strategies. Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships. Drive cross-selling across SLR’s service lines and sectors.
• Commercial Leadership: Take ownership of revenue generation targets and support delivery of the discipline’s growth plan. Contribute to pipeline forecasting and ensure visibility of future workload. Support effective pricing strategies and bid positioning.
• Project & Technical Delivery: Provide senior oversight on key projects to ensure quality, risk management and client satisfaction. Act as a trusted advisor to clients on complex Archaeology & Heritage matters. Support innovation and best practice across project delivery.
• People Leadership: Mentor and develop team members, support career progression and retention. Contribute to recruitment and team growth in line with business needs. Promote a positive, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• Collaboration & Integration: Work closely with Sector Leads, Discipline Leads and other service areas to maximise opportunities. Support integrated, multi-disciplinary project delivery.

• SLR’s One Team culture with a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
• Structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and full support toward chartership, professional qualifications and licenses.
• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus; company pension; private medical insurance; life, income, and travel insurance.
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle to work schemes; volunteering and community giving.
• Flexible, hybrid and agile working; 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays; buy or sell leave options; core working hours; cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities.
• Family life and wellbeing support including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave;
  Employee Assistance Programme; mental health, stress, and menopause support.

• You will be a commercially astute and client-focused leader with a strong track record of winning work and delivering value.
• Commercial Mindset: Demonstrable success in generating revenue, developing client relationships, and converting opportunities into secured work.
• Business Development: Proven ability to win work across both new and existing clients, including cross-selling and strategic positioning.
• Client Leadership: Strong network and credibility in the Archaeology & Heritage sector.
• Project Delivery: Excellent project management skills, balancing quality, risk and commercial performance.
• Leadership: Experience mentoring and developing teams within a collaborative environment.
• Technical Expertise: Strong Archaeology & Heritage background within a regulated environment, with the ability to provide senior technical oversight.
• Culture & Inclusion: Commitment to equal opportunities and a workplace where everyone can thrive; support through Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.