Senior Project Manager at Greenwood Projects; managing heritage restoration projects nationally.

I am currently Assistant Director at Historic Coventry Trust, a charity that aims to bring new life to the city’s heritage, connecting people with the city’s history. I deliver heritage-led regeneration projects from conception to completion. I ensure project delivery and specialise in heritage management, including funding & finance, and managing historic properties.Historic Coventry Trust is part of a new breed of Heritage Development Trusts and the Trust is pioneering a new way of developing income-generating portfolios of heritage assets to deliver lasting benefit to our community (with support from partners such as the Architectural Heritage Fund, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund).My responsibilities across the organisation are many and varied, but in particular they focus on:• Leading on the management /maintenance of Historic Coventry Trust's estate and leading on heritage advice for the organisation.• Leading on delivery of restoration projects, working with contractors to deliver high-quality sustainable adaptation and reuses for listed and scheduled sites in the city.• Leading on marketing for the Trust, liaising with consultants and design agencies.• Developing an open, collaborative, high-performing team.• As part of the Executive Team, contributing to governance and development

Lead officer responsible for conservation and archaeology across Coventry City Council. This includes:• Providing advice on historic buildings and archaeology (including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments, and Conservation Areas) to planners, consultants, building owners and managers, amongst others. • Writing briefs, contributing to the Local Plan and other policy documents, and assisting in planning enforcement action. • Advising on the maintenance of historic City Council property. • Engaging with consultants and liaising with numerous stakeholders, councillors, partners, and funders, as well as acting as the point of contact for the public on all heritage matters. • Organising and managing the Historic Environment Record. • Managing numerous heritage projects, leading on consultation with stakeholders, and monitoring project progress on an ongoing basis.• Advising property agents, consultants, surveyors, architects, etc. to ensure successful outcomes for historic buildings and archaeology.

Historic Environment Record Officer, with additional responsibilities for conservation and archaeology advice, local listing and conservation areas. This includes:· Organising and managing the Historic Environment Record. · Providing advice on local listing and conservation areas.· Providing advice on archaeology and historic buildings (including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Monuments, and Conservation Areas) to planners, consultants, building owners and managers, amongst others. · Writing briefs, contributing to the Local Plan and other policy documents, and assisting in planning enforcement action. · Engaging with consultants and liaising with numerous stakeholders, councillors, partners, and funders, as well as acting as a point of contact for the public on heritage matters. · Managing numerous heritage projects, leading on consultation with stakeholders, and monitoring project progress on an ongoing basis. · Advising property agents, consultants, surveyors, architects, etc. to ensure successful outcomes for historic buildings and archaeology.

Historic Environment Record Officer and archaeological planning advisor. • Managing a team of four HER assistant staff, as well as volunteers and external contractors. • Displaying a high level of organisation, managing and curating heritage records and creating accessible HER data online. • Providing archaeological and historic building advice to district council planners, agents, contractors, and members of the public.• Writing briefs for archaeological and historic building recording, and contributing to Conservation Area Appraisals and Local Plans.• Managing, developing and delivering projects, including the submission of successful grant applications. • Engaging with stakeholders, partners, and the general public. Liaising with Local Record Office and museums.• Communicating and speaking at local and national events.

Assistant Project Officer and Sites & Monuments Record Officer. • Undertaking desk-based research and walkover field survey for Forest of Dean Archaeological Survey. • Report writing. • Communicating and engaging with community groups, such as local history and archaeological groups, through numerous outreach activities.• Seconded to run Gloucestershire Sites & Monuments Record, managing four staff and a busy work programme.

Archaeologist for Wessex Archaeology.• Undertaking extensive rural walkover archaeological surveys.• Providing advice on databases and other systems development.