What Historic Preservation Jobs are in the United Kingdom?

Okay, we know what you're thinking. Yawn.

But here's the thing: this job is anything but boring.

Picture this:  Teams that look like Ghostbusters abseiling down London's tallest buildings . Centuries-old stone being carefully restored by hand. Cutting-edge tech meeting historical craftsmanship. The kind of work that makes tourists stop and stare .

We don't just maintain buildings, we're the guardians of London's skyline . From the Shard to St. Paul's, from Georgian townhouses to brutalist masterpieces, we keep the city's most iconic structures standing tall.

Your mission?  Tell that story. Make people care about the invisible heroes who scale skyscrapers at dawn, who know the difference between Portland stone and Bath stone, who can spot a crumbling cornice from fifty feet away.

You'll craft campaigns that turn preservation into fascination. You'll build a brand that makes building maintenance feel like an adventure. You'll find the drama in restoration, the beauty in repair work, the humanity in hard hats.

What we need:

•   Someone who can make the technical feel thrilling
•   A storyteller who sees marketing gold in unexpected places
•   A creative mind that doesn't need things to be glamorous to make them compelling

What you'll get:

•   Access to some of London's most breathtaking (and restricted) locations
•   Stories no other marketer gets to tell
•   The satisfaction of making people fall in love with something they've never thought about

Sound interesting now?

The Role at a Glance:

Senior Marketing Manager
Remote Working
£50,000 - £70,000 DOE
Plus Benefits 

Company:  Building Maintenance Without Limits

Values:  Integrity, Attention to Detail, Fun, Innovation, Adaptability

Your Background:  Full scope Marketing Strategy, Implementation, Measurement. B2B Services. Buildings, Facilities, Trades, Construction industry experience beneficial
Values:  Authenticity. Care. Excellence. Integrity

The Opportunity

You'll own it all . Strategy. Execution. Performance.

You'll build campaigns that generate awareness, partnerships, and leads. You'll craft messaging that makes heritage restoration feel urgent and exciting. You'll manage everything from LinkedIn ads to trade shows, from thought leadership to SEO.

And you'll prove its impact with data — because this role demands a commercial operator, not a vanity-metrics marketer.

This is visibility. This is ownership. This is the role where your ideas don't get lost in approvals - they get implemented.

About Spectrum

We're the team that abseils down London's tallest buildings to keep the city standing tall.

What we do:  Clean, restore, and maintain facades across London and the UK — from the Shard to Georgian townhouses, heritage landmarks to modern towers.

What makes us different:  We design, build, and patent our own technology. Our innovative rope access techniques and custom-built pole systems mean we deliver world-class results without scaffolding — saving time, money, and disruption.

Who trusts us:  Amazon, Canary Wharf Group, Knight Frank, Savills, NHS, Marriott, and hundreds of property managers and surveyors nationwide.

We're not just maintaining buildings. We're preserving London's architectural soul — one innovation at a time.

The Role - What You'll Be Doing:

Strategy & Growth

•   Develop and own the marketing strategy that drives commercial objectives
•   Build integrated campaigns across digital, content, events and partnerships
•   Identify opportunities, test ideas, optimise relentlessly

Content & Brand

•   Write high-impact content: blogs, web copy, email campaigns, thought leadership
•   Own the brand voice - make technical topics feel thrilling
•   Plan and manage content calendars that tell a story worth following
•   Build relationships with industry PR & Press  - the movers and shakers

Digital & Paid Media

•   Run LinkedIn like a growth engine (organic + paid)
•   Plan, launch and optimise Google Ads campaigns
•   Manage email marketing end-to-end
•   Monitor SEO and website performance like you own the P&L

Events, Webinars & Industry Presence

•   Deliver webinars that people actually want to attend
•   Manage trade exhibitions and industry events
•   Build relationships with key trade partners
•   Get us speaking opportunities and brand visibility where it counts

Performance & Reporting

•   Track what matters. Report what works. Kill what doesn't.
•   Provide data-driven recommendations that shape strategy
•   Manage budgets and demonstrate ROI with clarity

About You:

You're not just creative. You're commercial.

You understand that marketing exists to drive growth, and you love proving it with numbers.

You'll likely bring:

•   Proven experience owning both strategy and delivery
•   Strong copywriting chops — you can make anything compelling
•   Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Ads and Google Ads
•   Real experience running webinars and managing events
•   Analytical confidence — you know your metrics cold
•   The ability to juggle multiple projects without dropping momentum
•   The confidence to work independently and rally people around your ideas

Essential Experience:

•   3+ years in marketing (Manager level preferred)
•   Strong content writing across digital channels
•   Paid social and Google Ads experience
•   Email marketing & CRM campaign management
•   Performance reporting and ROI tracking

Desirable:

•   Experience in specialist support, education, healthcare or related sectors
•   SEO knowledge
•   Experience in a scaling organisation

Why Join Spectrum?

•   Own the function, this is your show
•   Work with meaning - preserve London's architectural soul
•   Autonomy to innovate - your ideas get built, not buried
•   Collaborate with craftspeople - access to London's most restricted rooftops and historic sites
•   Real growth potential - we're scaling, and you'll scale with us

The Bottom Line

If you want a role where:

•   Your strategy drives revenue
•   Your creativity solves real problems
•   Your work preserves history
•   Your ideas actually get implemented

This is it.

Apply now.  Bring your vision. Build something that lasts.

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Carpenter Vacancy - Historic Building Restoration

Location:  Site based. Head office in Danbury, Essex

Work Area : Essex and surrounding counties

Job Type : Full time, permanent

Hours:  42.5hrs/week

Salary:  Dependent on experience

Established over 145 years ago, our client is a privately owned Essex based heritage building contractor with an excellent reputation for conservation expertise and quality. They work across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent and Hertfordshire as well as into east, north and central London.

They are looking to recruit a skilled Carpenter to join their busy Special Works Department. This is an exciting and varied role which involves working on the refurbishment, restoration and repair of some of the finest heritage and listed buildings across Essex and surrounding counties.

Carpenter Role

An eye for detail, a keen interest in building preservation and traditional building methods together with a pride in one’s work is essential.  The role will involve the following:

• Structural repairs to timber framed buildings, including sole plate repairs
• Hand cut timber frame extensions and roofs
• Installation of stud walls and 1st fix carpentry
• Installation of doors and windows
• 2nd fix carpentry works
• Other detailed carpentry duties

Skills and Experience

• Formal carpentry qualifications
• Experience of working on historical and listed buildings would be an advantage
• Confident and experienced in working with Oak and traditional materials
• Driving licence
• To able to travel to project sites predominantly across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent and Hertfordshire
• Positive attitude, good communicator and a team player
• Basic H&S knowledge/certification

The Special Works Department

The company’s Special Works Department works on a wide variety of projects involving the restoration and repair of historical buildings, listed properties, public houses and traditional homes. They work with both commercial and residential clients.

They are renowned for their high-quality work and skilled craftsmanship using materials and methods that focus on preserving properties and combine the traditional with modern techniques.

The successful applicant will be working alongside other skilled craftsmen and tradesmen who are all highly valued members of their team.

Salary and Benefits

• A competitive salary at an hourly wage.
• Salaries reviewed on an annual basis.
• 22 days annual leave with the addition of 8 days statutory bank holidays.
• Access to company transport where applicable.
• Assistance with basic tools.
• Access to company owned equipment.
• Branded workwear and PPE.
• Auto enrolment into a company pension scheme.

They are committed to the professional and personal development of all their staff by providing regular opportunities to undertake further training and personal development.

They promote a positive working environment and a great team spirit which we support through team building and social events throughout the year.  They are a member of the Building Mental Health Charter.

Next Step:

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.

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