* Must be willing to perform human sacrifices during select astronomical events?

What about the wizard hat?

Joshua Tree NP <3

I would love to have "Stonehenge architect" as a job title.

> We offer flexible working arrangements where the role allows. This role can be based at our offices in Swindon, or worked on a hybrid pattern. You will be required to attend our Swindon offices 1 day per week.

Pretty decent flexibility though.

Yes but you can have a pint down at the pub on a warm summer evening with your colleagues after work. Almost makes up for it.

that is abysmal!

Some say he was let go after a design error lead to some dwarves kicking over the first stonehenge.

Must be a rockstar

I'm afraid that won't even get a foot in the door in this market. You must have at least 5 years experience managing Salisbury megaliths to meet the selection criteria.

And hey, at £64K per annum, you'll want a Honda Civic - a car you can trust.

You bastards, you never told me 200 miles. 200 miles in this day and age! I don't even know where I live now!

Technically Stonehenge is not an henge (even the term henge comes from Stonehenge)

> Ironically, even though Stonehenge has an earthwork circle around it (the earliest phase of the monument), it isn’t officially a ‘proper’ henge, as the main ditch is external to the main bank. It has to make do with being a ‘proto-henge’.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/what-is...

I really enjoyed Newgrange in Ireland. It's huge, you can go inside it and as part of the tour they turn out the lights and simulate what it looks like on the solstice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange

Best of all go during the summer solstice when there is free public access. It’s really quite fun.

During the the 1980s and ‘90s there were regular clashes between new age hippies and police stopping them from reaching Stonehenge during summer solstice before public access was allowed.

I highly recommend avebury, about 20 minutes down the road. Absolutely enormous megalithic complex, huge man-made hill, and you can just wander where you wish, go hug a menhir, whatever you fancy - and there’s hardly ever more than a handful of other people there. Oh and it’s free.

Unless Stonehenge is your home

“Work From Henge”

Sounds like VIP/head of state visit and terrible communication skills.

Last entry is at 3pm in winter because it takes a while to queue then catch the shuttle bus etc. and it gets dark, so closes at 5pm.

But if there were actual Police, not just English Heritage security, it sounds like something strange was happening that day, like a VIP visit or something.

It gets so busy that it's recommended to book a timeslot in advance on the website, even if you are a member and don't have to pay.

The stones don't get tired, but the humans running the visitor center and keeping the tourists in line do. Operating a highly visited historical site like Stonehenge takes significantly more work than people realize.

Don't forget the twice-a-year realignment when the clocks change for daylight saving

I assumed "permanent" was industry jargon for "the ideal candidate will be sealed in the Pandorica for all time", but it's something I'd probably clarify during the phone screen.

Rich people have lots of descenders who tend to be rich.

Washington was a wealthy landowner in the British Empire, hardly surprising his ancestors were wealthy landowners.

What’s it a coincidence with?

Land owners also had married within family so I you checked their family tree two persons could be simultaneously spouses and cousins. That's a coincidence!

Considering the location, I would imagine that the ancestors prefer to haunt the barrows at night. Still a dream job if that's your thing. Just watch out for the occasional Nazgûl. :)

Is this not super cool regardless? Even if you love tech, was a fun little gem.

They pretty much are, too. It certainly reads like some tech job ads. Rock star with 30 years experience. Graduate wages.

Tasks include: looking at rocks, stars.

"a solid leader who can carry the weight of our massive responsibility"

They don't look for rock stars. English heritage wants ideology:

"You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing."

(Should have mentioned Talibans, handy to blow up misplaced stones)

This, shockingly, is actually quite well paid considering for the UK.

Lead Data Scientist for the UK Government is currently advertising for a salary of £57,670 - £67,500.

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jco...

Not disagreeing, but it's also worth something to know, and say, that you are in charge of Stonehenge.

This is like a 90th percentile UK salary.

36 hours per week. 25 days vacation (going to 28). Pension contributions. You can buy extra leave. Epic location, fun job, decent salary for the UK (where e.g. you don't pay for healthcare)...

This is a decent salary for a heritage job. It is a very poorly-paid sector. On building sites with archaeological excavations, the person driving the digger is likely to be paid more than the archaeologists, who probably have postgraduate degrees.

I'm not in the UK, but from what I understand that's actually decent. US salaries, particularly in tech, are wildly higher than in most of Europe.

Don't forget to deduct the 25% effective tax rate.

Calculator: https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/estimate-paye-take-home-pay/y...

this isnt all that *bad for something in the conservation / heritage / ngo sector

edit: *obviously its not a wonderful salary, but for the sector....well I've seen worse.

The charity sector rarely pays well.

Just a smidge over $63k after tax and before gibbs.

The job market over here is shocking.

Especially considering minimum wage “salary” in the UK is ~24k GBP, 64k is nothing imo. They call it the “wage squeeze”

"Just to be clear, you are saying you manage a hedge fund, right?"

"Yeah, a henge fund."

"Hedge fund."

"Henge fund."

"Hedge."

"Henge."

"...I think we're on the same page."

Heard of it?