Permanent
Senior Environment & Climate Change Officer
Senior Environment & Climate Change Officer
Salary: £34,538 – £37,306
Hours: 22.2 hours per week
About Us
South Gloucestershire is the fastest growing region in the South West, located within easy reach of the M4 and M5 motorways leading to vibrant cities and towns such as Bristol, Bath and Cheltenham. South Gloucestershire is recognised for its quality of life and we are determined that it will remain a great place to live and work.
South Gloucestershire Council is a forward-looking local authority which seeks to provide high level services to a resident population of 265,000+ people and businesses alike.
About the ECS Directorate
The Environment & Community Services (ECS) Directorate is organised into four service divisions supported by a fifth support division. The department also contains the Community Strategy and Partnerships Team. The service divisions work with key stakeholders and local communities to deliver the Council’s key strategic objectives relating to planning, housing, transport, economy and climate change in a sustainable manner.
The Council has a challenging agenda for housing and economic growth as set out in its Core Strategy. This sees the delivery of 27,000 new homes across a number of major development sites and the development of three of the six West of England (WoE) Enterprise Zones/Areas.
The ECS Directorate plays a key role in delivering the Council’s housing and economic growth ambitions, identifying sustainable solutions and delivering strategic projects in support of this growth. The Directorate develops policy, identifies solutions and works with partners to deliver strategic transport, environment and climate change and energy infrastructure.
About the Division
The Transport & Strategic Projects (T&SP) division, one of the five divisions within the ECS Directorate, is tasked with formulating, securing funding for and delivering an ambitious portfolio of projects ranging from simple low cost transport schemes to complex, high value, multi-agency projects in support of a challenging agenda for housing and economic growth.
As a Senior Environment & Climate Change Officer within the Strategic Transport & Environmental Policy Team you will develop, monitor, co-ordinate and implement corporate policies and action on environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon reduction and low carbon and renewable energy. In addition, you will work closely with key project partners including Elected Members, other WoE Unitary Authorities, Government Departments and Agencies and private sector partners.
About the role
South Gloucestershire Council are currently recruiting a talented Senior Environment & Climate Change Officer to be based in our Badminton Road Office, Yate.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to assume responsibility for providing expert advice, support and training on environmental sustainability, climate change and renewable energy. The post holder will also input into the development of strategic policies and plans, provide technical advice on renewable energy planning applications and support service departments in managing their environmental impacts.
Further information relating to the responsibilities that will be assigned to the post holder are set out within a detailed version of the Job Summary, which is accessible via http://jobs.southglos.gov.uk/
About you
To succeed, you will be an experienced planner / environmental / climate change professional with a track record of successful environmental policy formulation and provision of technical advice in respect of planning applications and climate change strategies. Your approach to problem solving and passion for getting the job done will be complemented by your ability to work at the pace necessary to meet the requirements set by the Transport & Environmental Policy Manager, Strategic Transport & Environmental Policy Manager and the ECS Director. Regardless of your background, you will need to bring excellent communication and influencing skills, appropriate to working in a large, complex multi-agency/partner environment.
Further information relating to the selection criteria against which applicants will be shortlisted for interview are set out within a detailed version of the Job Summary, which is accessible via http://jobs.southglos.gov.uk/
Additional Information
For an informal discussion having read the job summary please contact Emma Blackham, Strategic Transport & Environmental Policy Manager, on 01454 864115.
Closing Date: 5pm on Wednesday 19 July 2017
Vacancy Ref: SGC0467