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Biodiversity Lead Officer

Venn Group
Posted a day ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4RP

Salary

£55 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Swindon Borough Council is seeking a Biodiversity Lead Officer for an initial 6-month hybrid role with a pay rate of £55 per hour via an Umbrella Company.
  • The position requires senior-level ecological and arboriculture expertise to support the council's planning functions and promote sustainable growth in Swindon.
  • Candidates should have relevant post-qualification experience, with a degree or equivalent qualification in a related field, and a postgraduate qualification in ecology or arboriculture being desirable.
  • Membership or eligibility for membership in the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) is also desirable but not mandatory.
  • The role involves providing solutions-based advice on major development proposals and supporting key regeneration projects within the borough.

We're working with Swindon Borough Council on a Biodiversity Lead Officer role, please find the job specification attached for review and the summary of the role below.

Client: Swindon Borough Council

Role: Biodiversity Lead Officer

Rate: £55 per hour via an Umbrella Company

Duration: Initial 6 months

Set-up: Hybrid, ability to travel around the Swindon area when required

  • To provide senior level ecological and arboriculture expertise to support the delivery of the council’s planning functions in a customer focused and solutions led way creating the right conditions for accelerating high-quality development and supporting sustainable growth in Swindon
  • To ensure the Councils responsibilities and powers under the Planning Acts in relation to all matters of ecology and trees, are discharged.  This includes but is not limited to providing solutions-based advice on major development proposals and contributing to relevant policy creation which promotes ecology, biodiversity and habitat creation across the Borough
  • Through your manager, support the Chief Planning Officer to unlock planning barriers and provide the appropriate policy context to support key regeneration projects, transform the town centre and support the councils emerging new ways of localities working

Qualifications 

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification with relevant post qualification experience (Postgraduate MA of ecological/arbouricultral nature is desirable but not essential)
  • Membership (or eligibility for membership) of CIEEM is desirable but not essential

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion

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