Planning and Environment Lead Adviser - Yorkshire and Humberside, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England
Natural England
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Yorkshire and Humberside, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Reference number:


Salary:

- £27,273
Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer
  • Lead Adviser
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Type of role:
  • Environment and Sustainability
  • Planning
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 3Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:


  • This position is based in Leeds, York
    Job description:
Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire is home to wonderful and diverse natural coastal and marine environments.

We are privileged to work towards enhancing and managing the environment in these counties, to enable sustainable development and to encourage people to enjoy the countryside and coast.

Job description


As a Planning and Environment Lead Adviser, you will work alongside regulators and stakeholders to integrate the needs of biodiversity and landscape within local planning.

You will provide early, effective advice and evidence to our customers e.g.

Local Planning Authorities, Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation, developers and their consultants, enabling plans to be developed that deliver sustainable economic growth, recovering our costs wherever possible through chargeable services.

This is a challenging and rewarding role that provides great opportunities to develop the full range of key capabilities in support of your personal development:

  • The second core function of the role will be identifying and taking up opportunities for income generation through our Discretionary Advice Service, including commencing discussions with potential customers to gauge interest and securing agreements, preparing customer contracts and delivering the services specified.
  • Provide clear, pragmatic, evidencebased advice to partners, customers and colleagues on a wide range of sustainable development issues and achieve solutions that comply with policy and legislation and result in positive environmental outcomes.
  • Participate in relevant internal networks to ensure personal development and the timely exchange of information and best practice and identifying more effective ways of working through collating lessons learned.
  • Using knowledge and skills consistently and flexibly to support the team's work. Supporting managers by showing leadership, initiative and sharing expertise with others
  • Working with a range of partners, customers and colleagues to ensure excellent customer service at all times, and to increase efficiency, effectiveness and consistency


Wherever possible Natural England accommodates requests for both full-time and part-time hours and other flexible working patterns to help employees achieve a good work/life balance and maintain their health and wellbeing.


Competencies

Competence - Professional competency

Detail- Good understanding and experience of the planning system and its processes, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) developments. (essential)

  • Broad understanding of Natural England's purpose and objectives together with the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan (desirable)
  • A relevant degree (e.g., geography, environmental studies, planning, ecology etc.) or alternative qualification or suitable relevant experience (desirable)

Competence - Professional competency

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Personal Effectiveness
Description

  • Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and throughout the organisation, and inspire others to act. (Practitioner)
  • Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence. (Practitioner)

Competence - Professional competency

Detail
Putting people at the heart of the environment
Description

  • Listen to and understand our diverse partners and customers so that you achieve the best outcomes for them and the organisation you represent (Practitioner)
  • Work proactively and collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to identify and secure opportunities to deliver gains for people and nature. (Practitioner)

Competence - Professional competency

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Work Delivery
Description

  • Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines. (Practitioner)
  • Handle data responsibly, understand your role in good governance, and comply with delegations, policies and procedures. (Practitioner)

Competence - Professional competency

Detail
Creating Resilient Landscapes and Seas
Description

  • Identify appropriate solutions for avoidance, mitigation, compensation of environmental impacts and meeting shared outcomes; and identify opportunities for enhancing the natural environment (practitioner)

Person specification:


  • Please refer to Job Description

Benefits:


  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and
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