Assistant Ecologist - United Kingdom - South Gloucestershire Council

Description

How you'll make a difference

We are determined that South Gloucestershire will be a great place to live and work. Our Planning Service comprises of three main elements: Development Management, Major Sites and Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice, who work strongly together to deliver a one-service joined-up approach for our customers.

Following the introduction of mandatory biodiversity net gain, w orking within our Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice team, you will make a difference providing advice to support the council's development management and plan making statutory responsibilities in relation ecology and biodiversity matter.

What will you be doing?

• Under the supervision of the Senior Ecologist, you will support biodiveristy net gain (BNG) implementation by using the Council's GIS Map info system.
• You will be providing ecology advice to development management case officers to support the timely and effective determination of planning applications. This will include site visits as required and liaison with other planning officers.
• Using your skills and experience you will contribute to the development and maintenance of databases and monitoring systems relating to the recoding and monitoring of biodiversity and the natural environment.
• You will support the development of policy, strategy and guidance formulation through your specialist knowledge in ecology and biodiversity.
• It will be your responsibility to provide and present information and advice, including answering requests for information from other departments, outside organisations, and the public, and to attend appropriate working groups.

There will be opportunities for continuing professional development in accordance with CIEEM CPD requirements.

What we need from you

• We require you to be educated at NVQ 3 level or working towards a degree level or have experience in environmental sciences/ ecology
• It is key that you have an understanding and knowledge of application of BNG and the use of DEFRA's BNG metric and role that this plays in supporting sustainable development and the commitment to nature recovery.
• You will be able to collate information from a variety of sources and present findings
• You must be IT literate, with effective numeracy skills as you will be updating information systems and databases.
  

You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a have alternative appropriate means of travel.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation.
  
• As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developedon the basis oftheir merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
• We're providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We're making a difference, be part of it

This is a limited term contract until May 2025.

For further information, please contact Patrick Conroy, Strategic Planning Policy & Specialist Advice or