Landscape Officer - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk County Council

Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council
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Norwich, United Kingdom

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**Permanent Contract | £32,076 to £33,945 per annum (Scale H) (pro rata for part time) | 22.2 hours per week | Norwich

Are you passionate about the environment? Are you looking for a new challenge and to take the next step in your career? If so, this is a real chance to make a positive difference working in our Specialist Advice Team.


Using your skills and experience you will support colleagues as we provide expert advice to support development and deliver key projects for NCC to support Local Nature Recovery, Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Net Gain.


You will work as a member of the Specialist Advice team within our Environment Service, using your experience to protect, enhance and promote the Council's assets for the benefit of residents and visitors and work within our passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced team as we deliver projects and provide professional advice to Environment Service colleagues, Planning and other Council services, Councillors and members of the public.


As an experienced Landscape or PRoW Officer, you will hold a relevant recognised qualification to degree level or can demonstrate through experience and training the necessary knowledge to carry out the full range of duties.

How you work is as important to us as what you know.

You will be able to communicate at all levels, be able to work to meet deadlines and targets, as well as design and implement management plans and work schedules.

You will need to be able to develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

  • Provide specialist PRoW advice relating to the councils' statutory and nonstatutory planning functions.
  • Evaluate design quality of schemes to ensure they comply with legislation, approved policies and guidance.
  • Undertake site visits to formulate recommendations, liaising with the relevant planning officer.
  • Ensure planning decisions comply with statutory responsibilities related to PRoW.
  • Work with Environment Service colleagues, NCC Planning and other specialists to provide consistent professional advice.
  • Develop a strategic approach to development of the countryside access network in Norfolk
  • Plan and develop ways to implement key countryside access improvements linked to strategic growth changes, and work with colleagues on issues such as recreational impact mitigation. Use strategic plans for countryside access such as those outlined in the Norfolk Rights of Way Improvement Plan/ Countryside Access Plan to develop projects and planning improvements
This is a part time role for 0.6 FTE.


We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people.

Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

**Job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
  • Health and Wellbeing services including fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
  • Flexible working opportunities including flexitime, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
  • Financial benefits such as:
- ' Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

Closing date: 7 March 2024


We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.

Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.

Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents.

We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use ou
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