Flood Mitigation Officer - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job reference

002492

Date posted

17/05/2024

Application closing date

31/05/2024

Location

Oxford - Town Hall/Work from home (Hybrid)

Salary

G7:
£40,388 per annum - (pro rata for part time) or G8: £45,859 per annum - (pro rata for part time) - Depending on skills and experience

Package

28 days holiday plus public holidays, local government pension scheme, subsidised leisure membership, flex scheme (where appropriate), employer benefits scheme

Please Note:
All vacancies close at midnight on the stated closing date

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Permanent

Senior Flood Mitigation

Job description

Does being at the leading edge within Oxford, the City of dreaming spires, with its beautiful architecture, history and culture sound exciting? A fantastic opportunity has become available to join Oxford City Council and play a key role in reducing, managing and mitigating flood risk in Oxford.
We are looking for a dynamic, pragmatic, solutionsfocused and partnerorientated professional to join our Environmental Quality team. You will be the Principal Flood Mitigation Officer for Oxford City Council, working in the Environmental Quality team, part of Environmental Sustainability.
This is a great opportunity to work with a range of Council services, private developers and partners to deliver the Council's responsibilities on flood management and provides opportunities to work with a range of stakeholders and partners to reduce the risk of flooding in Oxford.
A key element of the work is to support partnership work with stakeholders to deliver flood protection, management and mitigation, and to advise and educate in order to manage flood risk.
You will be responsible for coaching and contributing to the professional development of an Environmental Sustainability Support Officer within the team, as well as providing oversight of their work.

What Hybrid looks like in this role: Typically you will spend one day a week in our Town Hall offices the rest of the time you will be working from home. You will be required to attend site visits and Meetings when required.