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Ecology and Green Infrastructure Specialist

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Wellington Civic Offices, Tan Bank, Wellington
Salary
£33,782 - £36,922
Closing date
24 Sep 2021
Reference
TWC000004788

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Planning
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Flexible hours
Hours
Full-Time

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Telford & Wrekin Council

Development Management

Ecologist and Green Infrastructure Specialist

37 hrs per week.

PO4  £33,782 - £36,922

Are you looking to work in an Ecology Team that offers opportunity for working as part of a Local Authority but also offers exciting opportunities to work beyond its Borough ?

Are you willing to work in an innovative, positive team that shapes and develops the places we live and work?

Do you hold or are working towards a level 1 or level 2 bat survey licence from Natural England? 

Are you a full member of CIEEM?

 If you do then this opportunity is awaiting for you !

Working in our highly innovative and motivated Development Management Team, apT, which offer both Local Authority and Consultancy services, our Ecology and Green Infrastructure Specialists are part of the approach to the provision of multi-disciplinary technical advice to support and drive the delivery of growth, lead in the provision of specialist ecological and green infrastructure advice across all council functions. To ensure the integration of biodiversity considerations into council policy and strategy, to provide specialist advice to the planning (development management) process and to lead on the mapping and classification of natural habitats.

apT Development Consultancy which is part of Telford & Wrekin Council, deliver planning services from a team which includes Highways Development Management, Ecology, Conservation, Healthy Spaces and Building Control. We deliver holistic and innovative solutions to all our customers. We are also visionaries in our field.

apT are the Midlands’ first public sector commercial planning, development and environmental consultancy who support developments through the regulation process, from the promotion of land to achieving consents, through to their safe completion on behalf of clients across the region including Shropshire, Cheshire and the wider Midlands.

You will be based in Telford - a destination of vibrant places and experiences where people love to live, work and play. Sitting in the heart of Shropshire, Telford is the gateway between the Midlands and Wales. Rich in heritage and natural beauty, the borough has a vibrant town centre that’s currently expanding and a 450 acre town park with numerous leisure facilities; This New Town celebrated its 50th birthday in 2018, and continues to grow from the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and one of the UK’s first World Heritage Sites to now delivering more than 76 hectares of employment and circa 17,000 new homes up until 2031, as part of the newly adopted Telford & Wrekin Local Plan. Being part of apT ensures you will be play a part in the development and creation of creative and positive places for those who live and work in Telford, building a safe and sustainable environment for future generations to enjoy.


Working alongside our busy Development Management Planning Officers and Specialists, the post holder will play a role in achieving the highest standards in the services we provide across our town.

Joining an experienced team, you will need to have the passion, determination and ambition to make a difference within Telford and Wrekin Council in order to deliver the very best for our residents, businesses and communities through an excellent planning service.

Applicants should :

Be educated to degree level in biological science or related subject
Ideally hold MSc in relevant subject (conservation, ecology etc)
Hold membership of appropriate professional Institute (Chartered Institute of Ecologist & Environmental Managers)
Be a member of the Association of Local Government Ecologists
Have strong data management and GIS skills
Be flexible to the demands of the role, working outside of normal office hours as and when requited to complete on site survey work.
Hold a full driving licence and have own transport.

Applicants should:
Be a Team Player with excellent communication Skills and attention to detail.

Should ideally hold a L2 bat survey licence (or above) from Natural England and preferably have considerable consultancy experience including having been the named ecologist on European Protected Species Mitigation Licences for bats.

Have significant experience of leading on ecological surveys for developments including Phase 1 Habitat Surveys and detailed surveys for both European and UK protected species. Experience of UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) and using the Defra Biodiversity Metric would be a considerable advantage.

Experience as a consultee in the planning system from a Local Authority role is desirable, as is experience of managing sites for biodiversity and public access

For further information please contact Siobhan Martin on 01952 384555 or email Siobhan.martin@apt-group.co.uk.

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

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Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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