Does being at the leading edge within Oxford, the City of dreaming spires, with its beautiful architecture, history and culture sound exciting? You will be the lead Ecologist for Oxford City Council, working in the Environmental Quality team, part of Environmental Sustainability.
Your primary responsibility will be to review and provide advice on ecological work undertaken in support of planning applications and consented developments within the city boundaries.
A key element of this work will be ensuring planning applications comply with legislative biodiversity net gain requirements and providing advice internally on how to effectively secure and monitor biodiversity gains delivered through development.
You will be responsible for coaching and contributing to the professional development of an Ecology Officer within the team, as well as providing oversight of their work.
There is one role avaliable, you can apply for the grade 7 and advance to the grade 8 or apply straight to the grade 8. Please look at both of the attached job roles and mention in your application which you are applying for:
- Senior Ecology Officer - Grade 7
- Principal Ecology Officer - Grade 8
More information is available on the role profile document. Please read this document to ensure that you meet our requirements.