Senior Environmental Assessment and Advice Officer

5 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Historic Environment Scotland Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 312338**Salary**:

- £36,018 - £41,866- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Other- Band D**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HES - Heritage**Type of role**:

- Environment and Sustainability**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- EdinburghAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- As Senior Environmental Assessment and Advice Officer you will work directly with the Deputy Head assisting in the delivery of advice to planning authorities, developers and others on the potential impacts of large-scale developments on the historic environment.**Job description**:

- Engaging with the development community and public bodies to promote the historic environment at an early stage in development proposals in line with the requirements of the Planning Acts
- Representing Historic Environment Scotland’s interests at meetings with a range of organisations engaged in the development planning and EIA processes (including the Scottish Government, local authorities, consultants and public bodies)
- Providing expert advice to developers and planning authorities on the EIA process and the assessment of impacts from development proposals on the historic environment
- Providing help and advice to communities and the public seeking clarification on the role of Historic Environment Scotland in the planning process

Supporting the Deputy Head in providing advice on Historic Environment Scotland’s role to senior management and others within the organisation. This will include advice, where required on our role in the planning system

**Person specification**:
**_ Essential requirements:_**
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands
- Understanding of Scottish planning legislation, policy and guidance and an ability to understand their implications for the long-term management of Scotland’s historic environment
- Understanding of historic environment legislation and policy
- Understanding of climate change legislation and policy in Scotland
- Practical experience of the development planning and/or development management process, particularly in an off-shore context
- Practical experience of EIA legislation and procedures
- Proven skills in negotiating and communicating with the developers, land managers and other stakeholders to achieve good environmental outcomes
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrable communication skills with the ability to present complex messages clearly

**_ Desirable requirements:_**
- Practical experience of cultural heritage management, particularly in an off-shore context
- Experience working with Geographic Information Systems
- Working within a regulatory environment
- Project management experience

**_ Qualifications & Professional Memberships_**

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £36,018, Historic Environment Scotland contributes £9,580 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.In addition, we offer a great benefits package to our employees which includes:

- flexible working hours (where appropriate)
- special leave
- maternity/paternity leave
- adoption leave
- reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
- support for further education and personal development
- study leave for work related courses
- access to a learning resource centre

**Health and welfare**

We offer you access to:

- our Employee Assistance Programme - for confidential advice and counselling
- an occupational sick pay scheme
- discounts at some local authority leisure facilities
- access to a free Headspace membership
- interest free loans for bicycles and annual travel passes (see ‘season ticket’ below)
- reasonable adjustments when needed, as part of our Equalities policy

**Staff discounts**

You will receive:

- free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
- free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties
- 20% off purchases in our retail outlets

**Season tickets**

You can receive an advance to help with the cost of buying an annual season ticket for travel between home and work. The advance is then repaid from your salary over the life of the season ticket. Available to all permanent and fixed-term staff.

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**Selection process details**:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Medical**:
**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Icela

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