Senior Landscape Officer

3 weeks ago

Lowestoft, United Kingdom East Suffolk Council Full time

**East Suffolk Council, **Riverside, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or East Suffolk House, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT**:

- **£39,493 - £43,516 per annum**:

- **37 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**

**East Suffolk Council** is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Landscape and Arboricultural team as a **Senior Landscape Officer**.

The Senior Landscape Officer has an important role to play in helping to shape future growth and place-making in East Suffolk. There are ambitious plans for growth coming forward, including through the Council’s two Local Plans as well as a number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, and expert landscape input is crucial to the delivery of these.

**Your role**

You will also act as a lead professional/expert witness at Planning Committee, Public Inquiries, Examination Hearings, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project Examinations, to promote landscape best practice to help deliver the best possible outcomes for development across the district. You will also undertake on-site landscape planning condition compliance checks as appropriate and follow up visits once completed.

This role sits alongside other professionals in the Landscape and Arboricultural team, which also works alongside other specialisms in our recently created Specialist Services team including our Ecology team and Design and Conservation team.

**What you will need**

You should have a degree in Landscape Architecture (or relevant equivalent), as well as proven post graduate experience of landscape practice. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to analyse and present this advice effectively are essential.

**Why work for us?**

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, **take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube)**.

In addition to the rural and urban diversity of East Suffolk itself, the district is close to the large urban centres of both Norwich and Ipswich, with rail services providing access to the Council’s offices by train. **We might be 'on the edge' but we can be accessed easily from a wide area (jpg)** **and offer flexible and remote working in a dynamic team.

**Here are some of the main benefits**:

- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our **benefits brochure (pdf)**.

**For more information**

You can find out more about planning in East Suffolk and the work we do on our planning recruitment webpage.

**Closing date: 1:00pm, 24 February 2023**

**Interview date: w/c 20 March 2023**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the advert and the **Job Description and Person Specification (docx)**

**Step 2 - **Complete the **Supporting Statement template (docx)**. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.

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