Sustainable Drainage Officer

**Sustainable Drainage Officer**:
**Job description**
- Experienced Sustainable Drainage Officer wanted to join our friendly and supportive Natural Environment Team - part of a multi-disciplinary design and environment advisory service within Greater Cambridge Shared Planning working across Cambridge and the South Cambridgeshire District.
- As an organisation we believe that our people are our greatest assets. We know how important it is to find a job where you feel valued but also have the flexibility to allow you to balance your work/family commitments in an organisation that offers a competitive benefits package including:

- Flexible working arrangements
- Local Government Pension Scheme,
- 25 days holiday entitlement (increasing to 30 after five years continuous service),
- Free on-site Parking,
- Shopping Discounts,
- Employee Assistance Programme-providing advice and counselling,
- Career progression
- Development opportunities as well as ongoing training.
- What sets us apart from other organisations is our range of projects, including meeting the planning needs of Europe’s most important biotechnology cluster, regeneration schemes providing new low carbon districts and developing the first joint Local Plan in an area that has the fastest-growing city economy in the country.
- Greater Cambridge offers a unique opportunity to work within the beautiful historic City of Cambridge, home to world renowned universities, hospitals and cutting-edge science, as well as delivering high quality modern developments within the rural areas of South Cambridgeshire. Our combined growth agenda includes a range of new settlements within South Cambridgeshire and urban extensions to Cambridge.
- We are looking for individuals with enthusiasm and a solid understanding of the role sustainable drainage plays in development. Excellent customer service skills are a must as well as being a team player. If you have the ambition to embrace the exciting challenges of this busy Shared Planning Service, there is no better place to develop your career.
- We are currently taking part in a 4 day working week (32 hours per week) to improve recruitment and retention and support the wellbeing of our colleagues. You can read more about it here 4-day week trial or talk to us about the detail of this flexible benefit we have been offering.
- For more information please contact either John Cornell (Natural Environment Team Leader on 07927681932) or Jane Green (Built and Natural Environment Manager on 07519 294551)
- Closing date: 9am on Friday 30 August 2024
- Interview dates: Week beginning Monday 2 September 2024