6823 - Higher Officer: Marine Major Casework - Tyneside House

Natural England; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension (28.97% employer

33 days annual leave (pro rata)

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteer days (3)

Learning & development 10 days + 3vol

Staff discounts

Job summary

Natural England is seeking an Operational Higher Officer for marine major casework, based in the Northumbria area.

The role involves delivering and supporting statutory and discretionary advice on NSIPs with marine and terrestrial elements, understanding marine planning, licensing and NE’s NSIP process, and providing support to the Northumbria Area Team and the Northern North Seas Team in consultations and conservation packages.

Qualifications

• Operational Higher Officer delivering and supporting Natural England’s statutory and discretionary advice on major casework and NSIPs with marine and terrestrial elements.
• Understanding marine planning, licensing and consenting and NE’s role in the NSIP process.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support statutory and discretionary advice on major casework and NSIPs with marine and terrestrial elements.
• Provide support to the Northumbria Area Team and Northern North Seas Team in responding to consultations and producing conservation advice packages.

Job description

6823 - Higher Officer: Marine Major Casework - Tyneside House

Join us in shaping a future where nature and people thrive. Whether you're drawn to hands-on conservation or playing a vital part behind the scenes, your work at Natural England will support lasting benefits for the environment and society.

Our Role

Natural England is the Government’s adviser for the natural environment and the Nature regulator with a wide range of statutory duties and powers. We provide the evidence, expertise and advice to recover Nature and shape better places for people to live. We do this working through and with others.

Strategic Outcomes for Nature

Our strategy is framed through four strategic outcomes. Each of these outcomes reinforces and amplifies the others, and together they address environmental, social and economic actions critical to thriving nature.

Recovering Nature – Increased scale and quality of places where nature thrives.

Building Better Places – Greener homes and infrastructure create healthier, more investable places, recognising we live better where nature thrives around us.

Improving Health and Wellbeing – Build nature into everyday life so people can support, access and benefit from nature, wherever they live.

Delivering Security through Nature – Nature helps us adapt to the threats of a changing climate and improves our national security, supporting more resilient food production, healthy soils, clean and plentiful water and clean air.

Find out more about the work of Natural England at

Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security - GOV.UK

At Natural England, we support a healthy work-life balance by offering full-time, part-time, and flexible working arrangements.

We provide excellent opportunities for career progression, training, and development tailored to your role. This includes ten days annually for personal learning and development, plus three additional days for volunteering.

You’ll receive a generous leave allowance of 33 days per year (pro rata), access to the Civil Service Pension scheme with a 28.97% employer contribution, and a range of benefits such as shopping discounts and a cycle-to-work scheme. Staff can also join the Civil Service Sport club for discounts on sports, leisure activities, and social events.

We are committed to fairness, equality, and inclusivity. Our employee-led diversity networks help foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

Locations

Natural England has adopted hybrid working – which means our staff work from a flexible range of locations, encompassing home, offices (ours and our partners) and relevant sites. All new staff will be formally linked to one of our 25 offices across England, and the expectation is that all new staff will be able to access their local office to be part of the community of staff in their geographical area. Staff are expected to attend their associated office for 20% of their contractual hours.

Staff members are required to carry out all their duties working in this way and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time. Travel expenses will be paid if work related travel is required but does not apply to travel between home and your associated office.

This role will be based in the Northumbria Area Team, and it would be beneficial to have a working knowledge of the North East coast.

The Role

This is an Operational Higher Officer role delivering and supporting Natural England’s statutory and discretionary advice on major casework and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) with combined marine and terrestrial elements. The role holder will understand marine planning, licensing and consenting and NE’s role in the NSIP process, and will ideally have experience of working on marine NSIPs. They will provide support to the Northumbria Area Team and Northern North Seas Team responding to statutory and non-statutory consultations. This role will contribute to the production of condition assessment and formal conservation advice packages for our Marine Protected Area (MPA) network.