Community Environment Officer (Environmental Quality and Ecology)

Torfaen County Borough Council; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking two enthusiastic individuals for countryside management and ecology roles at Ty Blaen, New Inn depot. You will contribute to planning policies, environmental projects and community partnerships across the borough.

Ideal candidates will have a background in countryside management and ecology, and be able to provide specialist ecological advice to the Council and its partners. The role is full-time (37 hours) with a Grade 7 salary.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a background in countryside management and ecology.
• Appropriately qualified individuals for Grade 7 roles.

Responsibilities

• To develop strategic and community partnership working plans for allotments, parks, local nature reserves across the borough and secure funding for their delivery.
• To work with partner organisations and community groups to deliver the Council’s Litter and Fly-tipping prevention Strategy.
• To provide ecological advice to the wider Council, including input into planning policy and responses to planning applications.
• To work with allotment associations across the borough in the management of Council owned allotments sites, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage greenspaces across the borough, working with members and a range of community-based organisations.
• To establish a regular programme of meetings with community groups managing greenspaces to ensure the Council’s objectives are being met.
• To work with the operations team in the programming of local nature reserve maintenance tasks.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage nature sites across the borough.
• To develop and maintain systems to support the collation and analysis of data to provide reporting updates on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• To assist with the development, design, specification and schedules, contract management of various small scale improvement projects in the borough.

Skills

Countryside management

Ecology

Planning advice

Job description

Salary: £36,581 - £40,444 | Grade 7
Basis: Full Time
Contractual hours: 37
Closing date: 23/11/2026

An exciting opportunity has become available for two people to join our team based at Ty Blaen, New Inn depot.

We are looking for appropriately qualified individuals who have a background in countryside management and ecology. They will engage in the preparation and development of plans and policies for managing parks, allotments, litter and fly-tipping prevention, and respond to planning applications and requests for professional advice. They will enjoy working in partnership with community groups and volunteers under the Torfaen Deal.

In addition, applicants will be able to offer specialist ecological advice and guidance across the Council, including input into planning policy and responses to planning applications.

Key responsibilities

• To develop strategic and community partnership working plans for allotments, parks, local nature reserves across the borough and secure funding for their delivery.
• To work with partner organisations and community groups to deliver the Council’s Litter and Fly-tipping prevention Strategy.
• To provide ecological advice to the wider Council, including the provision of advice in relation to the planning policies and responses to planning applications.
• To work with allotment associations across the borough in the management of Council owned allotments sites, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage greenspaces across the borough, working with members and a range of community-based organisations.
• To establish a regular programme of meetings with community groups managing greenspaces to ensure the Council’s objectives are being met.
• To work with the operations team in the programming of local nature reserve maintenance tasks.
• To develop and coordinate environmental volunteering opportunities and recruit volunteers to manage nature sites across the borough.
• To develop and maintain systems to support the collation and analysis of data to provide reporting updates on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• To assist with the development, design, specification and schedules, contract management of various small scale improvement projects in the borough.