Principal Natural Environment Officer

Energy Vault; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Vault seeks a Principal Natural Environment Officer specializing in ecology to lead a team in Lancashire. The role involves monitoring natural environments, supporting biodiversity initiatives, and managing stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate is an experienced manager with a keen interest in promoting ecological well-being across the region. You will enjoy flexible working conditions, 31 days of annual leave, and a variety of additional employee benefits.

Benefits

Up to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous public sector pension

Flexible working policy

Cycle to work schemes

Health and wellness support

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of ecological principles and issues.
• Excellent people management and organisational skills.
• Experience of strategic partnership working.
• Building relationships with stakeholders to make decisions or influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team delivering natural environment monitoring and data collection.
• Provide specialist support and advice to senior managers and colleagues.
• Lead on data, monitoring, and evidence for the Local Environment Records Network and Biological Heritage Sites.
• Support nature recovery, biodiversity duty, and policy decision-making.
• Collaborate with district councils and community bodies.

Skills

Ecological understanding

People management

Data management

Data analysis

GIS

Job description

Description

| Salary £44,711-£49,764 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Environment & Climate Team |

International Sponsorship– this role isnotopento international sponsorship

Principal Natural Environment Officer (Ecology)

Environment & Climate Team

Preston, Lancashire(hybrid/home working)

£44,711 - £49,764

We are recruiting a permanent full-time Principal Natural Environment Officer with a technical specialism in ecology to manage a team of professionals delivering the County Council's natural environment monitoring, evidence / data collection and interpretation functions.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated people manager to be the County's strategic and technical lead for Lancashire'sLocal Environment Records Network (LERN)and theBiological Heritage Sites (BHS)team. Leading on data, monitoring and evidence, you will also provide specialist support and advice to senior managers, colleagues and customers, supporting several Council duties and functions, including nature recovery, biodiversity duty, planning, policy and other evidence-based decision making.

Both LERN and the BHS team have been integral in the development of Lancashire's emerging Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS)for which the County Council is the Responsible Authority. Both teams will continue to support work on the LNRS, particularly in relation to monitoring, data and evidence. This is an exciting time to join the team as we look forward to delivering the priorities set out in the LNRS.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and passionate individual whoshares our desire to see better, bigger, and more connected nature-rich places throughout Lancashire, and who enjoys and recognises the benefits of collaborating with others.

The successful candidate will have sound understanding of ecological principals and issues. They will have excellent people management and organisational skills, as well as data management and analysis skills, including GIS. They will have experience of strategic partnership working and building relationships with stakeholders to make decisions or influence outcomes.

You will join the Environment and Climate Team, working closely alongside other principal officers who lead on areas including ecology development control advice, Biodiversity Net Gain, woodland management and treescapes, the Public Rights of Way network, the Countryside Service, the Forest of Bowland National Landscape, and the Council's wider environment programme. The team has well developed links with the 14 district and unitary councils of Lancashire, as well as voluntary sector environmental and community bodies which operate within our region.

The post will be based at County Hall in Preston. However, Lancashire County Council operates a flexible working policy, and our team is working in a hybrid approach with the opportunity to work from home and in the office.

Why join us…

Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love with up to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased too – we have a generous public sector pension with shared AVC's available then a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle to work schemes, credit unions and eye tests plus much more.More information on the benefits you could enjoy by working for Lancashire County Council is available on our website here.

Please feel free to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:

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Closing Date:27 July

Interviews: Date TBC

Please ensure you upload your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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