PRoW Access Ranger: Trails, Inspections & Community Impact

West Sussex County Council; Worthing; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & mentoring

Employee assistance programme

Discounts

Commuting discounts

Annual leave 27 days

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking an Access Ranger based at Clapham Depot, Worthing, to maintain the Public Rights of Way network. The role involves organising inspections, coordinating volunteers, engaging with landowners, and enforcing regulations where needed.

You will log issues in Confirm, provide technical and legal advice, and deliver small improvements with landowners or contractors. A full UK driving licence is essential, and duties may include evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of access and rights of way management, either within an office or in the field.
• Implementation of legislation.
• Day to day maintenance.
• Small improvement projects.
• Providing advice to landowners, farmers, the public and other interested parties.
• Experience of working in partnership with individuals and organisations.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Organise and carry out inspections including coordinating volunteers who will assist with the inspections.
• Engage with landowners to resolve issues and take enforcement action where necessary.
• Log and update issues using our IT system (Confirm).
• Investigate reports from the public and other stakeholders providing technical and legal advice and seeking solutions.
• Deliver small scale improvements working with landowners and/or contractors.
• Identify work to be delivered by volunteers or the Annual Works Programme.
• Respond to planning application consultations to protect and improve the PRoW network where possible.

Skills

Customer focus

Organising workload

Communication

Problem-solving

Map reading

GIS mapping

IT skills

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Word

Excel

GIS

Databases

Job description

West Sussex County Council is seeking an Access Ranger based at Clapham Depot, Worthing, to maintain the Public Rights of Way network. The role involves organising inspections, coordinating volunteers, engaging with landowners, and enforcing regulations where needed.

You will log issues in Confirm, provide technical and legal advice, and deliver small improvements with landowners or contractors. A full UK driving licence is essential, and duties may include evenings or weekends.