Natural Environment Officer

We are seeking a qualified ecologist, with experience of providing advice on planning
applications and supporting other services to deliver their projects with nature in mind.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core
values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

You join us at an exciting time as our biodiversity work expands, our team is creating
landscape scale habitats on Council and partner land for Biodiversity Net Gain, responding to
the Council’s Nature Emergency and developing a pipeline of investment opportunities as we lead
the development of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Cheshire.

You will have excellent technical knowledge, great communication and problem-solving skills to
regulate Biodiversity Net Gain as part of development. Good botany skills would be beneficial,
with working knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain and experience using Defra’s metric. Ideally
you will hold CIEEM membership, Bat and/or GCN licenses and have experience undertaking surveys
and supervising works affecting protected species.

Although this post is to provide maternity cover, the team is in a period growth for both the
regulatory and habitat delivery services it provides, so this role could potentially lead to
other opportunities.

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top
quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where
everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value
for Money and Empowerment.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Roger Goulding by email at [email protected].

To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester
Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk

No candidate will meet every single requirement – if your experience looks a little different
from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn
more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please
see the Equality
Policy for more information.