Biodiversity Officer

The job

An opportunity has arisen in the Environmental Promotions team for a Biodiversity Officer. You will support the Natural Environment Manager by providing technical ecological advice on development management, strategic planning, and biodiversity net gain matters, as well as to wider stakeholders across the Council and within the District. You will also support biodiversity projects and monitoring across Council sites, including biodiversity net gain sites, SSSIs, SINCs and public open spaces.

Key Tasks:

• Provide ecological advice through the planning process, including pre-application, application, monitoring and enforcement stages.
• Advise on biodiversity net gain, protected species, designated sites and wider biodiversity matters.
• Prepare clear technical advice and responses for colleagues, stakeholders, professionals and residents.
• Support biodiversity monitoring and conservation work across Council-owned and managed sites.
• Work with Environmental Promotion team, Countryside Service and Site Ranger colleagues on projects, site management. and community initiatives.

The applicant

You will have a relevant ecology related degree or equivalent, and an understanding of ecological principals, survey methodology, and ecology-related planning legislation and policy in England.

You should be confident interpreting ecological information, communicating technical advice clearly, working with stakeholders and managing your own workload. Experience of habitat surveying, ecological data interpretation and biodiversity net gain projects would be an advantage.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices/MS Teams.

For further information regarding the post, please contact Mike Barry, Natural Environment Manager on [email removed].

Please apply by submitting a CV and Covering Letter (no more than two sides of A4 aligned to the person specification).

Biodiversity Officer job description