Green Infrastructure Delivery Officer

Fixed Term, Full Time

Up to £34,017 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: 5th April 2021

On a two year fixed term contract, working as part of the Council's Environment and Climate Action Programme, you will support in the delivery of a suite of projects to address the impacts of climate change, to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to those changes which are already inevitable between now and 2050.

Working as part of the Climate Adaption and Mitigation team, the post holder will develop and deliver the Essex Green Infrastructure Strategy action. The postholder will ensure this strategy facilitate the creation or enhancement of multifunctional green and blue Infrastructure connected to wider landscape.

About the role

You will be responsible for formulating, developing and delivering effective project management methodologies for green and blue infrastructure and wider climate change projects, ensuring resources are used effectively in the delivery of projects, meeting timescales, identifying cost savings, ensuring compliance with procurement, finance and legal regulation and processes and delivery reporting to managers.

You will provide expert advice and guidance, as you will inform decision making across the Function and wider Council, regarding green and blue infrastructure, developing and delivering effective communication across partners and stakeholders, whilst maximising education and awareness, raising the importance of the environment and its protection.

You will build strong networks at local and regional level in respect of climate action, to deliver improved joint environment outcomes, working collaboratively with internal and external partners, ensuring you develop and maintain a broad understanding of the needs and concerns of stakeholder interests, whilst explore external funding opportunities. Contributing to, or making funding applications, resulting in enhanced and supported service delivery.

You will be responsible for providing an intelligent client capacity on green and blue infrastructure issues and wider cross-cutting relationship with Environment and Climate Change.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Educated to degree level in a relevant environmental subject with experience in a relevant environment-based field, you will have a good understanding and knowledge of key environmental agencies and partners' remit in relation to green and blue infrastructure. This includes coastal and flood issues, waste and recycling, sustainability, energy and climate change.

You will bring with your project management experience, and successful delivery of project outcomes, specifically within the delivery of environmental initiatives. You will be confident in managing change to deliver improvements in efficiency and customer service in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment, including working within a legal/political framework.

You should have a good understanding and knowledge and understanding of regional, national and international environment-based external funding programmes, as well as an understanding of the structure of local government, and the current issues facing local government in relation to sustainability and environment.

You should be confident in building strong working relationships with key stakeholders, public, private and voluntary sector bodies which encourage collaborative and partnership objectives.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the foreseeable future. However, when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

As part of employment with Essex County Council should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please visit: https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. For more information please use the following link: https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward/

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have any queries regarding this role, or require anything further, please email or call us on 0333 013 5888. Lines are open Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16.30.