Project Officer (Habitat Creation and Restoration)

Description

The Service & Team:

The Project Officer will be working as part of the Cornwall National Landscape team. Cornwall National Landscape (formerly known as Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) is part of a family of 38 National Landscapes across England and Wales delivering a wide range of projects to conserve and enhance natural beauty within these iconic landscapes. Cornwall National Landscape have been allocated DEFRA funding to deliver outcomes for creation and restoration of wildlife rich habitats. Locally the team are hosted within the Cornwall Council Connectivity and Environment service. The role will work closely with the South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) taking day-to-day instruction from SWPP officers at times operating from their offices.

The Role:

Youll combine technical expertise project management and relationship-building to deliver restoration projects from concept to completion.

Key aspects include:

• Leading peatland restoration projects on site from planning through to delivery
• Working closely with farmers landowners commoners and tenants to develop practical sustainable solutions.
• Managing contractors and site operations ensuring works are delivered safely on time and within budget.
• Preparing restoration plans surveys and GIS mapping to support high-quality project design.
• Acting as a key link between Cornwall National Landscape and SWPP partners including South West Water.
• Supporting monitoring reporting and funding compliance for project values up to 250000.

This is a site-based role where youll spend significant time outdoors on Bodmin Moor supervising works and working directly with delivery partners.

This position will be subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

The core working hours will be 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.

What youll need to succeed:

Were looking for someone who is as comfortable on a windswept moorland as they are managing complex projects.

Youll ideally have:

• Experience managing conservation or habitat restoration projects and supervising contractors.
• A strong understanding of upland farming systems ecology and land management.
• Proven ability to build relationships and provide practical advice to farmers and land managers.
• Knowledge of peatland restoration techniques and wider habitat creation approaches.
• Operational experience of CDM regulations
• Confidence in GIS and field survey work
• Excellent organisational skills with experience managing budgets timelines and multiple stakeholders

A relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in ecology agriculture or environmental management is expected.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What youll get in return:

Be part of a flagship partnership delivering real climate impact

• Work in one of Cornwalls most spectacular and important landscapes
• Shape projects that contribute to national targets for nature recovery and climate action
• Join a collaborative purpose-led team across Cornwall National Landscape and SWPP
• Develop your skills across ecology project management and stakeholder engagement

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

Additional Information:

• Regular travel across Bodmin Moor is required and occasional visits to Dartmoor
• Occasional evening/weekend work may be necessary
• A Basic DBS check is required
• This is a position with Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

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Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contactif you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1