Project Officer - Landscape

Location: Council HQ John Muir House Brewery Park Haddington, EH41 3HA

Salary: £37,246 - £41,498 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Yes

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £20.41 - £22.74

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start 1st November 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career and be part of our busy landscape team. Working within the Planning Service, the successful candidate will be able to affect change and have a positive impact on the landscape of East Lothian, aligned to our climate and nature objectives.

This permanent role offers the flexibility of working within the Council headquarters in Haddington and of homeworking, allowing you that freedom and work life balance.

This post would be suitable both for suitably qualified graduates and for more experienced landscape officers. Whilst we currently only have one vacancy, please note that a second landscape project officer post may also become available.

Home Working Consideration
Applications for homeworking or hybrid working will be considered for this post, subject to a trial period and in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview. All applicants must live in the UK and will be expected to attend Council offices from time to time as required.

To undertake and assist in managing the work of the team so that the council carries out its statutory duties and related functions with particular reference to the Council's responsibilities for trees and landscape issues under the Town & Country Planning Acts and related legislation.

To advise the public, council members and officials on issues related to landscape and trees.

To provide a high-quality landscape design service to all council departments. To undertake the design and implementation of a wide range of landscape and environmental improvement projects, and other Council projects.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The East Lothian Way
The ‘East Lothian Way’ – values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Degree in Landscape Architecture.
Member of the Landscape Institute.

Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
(Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the online application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form.