Senior Landscape Officer

About The Role Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing the landscape within West Oxfordshire? An exciting opportunity to join our West Oxfordshire District Council as a Senior Landscape Officer. You will be pivotal, on providing high quality and robust landscape and green infrastructure advice, in order to conserve and enhance our landscape, whilst delivering positive environmental outcomes, aligned with our climate change and sustainability priorities, across the area. This permanent role offers the flexibility of working within the offices at Witney and agile working, allowing you that extra freedom and work life balance. Our environmental service is fundamental to the success of the councils ambition for a sustainable future. We are passionate about leading on our climate and ecological emergencies in the area. From the Salt Cross Garden Village strategic development area to the development of a new world class car museum at Enstone, our focus is to enable our communities in the Oxfordshire district and beyond to thrive, creating great places for people to live, work, learn and enjoy in our ever-evolving communities. We want our future generations to be able to enjoy and benefit from the beautiful landscape of the district. Now is a fantastic time to be joining us. We are looking to deliver upon our council priorities and shape our environment for the benefit of the local area and beyond. We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Landscape Officer to join the team, to provide high quality landscape and green infrastructure advice on planning proposals and on allocations and policies in the Local Plan, ensuring that we protect and enhance our valuable landscapes and that new accessible and multi-functional green infrastructure is created and maintained. You will work with a variety of different stakeholders or partnerships, including the Cotswold National Landscape Board, developers, planning agents and applicants, landscape consultants, local communities, and other customers. You will be vital in creating sustainable, positive outcomes, across the area, through a forward thinking and practical solutions based approach. Ultimately we are looking for a proficient Senior Landscape Officer. Fundamentally, we want to give you the tools to support you, harness your potential and grow within your role long term. You will need Honours degree or equivalent in relevant subject A postgraduate qualification in your area of expertise and/or relevant experience of at least five years High level of knowledge, understanding and experience of all aspects of landscape and green infrastructure, particularly those relevant to the planning system; for example landscape design; landscape character assessment; historic landscapes; protected landscapes; GI strategies, policies/legislation and landscape management. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent to grade C/4 or higher Experience of working flexibly as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification. Special Conditions Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes What we can do for you Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role) 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days after five years service and 33 days following 10 years continuous service In addition you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care Generous contributory local government pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements About The Organisation West Oxfordshire District Council is a forward-looking council, putting residents first and working in partnership to support our communities. We are delivering an ambitious Council Plan for the district that is focused on important local priorities including affordable housing, climate and ecological action, helping our economy to grow and building communities. We also provide a range of important local services that make a positive impact to our district on a daily basis including planning, housing, waste and recycling collections, leisure centres, community safety and environmental health. Joining West Oxfordshire District Council you will be helping us achieve our goals for the district and play a part in supporting our communities, our businesses and our environment. Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references; proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2025-09-11