Sheffield boasts a breadth of treasured green and blue space across diverse landscapes, many of which are owned and managed by Sheffield City Council. The Council is passionate about embedding a holistic response to the nature and climate emergencies, ensuring that the city maximises opportunities for nature recovery.
We are looking for an Officer to join our small Ecology Service to help collect and report ecological evidence as part of our Biodiversity Duty. The Officer will collect and report data on ecological enhancements on development sites and habitat banks for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) purposes. In addition, Sheffield boasts over 250 Local Wildlife Sites, and the Officer would be involved in the monitoring of these sites. The Ecology Service also hosts a Biological Record Centre which the Officer would support.
You will require a broad ecological knowledge of species and habitats and strong ecological field skills (particularly botany) to be able to visit and assess sites across urban and rural Sheffield and have the technical ability to use reporting software, mapping software and databases. You will join the team based in Parks & Countryside but be comfortable liaising with colleagues in the Planning Service and other internal departments and external clients and partners.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ecology Manager Nicky Rivers
It is anticipated that interviews will take place 28/05/26 to 05/06/26
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.