Cirencester/Agile
Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing the landscape of the Cotswolds?
An exciting opportunity to join Cotswold District Council as our Landscape Officer on a two-year fixed-term contract. You will be pivotal in providing high-quality, robust landscape and green infrastructure advice, ensuring the delivery of positive environmental outcomes that support our community, climate change, and nature recovery priorities.
About The Role
Landscape Officer
Salary: £39,967 – £42,107 per annum pro rata.
Hours per week: 29.6.
Contract type: Fixed Term, 2 Years.
Location: Cirencester/Agile.
Responsibilities
You will work with a variety of stakeholders 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 district through a forward-thinking and practical solution-based approach.
Requirements
* Postgraduate qualification in your area of expertise.
* Significant relevant experience in a related Landscape role.
* High level of knowledge, understanding and experience of all aspects of landscape and green infrastructure.
* Ability to work positively with a range of stakeholders and customers.
* Experience of continuously improving services and developing products to meet customer need.
* Good communication and negotiation skills.
Special Conditions
* Full Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
* This post is designated as politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Benefits
* 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, increasing to 30 days after five years of service.
* Two volunteering days per year to support a charity of your choice.
* 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 on electric cars.
* Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements.
About The Organisation
We are proud of the businesses, communities and residents who live in this beautiful part of the world, putting them first and at the heart of everything we do. We are busy recreating a council set up for success, capable of delivering for the needs of our communities in a fast-changing environment. That means we need to be fleet of foot and look for innovative and creative ways to deliver against our Corporate Plan priorities.
Accredited by the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email.
Our organisation is committed to meeting its statutory and moral duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people under 18 years of age, and adults at risk. 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.
Advert Closing Date: 31st March 2026
Interview date: 8th April 2026
For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.
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