Overview
Contract Length: 12 months
Salary – Grade: GBP£44,937 to £51,228 44937- PO1 – PO3
Contracted Hours: Full Time – 36 hours per week
Are you a sustainability specialist or built environment professional looking to specialise in securing zero or low carbon developments?
Hackney Council is looking for a Sustainability and Climate Change officer to work alongside our Principal Sustainability and Climate Change officer to deliver the Council’s Net Zero Carbon ambitions within Planning and to help to address the Climate Emergency in Hackney.
As Sustainability and Climate Change Officer you will promote best practice that embeds energy and carbon considerations in the planning process. You will participate in guidance and policy making and negotiate positive design changes as part of the development management process. In particular, you will provide technical support to the planning team, negotiating with developers with an awareness of the competing pressures that inevitably shape development in Hackney. The role will also include opportunities for collaboration with other parts of the Council as well as partner organisations to help deliver the commitments in our Climate Action Plan and tackle the climate emergency.
The successful candidate must have an analytical approach to working, excellent organisational skills and exceptional written and oral communication skills. Degree level qualification in Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Design or other relevant post graduate qualification such as in the field of Sustainable Architecture, Environmental, Sustainability or Energy and Carbon Planning is required – for further details please refer to the Job Description and Person specification. Experience of working in the UK built environment with a focus on energy and carbon would be desirable but not essential.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.
