Data and GIS Technician (Environment)

Region:
North West
Vicinity:
Merseyside
Industry Sector:
Conservation Jobs, Ecology Jobs, Environmental Jobs, Biodiversity Jobs, GIS Jobs, Geography Jobs, Geographical Information System Jobs, Environmental Protection Jobs, Nature Conservation Jobs, Ecological Jobs, Environmental Science Jobs, Natural Capital Jobs
Job Category:
Legal/Regulatory, Project Management, Policy, Analyst, Ecologist, Planning, Reporting, Environmental Scientist, Ecological Consultant
Job Type:
Contract
Education Level:
Please see job description
Salary:
£30,296 to £33,945 per annum
Salary Description:
Benefits include: Casual Car User, Local Government Pension and flexible working
Posted:
17/09/2024
Start Date:
ASAP
Employer:
Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service (Sefton Council)
Job Ref:
GreenJobs - EGH/24/292468

DATA AND GIS TECHNICIAN (ENVIRONMENT) 

Employer: Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service, Planning Services, Sefton Council

Salary: Scale G (£30,296 - £33,945) 

12-month fixed term appointment – 36 hours per week

Post Number: 20729

Benefits include: Casual Car User, Local Government Pension and flexible working.

We are seeking a highly motivated Data and GIS Technician to join our exceptional and growing Ecology team. The position will provide maternity cover for a fixed period.

The Liverpool City Region has a wealth of nature sites in our countryside and around our coasts and estuaries including the Dee, Mersey, Ribble and Alt estuaries and Wirral and Sefton coasts. We are striving to ensure that the very special wildlife thrives in a vibrant and progressive City Region economy. 

Covering the districts of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens Sefton, and Wirral, this post is specifically targeted at individuals who are fairly early in their ecology / planning careers.  If you are working towards a professional membership that would also be helpful.

The Data and GIS Technician (Environment) will provide essential support to the more experienced members of the ecology team under the supervision of one of our Principal Ecologists. The role will involve specialist technical data and GIS support for the preparation of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy and implementation of mandatory biodiversity net gain, including evidence gathering, data and GIS activities and close liaison with the Mayoral Combined Authority, officers in the local authorities, landowners and other stakeholders and partners amongst other things.  

As an employee of Sefton Council, you will enjoy the benefits of local government within an established City Region service. The Council are, where possible, operating a hybrid working model which will involve a combination of working from home and when required from a Council office site. Access to your own transport is required and the ability to work evenings and weekends is desirable. 

Job packs are available from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (jgp.co.uk). Completed forms should be returned to Transactional HR, Payroll & Pensions, PO Box 158, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 3WA. Completed electronic application forms can be returned to recruitment@thr.sefton.gov.uk 

Closing date for receipt of completed applications: 11.55pm, 6 October 2024. Interviews are anticipated to take place mid to late October 2024.

Closing Date:
06/10/2024

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