Water Neutrality Officer

at  Horsham District Council

Salary: £38,223 - £41,418 pa
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 12 Jul 2024 12:00
Interview date: 30 Jul to 2 Aug 2024
Ref: P1661
About the role:
Horsham District Council, alongside Crawley Borough Council, Chichester District Council, Mid Sussex District Council, South Downs National Park Authority, and West Sussex County Council (the Sussex North authorities) are required to demonstrate ‘water neutrality’ for new development in the Sussex North Water Resource Zone. This means that any new development in this area cannot use more water than before the development existed. Therefore, offsetting water use on existing developments in the Sussex North area is a critical part of the process to demonstrate water neutrality. This role will support the Water Neutrality Project Manager with activities associated with the development and implementation of a multi-million pound joint local authority-led water offsetting scheme to support planned development in Sussex North.
The post holder will be employed by Horsham District Council in the Strategic Planning team, working on behalf of all the Sussex North authorities. The role will be based at Horsham District Council’s Parkside office in Horsham, with occasional visits to the offices of the other Sussex North authorities and site visits to offsetting properties and opportunities.
As a Water Neutrality Officer you will identify and engage with potential offsetting providers across the Sussex North area and secure properties and opportunities to be used as part of the water offsetting scheme, as well as managing ongoing relationships with property owners and offsetting measure providers. You will need to prepare regular progress reports and updates on the status of offsetting activities for internal and external stakeholders in line with the projects reporting requirements. You will also be required to support the Project Manager and wider project team with other project comms and engagement activities, including supporting the Project Manager or others representing the Sussex North authorities at Local and Neighbourhood Plan examinations, hearings and public inquiries, and NSIP examinations, presenting as required, to seek to ensure that development takes place in accordance with national and local planning policy guidance.

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We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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