Biodiversity Officer

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

Biodiversity Officer – Shaping Birmingham’s Nature City

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in establishing Birmingham as one of the UK's foremost Nature Cities.

As the UK's first accredited Nature City, Birmingham is delivering its ambitious City of Nature 25-Year Plan, placing nature recovery, biodiversity enhancement and environmental resilience at the heart of the city's future. Created to support the city's Nature City designation, deliver the City of Nature Plan and implement new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) responsibilities, this role sits at the forefront of urban nature recovery.

The post will lead on the designation of sites as Biodiversity Net Gain receptor sites, help establish Birmingham as a registered provider of BNG credits, and secure investment in the city's natural environment. In addition, you will be responsible for the management of the Council's Conservation and Woodland Management Team, overseeing the delivery of practical habitat creation, woodland management and biodiversity improvement projects across Birmingham's parks, green spaces and nature reserves.

The Role

You will lead Birmingham's approach to biodiversity enhancement and nature recovery by:

• identifying, developing and delivering Biodiversity Net Gain receptor sites across the city

• establishing and managing the Council's role as a registered provider of Biodiversity Net Gain credits

• embedding biodiversity, nature recovery and ecological enhancement within planning, development and land management processes

• leading and developing the Conservation and Woodland Management Team to deliver habitat creation, woodland management and biodiversity projects across parks and green spaces

• securing investment, developing partnerships and driving innovation in urban nature recovery

• supporting the delivery of Birmingham's City of Nature 25-Year Plan and wider biodiversity objectives

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership with practical delivery, helping to shape the future of Birmingham's natural environment and creating lasting benefits for wildlife, habitats and communities across the city.

Why It Matters

This role is central to creating a greener, more resilient Birmingham positioning the city as a national leader in biodiversity and sustainable growth.

About You

You will hold a relevant qualification of substantive experience in a relevant discipline as well as demonstrating:

experience in ecology, biodiversity, or environmental planning
a proactive, innovative approach
strong partnership and delivery skills
a passion for nature recovery in cities

A full UK driving licence is also essential.

If you share our ambition we would love to hear form you.

What we offer in return…

Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
My Rewards Scheme – access to 800+ brands providing discounts and savings
Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Job Description and Person Specification

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk 

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.