Sheffield boasts a breadth of treasured green and blue space across diverse landscapes, many of which are owned and managed by Sheffield City Council. The Council is passionate about embedding a holistic response to the nature and climate emergencies, ensuring that the city maximises opportunities for nature recovery.

We are looking for an Officer to join our small Ecology Service to help collect and report ecological evidence as part of our Biodiversity Duty. The Officer will collect and report data on ecological enhancements on development sites and habitat banks for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) purposes. In addition, Sheffield boasts over 250 Local Wildlife Sites, and the Officer would be involved in the monitoring of these sites. The Ecology Service also hosts a Biological Record Centre which the Officer would support.

You will require a broad ecological knowledge of species and habitats and strong ecological field skills (particularly botany) to be able to visit and assess sites across urban and rural Sheffield and have the technical ability to use reporting software, mapping software and databases. You will join the team based in Parks & Countryside but be comfortable liaising with colleagues in the Planning Service and other internal departments and external clients and partners.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ecology Manager Nicky Rivers nicky.rivers@sheffield.gov.uk

It is anticipated that interviews will take place 28/05/26 to 05/06/26

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.