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.

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