Climate Change

Typical roles

• Manager, Team Leader, Advisors
• Sustainable Transport Officer
• Climate Change Project Officer
• Sustainability Advisors

There are three teams in this service:

• The Climate Change Team – leads on delivering the Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy, working with teams inside the council and external partner organisations.
• The Green Team – one of the first of its kind to be created a district council, its advisors give practical advice to residents and businesses to help them reduce their emissions while they save money and energy and support our borough's native plants and wildlife.
• The Transport Team – delivers the Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy, the roll out of vehicle chargers on council property and overseeing the public and community transport services that we support.

We have a variety of roles: some are public facing, for example the Green Team whose advisors go into communities to offer support. There are also more technical roles that are focused on ensuring we reduce emissions from our council's operations and get value for money in the transport services that we fund.

For all roles, the ability to develop and foster good relations is fundamental, since working with residents and other organisations is key to our success.

There are learning opportunities, from courses for how to deliver home energy surveys through to professional qualifications in climate change. These are frequently undertaken within and alongside the day job and are often achieved by learning from others, day courses and wider best practice. Team members attend short courses and conferences to develop their skills as well as working with other councils and organisations to share their experiences and expertise. Some members of the team have undertaken professional qualifications outside of work to develop their skill sets and experience.

The variety of roles and ambition of the council makes this an extremely interesting team to work in. We tend to do things other councils don't. There is freedom to be creative and innovative as we work to achieve our goals in the best possible way. The can-do attitude of colleagues across the council means they are keen to align with our work to deliver wider benefits.