The successful applicant will lead a small team to deliver the Council’s Climate Emergency Action Plan 2025-2030. The plan covers projects to reduce council greenhouse gas emissions and a variety of projects to help individuals and organizations in the area reduce their emissions. To give you a flavor, projects include:

• Helping families improve the energy efficiency of their homes and install renewable energy
• Developing a Climate Action Network that supports environmental community groups in our region to grow and plant more groups
• Exploring how more carbon dioxide can be stored in the region’s coastal and marine habitats
• Collaborate with other local authorities in the local energy plan
• Work with other local authorities to analyze what climate adaptation steps need to be taken locally.

The plan will be delivered largely through collaboration either with other teams on the council or with external organisations. You will need excellent knowledge of climate change mitigation and adaptation issues and wider sustainability considerations. You must be able to juggle multiple projects at the same time. Climate change is a high-profile issue for the council and the office holder will attend committee meetings and other public events. Excellent writing skills are required as well as strong numeracy and Excel skills as the Council’s carbon footprint is calculated internally.

You must have a degree in environmental science, carbon management or a related engineering discipline, or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a relevant sector, such as carbon management, sustainability, sustainable building services engineering, and the renewable energy industry.

You will work within the Council’s dynamic Environmental Strategy team and will be based in the scenic cathedral city of Chichester, with the opportunity to do some homework where required.

For an informal discussion or further information regarding this permanent position, please contact Andrea Smith on 01243 521175 or (email protected) From October 13, 2025. See
www.chichester.gov.uk/climatechange

Interviews will be conducted on 11/12/13 November 2025

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent specific benefits of the pension scheme
• Minimum leave 26 days up to 31 days after 5 years (or before previous service) plus paid bank holidays
• Flexi-time (available for most positions) – possibility to build up an additional 12 days of leave per year
• Flexible working arrangements including working from home and 9-day 2 week options
• Employee assistance program for employees and their relatives
• Bike to work plan/car and bike loan plan/discounted downtown parking/car rental plan
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free health checks and free eye tests as well as subsidized leisure center memberships
• Pay the main professional subscription fee.
• Training and development opportunities – including funding for vocational qualification training
• Employee rewards system

Chichester District Council is committed to equal opportunities in employment. If you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact our Human Resources Department who will assist you.