Overview
Now is the time to work for Warwickshire County Council; the first Council to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain and at the forefront of Natural Capital Investment; forging a path towards Environmental (Ecological and Heritage) Accountability.
The primary responsibility of the role will be to lead the Planning Team in our Ecology, Historic Environment and Landscape service.
Please tell us any relevant knowledge and experience you have that matches those within the Job Description. You will have a thorough understanding of Development Management and Strategy Planning and significant experience in either British ecology, historic environment or landscape.
You will join a dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced team comprising 14 ecological officers, 5 historic environment officers, and 2 landscape architects.
Additional information on the team’s remit and structure can be found here.
General Information
We are looking for candidates who can integrate well with the existing Team Managers and wider team, bringing their current skills and an enthusiasm to expand their expertise. Our workforce training plan supports active progression from apprentice to Service Manager, following the respective chartered institute competency frameworks (or equivalent).
For a more detailed insight into the roles please see the Job Description and Person Specification here: Team Manager (Planning) – Ecology, Historic Environment & Landscape
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.
Additional Information
If you would like to discuss the role please contact David Lowe, Service Manager (email: davidlowe@warwickshire.gov.uk. Tel: 01926 418076).
Closing Date: 12 midnight on Friday 23rd January 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026
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About Warwickshire County Council
As a County Council we want Warwickshire to be the best it can be, sustainable now and for future generations. To deliver this aim we have developed a detailed Council Plan which sets out our three priorities.
We want our communities and individuals to be safe, healthy and independent; our economy to be vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure; and, to make the best use of resources available to us.
We have undergone a programme of radical transformation to become a flexible, agile organisation with staff and communities at the forefront of our decision-making. Our response to the pandemic has been strong, considered and nationally noted. We were one of the first authorities to set up community hubs supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable; we are a beacon area for the national test and trace programme alongside Coventry and Solihull; and we were quick to set up lateral flow testing sites across the county to enable rapid community testing.
We are an ambitious council and shortly into the pandemic established a Recovery Plan to prioritise the activities and pathway to lead us out of the current situation and into regained health, wealth and sustainability.
Warwickshire is an internationally renowned county that is home to some of the UK’s most established businesses, as well as thousands of thriving small enterprises and is host to millions of tourists who come each year for its historic towns, rich heritage and hundreds of acres of rolling countryside.
Located at the heart of the UK, Warwickshire enjoys superb links to the rest of the country through its proximity to the national motorway network and growing local rail network.
Warwickshire, alongside Coventry, is a hub for innovation and skills, with local firms investing up to twice as much as the national average on research and design. This investment is further complemented by the number of high quality universities close by.