To be confirmed (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£47,532 - £50,574
JOB DESCRIPTION
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Directorate: Place
Grade: PO4
Salary: £47,532 - £50,574
Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: N/a
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hours
Weeks per year: 52
Application Deadline: 08/04/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference:1675
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen for a Design and Conservation Officer in the dynamic and diverse Place and Design Team at Waltham Forest Council. This is a key place-shaping role in a team with a great track record and at the forefront of delivering vibrant, green, safe and accessible neighbourhoods across Waltham Forest.
The role
We are looking for someone creative and energetic with demonstrable design skills; who is looking to build on and share those skills to work across teams and help unlock exemplar design across the whole development cycle - from the production of policy documents, briefs, feasibility studies and masterplans, to the pre-application process and post permission oversight of conditions and quality review. With the team focused on the implementation of our ambitious adopted Local Plan this role will be key to unlocking delivery of new homes, workspace and infrastructure across the borough. The right candidate will be excited about architecture, urban design, heritage, landscape and biodiversity and the design and delivery of joyful places.
You will work well with others and have the ability to communicate ideas and proposals effectively and will enjoy taking a creative approach to problem solving.
In this role you will work alongside a second Design and Conservation Officer, a Conservation Officer, Trees and Urban Greening Officer and Planning Policy Principal Officer and will report to Design and Conservation Lead.
The Place and Design Team
We are delivering the Council's Missions for a fairer borough through inclusive growth, and ensuring that we deliver the new homes and jobs needed, and that they are of exemplar quality and supported by the right infrastructure in the right places. We are committed to engaging the borough's diverse communities at all stages of the development cycle to ensure that future development brings the benefits they need and tackles the Climate Emergency head on.
We work within an inclusive structure that rejects silos, embraces sharing and learning and works flexibly and collaboratively. We have adopted a matrix working approach that assembles the right teams for the right projects, building resilience and skills. We also work collaboratively with other teams across the council, including Development Management, Area Regeneration, Employment, Business and Skills, Culture, Housing, Property, Capital Delivery, Strategy & Design, and Highways and engage meaningfully with our local communities, businesses, strategic authorities (such as GLA, TfL), investors and developers.
We are building a reputation as an innovative, positive, proactive team that delivers excellent results with work produced in house including an adopted Local Plan, award winning buildings and public spaces, our special Waltham Forest Design Awards, a visionary Leyton Mills SPD and a first class Local Heritage List.
The attached role profile gives more details about the role. If you ave any queries, of or would like an informal discussion about this post, please email Alpa Depani, Head of Strategic Planning and Design alpa.depani@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here to download the Role Profile
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Requirements:
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you ave any queries, of or would like an informal discussion about this post, please email Alpa Depani, Head of Strategic Planning and Design alpa.depani@walthamforest.gov.uk.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Directorate: Place
Grade: PO4
Salary: £47,532 - £50,574
Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: N/a
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hours
Weeks per year: 52
Application Deadline: 08/04/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference:1675
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen for a Design and Conservation Officer in the dynamic and diverse Place and Design Team at Waltham Forest Council. This is a key place-shaping role in a team with a great track record and at the forefront of delivering vibrant, green, safe and accessible neighbourhoods across Waltham Forest.
The role
We are looking for someone creative and energetic with demonstrable design skills; who is looking to build on and share those skills to work across teams and help unlock exemplar design across the whole development cycle - from the production of policy documents, briefs, feasibility studies and masterplans, to the pre-application process and post permission oversight of conditions and quality review. With the team focused on the implementation of our ambitious adopted Local Plan this role will be key to unlocking delivery of new homes, workspace and infrastructure across the borough. The right candidate will be excited about architecture, urban design, heritage, landscape and biodiversity and the design and delivery of joyful places.
You will work well with others and have the ability to communicate ideas and proposals effectively and will enjoy taking a creative approach to problem solving.
In this role you will work alongside a second Design and Conservation Officer, a Conservation Officer, Trees and Urban Greening Officer and Planning Policy Principal Officer and will report to Design and Conservation Lead.
The Place and Design Team
We are delivering the Council's Missions for a fairer borough through inclusive growth, and ensuring that we deliver the new homes and jobs needed, and that they are of exemplar quality and supported by the right infrastructure in the right places. We are committed to engaging the borough's diverse communities at all stages of the development cycle to ensure that future development brings the benefits they need and tackles the Climate Emergency head on.
We work within an inclusive structure that rejects silos, embraces sharing and learning and works flexibly and collaboratively. We have adopted a matrix working approach that assembles the right teams for the right projects, building resilience and skills. We also work collaboratively with other teams across the council, including Development Management, Area Regeneration, Employment, Business and Skills, Culture, Housing, Property, Capital Delivery, Strategy & Design, and Highways and engage meaningfully with our local communities, businesses, strategic authorities (such as GLA, TfL), investors and developers.
We are building a reputation as an innovative, positive, proactive team that delivers excellent results with work produced in house including an adopted Local Plan, award winning buildings and public spaces, our special Waltham Forest Design Awards, a visionary Leyton Mills SPD and a first class Local Heritage List.
The attached role profile gives more details about the role. If you ave any queries, of or would like an informal discussion about this post, please email Alpa Depani, Head of Strategic Planning and Design alpa.depani@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here to download the Role Profile
Key Responsibilities:
- Refer to Role Profile.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Degree/diploma in urban design, planning, architecture, or related subject.
- Membership of, or eligibility for membership of RTPI, IHBC, RIBA or similar professional institute.
- Relevant experience and continuing professional development.
- Proficiency in graphics and modelling software including Adobe Suite (In Design, Illustrator, Photoshop), Sketch Up and Vu-City is an advantage.
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
- Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
- Satisfactory declaration of interest;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you ave any queries, of or would like an informal discussion about this post, please email Alpa Depani, Head of Strategic Planning and Design alpa.depani@walthamforest.gov.uk.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Closing date: Tue 08/04/2025 at 23:59
Job reference: 1675