Definitive Map Officer - Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Definitive Map Officer - Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

Were looking for a motivated and detail focused Definitive Map Officer to join our Highway Records & Definitive Map Team.Youllplay a vital role in protecting and managingCambridgeshires Public Rights of Way (PROW) network by ensuring our legal records including the Definitive Map and Statement, Commons and Village Green registers areaccurate, up to date and legally robust.

This is a varied role combining legal investigation, historic research, mapping, stakeholderengagementand project delivery.Youllmanage your own caseload, carry out site visits, prepare statutory reports and legal documentation, and support the delivery of improvements to the PROW network, including those linked to planning and Section 106 contributions.

Itsan exciting time to join us as we modernise our systems, digitise our records and respond to major infrastructure and development proposals across the county.

About you

Youll be someone who enjoys investigative work, problem solving and working with legislation. Youll have strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret maps, historic documents and legal evidence.

Youllalso be confident communicating with a wide range of people from landowners and parish councils to legal professionals and members of the public.Youllbe organised, proactive and able to manage your workload to meet statutory deadlines.

Although we do give on-the-job training, experience working with PROW, highway records, countryside management, legalservicesor similar tec hnical fields is essential, as is experience using GIS or mapping software.

Next steps

If youre ready to help shape the future of Cambridgeshires public rights of way network and want a role that blends legal investigation, mapping, community engagement and project delivery, wed love to hear from you.

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Daniel Ashman, Highway Records and Definitive Map Manager,

About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.