PLEASE MENTION GREENJOBS WHEN RESPONDING TO THIS CAREER OPPORTUNITY LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY Sustainability and Climate Change Officer Job Number: HCAA02798 Agreement Type: Fixed Term/Secondment - Full Time Salary: £44,937 - £51, Months Fixed Term Contract/Secondment Opportunity. Are you a sustainability specialist or built environment professional looking to specialise in securing zero or low carbon developments? Hackney Council is looking for a Sustainability and Climate Change officer to work alongside our Principal Sustainability and Climate Change officer to deliver the Council s Net Zero Carbon ambitions within Planning and to help to address the Climate Emergency in Hackney. Hackney has a dense and complex built environment, and we are committed to reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable development for the benefit of Hackney s communities. We are looking for someone with ambition, creativity and commitment to ensure that new development in the borough is designed to meet the highest environmental standards. As Sustainability and Climate Change Officer you will promote best practice that embeds energy and carbon considerations in the planning process. You will participate in guidance and policy making and negotiate positive design changes as part of the development management process. In particular, you will provide technical support to the planning team, negotiating with developers with an awareness of the competing pressures that inevitably shape ..... full job details .....