Council Staff Working on Climate Action

Please supply me with information relating to the following questions:
1a. How many staff does the Council directly employ (excluding contractors or subcontractors, and excluding teachers), that work directly for the Council as opposed to a school, leisure centres or other venture?

This information cna be found at the following previous Freedom of Information request Workforce Statistics.

1b. How many directly employed staff spend 3 or more days per week (0.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)) on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects? Please provide a list of all the roles. Please exclude waste management staff unless they are specifically working 3 or more days per week on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

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Environment Group

Head of Environment

Energy Programme Manager

Climate and Ecological Emergency Officer

Devon Climate Emergency Project Manager

Devon Climate Emergency Support Officer

County Ecologist

Principal Ecologist x 2

Senior Ecologist

Natural Environment Officer – Ecology x 2

Natural Environment Officer (Partnerships)

Nature Recovery Communications and Engagement Officer

Natural Environment Officer (Woodland Creation)

Head of Flood and Coastal Risk Management

Flood and Coastal Risk Project Engineer

Civil Engineering Apprentice

Principal Flood and Coastal Risk Officer

Senior Flood and Coastal Risk Officer

Flood and Coastal Risk Officer x 2

Environment Technician

Devon Resilience Innovation Project Officer

Flood and Coastal Risk Sustainable Drainage Systems Officer

Graduate Environment Project Officer

Economic Infrastructure and Strategic Intelligence

Net Zero Lead, Plymouth and South Devon Freeport

Net Zero Innovation and Delivery Officer

Waste Management

Food Rescue Project Manager

Re-Use Project Officer

Waste Management Officer (Waste Education & Communications)

Flood and Coastal Risk Project Manager

Highways Management

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project Manager

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project Officer

Transport Strategy

Transportation Strategy Manager

Assistant Traffic Engineer

Principal Transportation Planning Officer x 2

Senior Transportation Planning Officer

Transportation Planning Officer x 2

Assistant Transportation Planning Officer

Transportation Technician (Data)

Graduate Trainee Transport Planner x 4

Transport Coordination Service

Team Leader, Information Management & National Bus Strategy

2. Does the council have one or more staff members who work on home energy efficiency retrofitting, such as retrofit officers or project managers across the council area, for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE)? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE). The work of this officer may include working on any retrofit projects, including council buildings, council homes or private rented or owned households.

Yes.

Please list any roles that work in this area, including the full time equivalent (FTE) if they work part time.

Energy Programme Manager – 0.8 FTE

Climate and Ecological Emergency Officer – 0.8 FTE

Contracted Project Managers for the Home Upgrade Grant 2 project – 10 FTE

3. How many planning ecologists or equivalent working for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE) does the council employ to scrutinise planning reports and/or applications for improvements to biodiversity and/or Biodiversity Net Gain? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE).

Please include staff members that are shared with other councils, such as between county and district councils, and note if they are shared across other areas.

County Ecologist (1 FTE)

Principal Ecologist (2 FTE)

Senior Ecologist (1 FTE)

Contracted ecologists from external consultancy (0.6 FTE total)