Definitive Map Officer

to join our Highway Records & Definitive Map Team. You’ll play a vital role in protecting and managing Cambridgeshire’s Public Rights of Way (PROW) network by ensuring our legal records — including the Definitive Map and Statement, Commons and Village Green registers — are accurate, up to date and legally robust.

This is a varied role combining legal investigation, historic research, mapping, stakeholderengagementand project delivery.

You’llmanage 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.

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

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…

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.

What will you be doing?

Maintaining and updating the Definitive Map, Statement and other PROW and highway records

Investigating and processing Definitive Map Modification Order and Public Path Order applications

Supporting the management of Commons and Town/Village Green Registers and processing applications to amend them

Carrying out historic research, site inspections and evidence assessment

Preparing clear, accurate technical reports and legal documentation

Responding to planning applications that affect public rights of way

data

management

projects

Working with parish councils, landowners, developers and internal teams

Supporting delivery of PROW improvements linked to planning and S106

Representing the Council at meetings and, where required, public inquiries

Providing professional advice on PROW matters to colleagues and customers

About you

You’ll be someone who enjoys investigative work,

problem

solving

and working with legislation. You’ll have strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret maps, historic documents and legal evidence.

You’llalso be confident communicating with a wide range of people — from landowners and parish councils to legal professionals and members of the public.

You’llbe 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 technical fields (eg, planning, surveying) is essential, as is experience using GIS or mapping software.

Next steps

If you’re ready to help shape the future of Cambridgeshire’s public rights of way network and want a role that blends legal investigation, mapping, community engagement and…