Simon Odell Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Following taking images for the refresh of NCAs and mapping and spatial analysis within the area, I've recently reviewed local LCAs to inform NE’s woodland & tree interventions and been advocating for rare and iconic landscapes in the Norfolk & Suffolk area.

Established the Community Interest Company (CIC), and now run it and volunteer for it (with clients such as ParksEast, ParksHerts, Hertfordshire Orchards Initiative and Herts BACS Forum). Significant outputs include: a recommendations report to Broxbourne Borough Council on how to take forward Strategic Green Infrastructure; a discussion paper for.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for leading on all matters related to entry standards, professional practice, and technical standards for the LI. Key activities included: developing a new initiative to enable the LI to become a better home for landscape managers; managing a contract to research the skillsets and future needs of practitioners and practices; developing a brief.

London, United Kingdom

Head of department role involving: horizon-scanning within the sector to ensure the profession keeps abreast of key developments; commissioning, editing and in some cases authoring a series of technical information and guidance notes to improve member knowledge and standards; administration of the Institute's Technical Committee (led by Mark Turnbull FLI.

Provided landscape information and advice on planning matters (including LVIA and EIA scoping); Led the development of Green Infrastructure (GI) plan adoption, implementation and partnership development in Hertfordshire including advising districts on local plan policy; Led the development of SuDS Policy statement to Member-approval and SuDS design.

Negotiated annual funding for and managed a team of professional ecologists providing advice to planners and operating a biological records centre (including handling ill-health issues, income targets, two office moves, downsizing, VR request, grievance, recruitment, staff regrading); Developed the records centre including preparation for its transfer to.

Provided landscape information and advice on planning matters, including a draft SPD and presenting evidence at Regional (Spatial) Strategy Inquiry; Led consortium development, specification and contract management for the Hertfordshire Landscape Character Assessment and Strategic Guidelines (TLP); Ran contract for preparation of Environmental Management.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Negotiated a part-time secondment with Natural England at Eastbrook under Jonathan Burney/ Gareth Dalglish (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-dalglish-2321bb2a/) alongside the late Rachel Penny principally to ensure the specification and procurement of a regional landscape typology. Undertook this as timetabled, using NE procurement system. The results.

Acted as professional PA to Director (Geoffrey Steeley OBE), including responsibility for business plan production, communications strategy, a coastal zone management report to support his European speaking engagement, and the processes of departmental board meetings. Director's representative on strategy portfolio group. A real privilege to have such a.

Working for what was then possibly the best Countryside Management Service in the UK, led by Richard Brown, managed a team of countryside staff at a remote base, including their health and safety, through several organisational changes (new premises, adoption of ICT, change to project officer approach) whilst negotiating and supervising programmes of.

Landscape design and implementation supervision (including Aldenham Country Park Lakeside Walk and carpark planting); Map production; Countryside Management Annual Report production; Organisation of guided walks programme including celebratory 200th guided walk. Enjoyed the responsibility and range of work (Worked under Martin Beaton CMLI.

Landscape design and implementation supervision (including Roundhay Tropical World and Roundhay Campsite, playgrounds, and for thirteen new sports halls and libraries); Park Landscape management plans (Kirkstall Abbey & Middleton Park); Presence at Roundhay show; and a concept design for Lotherton arboretum. Along with the year-out during the landscape.

Cleckheaton

Occasional landscape design work (residential estates), evenings and weekends (outside of Leeds MDC area)

First role after leaving university: Landscape design and implementation supervision; Contract supervision (ICE) in General Improvement Areas; Countryside Commission-funded treeplanting scheme. (Worked under Steve Wells - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-wells-16764523/) Loved being trusted to shoulder the responsibility.

Site survey, Sectional drawings, Treeplanting proposals. Very grateful to Robert Huddleston for this chance to gain experience.