Rivers & Wetlands Officer
Contact details
If you would like to discuss this opportunity informally, please contact George Prior-Palmer (Water Team Manager) on 07872 117386 or Georgep@wiltshirewildlife.org.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are seeking a highly motivated individual to join their ambitious and successful Water Team, and play a key role in preparing, managing and delivering their prestigious river and wetland restoration projects. You will be joining a dynamic team within a charity committed to nature’s recovery across Wiltshire, with over 40 nature reserves and 23,000 members. WWT delivers high profile, nationally important work.
Within the Water Team you will be working on a diverse range of projects, including woody debris river habitat improvements with volunteers, large scale wetland creation, pioneering river restoration schemes, urban river improvements, removing barriers to fish migration and citizen science monitoring. Your role will shift between managing your own projects and being a key team member, assisting with other projects ongoing within the team.
You will have the opportunity to work with range of stakeholders, from farmers and angling clubs to other NGOs, corporates and statutory bodies.
We would love to hear from you if you have knowledge and experience of working with freshwater ecosystems, and also welcome applications from those with knowledge and experience of hydromorphology and geomorphology, environmental project management and design.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is an exemplary employer with high staff satisfaction and multiple benefits for employees. These benefits include:
- Pension up to 7.5% non-contributory
- Group risk insurance – death in service and income protection
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Staff discount at WWT cafes, retail and classes
- Head office in town centre with parking