Team / Directorate: River Wye Restoration / Operations Mid
Starting salary: £41,132 rising to £44,988 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)
Interview date: 22/09/2025
Post number: 203596 (For office use only: ENV / GRJ)
The role
The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team was created to deliver improvements that address a range of pressures affecting the Upper Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The project aims to reach agreements with farmers and landowners to carry out fully funded work on their land to:
* restore and improve habitat in the river, on the river banks and in the wider catchment
* reduce sediment and pollutants entering the rivers
* improve the resilience of the river to extreme weather events and warmer temperatures resulting from climate change.
You will report to the Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team Leader and work alongside two other senior officers in the team, each leading on your own area of expertise - for this role, you will lead on Agriculture.
Your role will include ...