Overview
The successful candidate will have a pivotal role in delivering hard and soft landscaping and raising water tables to create hundreds of hectares of new wetland habitat. This will be through managing large value contracts with specialist wetland civil engineers as well as providing hands on management. The Project Officer role will work alongside the Project Manager to ensure our extensive programme of restoration work is delivered and reported on, while assisting with establishment management and monitoring (for example tractor use, protected species monitoring), they will also support the development of relationships with many partnerships across the Fenland area. The Project Officer will also be heavily involved in planning and preparation for future works, for example assisting with the preparation of funding bids through quotes/tendering and planning application preparation.
Responsibilities
* Deliver hard and soft landscaping and raise water tables to create hundreds of hectares of new wetland habitat.
* Manage large value contracts with specialist wetland civil engineers and provide hands-on management.
* Work alongside the Project Manager to ensure restoration work is delivered and reported on.
* Assist with establishment management and monitoring (e.g., tractor use, protected species monitoring).
* Support the development of partnerships across the Fenland area.
* Be heavily involved in planning and preparation for future works, including assisting with funding bids through quotes, tendering, and planning application preparation.
Qualifications / Experience
* Motivated and friendly individual with conservation, wetland and contract management experience.
* Organised self-starter who can coordinate multiple workstreams within a complex programme.
* Practical experience and a can-do attitude are essential.
About the team and project
We have a fantastic opportunity to join a small and dedicated team who are delivering a massive transformation of the landscape at the Great Fen. The oldest, and one of the largest of the Wildlife Trusts living landscapes, is well into a new and exciting phase - thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Funds' new grant award we are restoring farmed arable land to wetland, securing the missing link between two Fenland National Nature Reserves (Holme and Woodwalton Fens). We are also demonstrating new wet farming practices which we hope will inspire change across farmed peat soils nationally.
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