Working Wetlands Project Manager

First rate people and project manager? Experience of agricultural policy, nature conservation or nature based solutions in the rural landscape? Excited by the opportunity to restore nature at scale? We’d like to meet you.

With support from South West Water and alongside Westcountry Rivers Trust, DWT is driving agricultural change through the Upstream Thinking programme, a national pioneer in natural catchment management, just completing a third phase and beginning a fourth.

You’ll be leading a complex farm advisory project across 9 Devon water catchments using nature based solutions to deliver improvements in water quality, biodiversity and resource sustainability. Creating a healthy, working landscape of rivers, wetlands and wet grasslands. Alongside this, you’ll develop our growing paid-for conservation and advisory service for landowners. You’ll need budget and people management experience as well as a good working knowledge of agri environment schemes and awareness of relevant agricultural and environmental policies to lead a team of around 15 staff. The team you will lead includes experts in river restoration, habitat creation, agri-environment funding support and water quality.

This is a full-time, permanent post based at either Cookworthy, near Halwill Junction or Cricklepit Mill in Exeter. Project funding is secured until 2025, and further funding anticipated to 2030. Previous applicants need not apply.

£40,692 pa plus 7% pension rising to £45,090 over 5 years, subject to satisfactory performance

There will be a two stage interview process for this post, with first interviews being held on Wednesday 15 January and second interviews on Monday 20 January.

We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and abilities who meet the essential criteria for this role. We are an inclusive organisation that is seeking to involve more diverse audiences in our work.

DWT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment.

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