Environment Manager – South

Environment Manager – South

Advertised Salary: £48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + £4k Inner
London Allowance will be payable if the successful candidate is based at our Little Venice
office.

Base Location: Home-based with requirements to travel across London &
South East, East Midlands and Wales & South West.

We’re the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and
Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its
part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time
and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.

The Environment Manager heads a multi-regional, multi-disciplinary team to locally lead on the
Trust’s protection, improvement and promotion of the natural environment of the waterways, and
provision of professional environmental services to support the delivery of the Trust’s
programmes of planned work. This is to achieve a wide range of corporate objectives within
their defined geographical area. The role will provide expert advice, guidance and training,
delivering the Trust’s objectives of effectively managing its environmental assets and
contributing to the Trust’s vision of waterways and wellbeing for everyone.

Location

The role will be home-based, with the expectation to periodically attend office
hubs Little Venice (Paddington), Newark and Gloucester for
collaborative working. This role will be responsible for the Canal & River Trust Regions of
London & South East; East Midlands and Wales & South West. There will be an expectation
that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout
the 3 regional waterway networks.

See our network here.

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the Trust’s Priority Projects,
  Priority Works and Dredging programmes
• Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the Trust’s Fundraising
  programmes
• Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the implementation of updated
  Environmental Policies and Standards as well as the updated Environmental Appraisal tool
• Responsible for the effective leadership of a regional multi-disciplinary team of technical
  & professional staff and volunteers, building expertise and competence, to create a
  high-performing team which is inspired to achieve operational and customer service objectives
  including consistent and effective management of environmental and heritage asset-related risks
  and opportunities within their region.
• Support external engagement and fundraising to secure additional resources for the Trust,
  especially through interest in our environmental and heritage activities.
• Develop competence in Trust teams and with volunteers, prepare and deliver training
• Ensure team contribute to development of national guidance and advice and where required
  fulfil the role of of lead expert in the country for a particular specialism.
• Locally support programmes of engagement with customers, volunteers, stakeholders and the
  general public to promote the value of waterways and the work of the Trust to increase the
  Trust’s influence and secure additional resources for our heritage and environmental work.
• Supporting corporate targets on raising public awareness of and support for the Trust
  especially through interest in our environmental and heritage assets; and our various
  activities.
• Responsible for growing volunteering within their team
• Support and contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of an environmental
  management system (EMS; including associated processes & standards) especially with
  responsibility for monitoring application within their geographical remit; and for developing
  & ensuring maintenance of appropriate levels of environmental training & competency
  (including certification) in their regions.
• Where necessary, commission 3rd parties to deliver advisory and other services related to
  the achievement of the Trust’s objectives, managing value for money and delivery in line with
  the Trust’s standards
• Provide informed advice, guidance and support to all Trust departments active in their
  Regions, covering the proper conservation and maintenance of environmental assets and the wider
  historic and natural environment, to ensure high standards of work delivered.
• Support and contribute to the development and implementation of relevant Asset Management
  Strategies to protect, maintain, and where appropriate, enhance condition of the assets and
  their performance for the customer..
• Oversee environmental technical support across the Trust’s activities in their regions
  including Priority Projects, Priority Works, Dredging and Regionally/Nationally led programmes,
  including, where required, representing the Trust in negotiations with regulators and
  completion of consenting processes for the delivery of the Trust’s objectives.
• Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times
• Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and
  promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter
  to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

• Degree or equivalent in relevant heritage or environment discipline
• Full member of relevant professional institution, e.g. RICS, IFA, IHBC; CIEEM, CIWEM, CIWM,
  IEMA, with Chartered status where relevant
• Proven post qualification (Chartered or equivalent) experience in legislative compliance in
  heritage or natural environmental conservation within a business environment including some
  people management experience
• Demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
• Experience of line management of multi-disciplinary teams, including ability to delegate
  responsibilities effectively.
• Able to review conflicting (and cross-functional) risks to establish and communicate
  appropriate options / priorities or make sound judgements within delegated levels of
  responsibility.
• Exercise a strategic response to issues.
• Able to negotiate effectively with internal and external contacts to achieve desired
  outcomes for the Trust
• Able to support other areas of Trust business in an appropriate manner, taking account of
  overall business priorities and negotiating resources as appropriate
• Knowledge of, and practical experience of operating within, UK & European policy and
  regulatory frameworks
• Experience of operating within a customer service environment
• Understanding of Trust governance, financial controls and systems of compliance

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as
early as possible. 

What We Offer

The salary is made up as follows: £48,210 + a Car Cash Allowance of £450 per
month. £4k Inner London Allowance will be payable if the local hub is Little
Venice. Additionally, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme
arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other
employee benefits all of which can be found here.

• 25 days paid holiday, increasing to 27 days after 3 years.
• Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your
  contribution to a maximum of 10%.
• Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity
  – hobbies; aspirations etc.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle;
  well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday
  discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
• Expansive maternity/paternity provisions.
• Progressive access to learning tools and CPD.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look
after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of
ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to
represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the
basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the
requirements for the job.

We believe that continuous personal & professional development are important, and through
many Trust internal & externally supported development programmes we are pleased to support
your ongoing growth and development in this role.

Find out more about the work we do on our website here.