Coastal Ranger (Bird Aware Essex)

Coastal Ranger (Bird Aware Essex)

£30,045 to £32,604
Hybrid and Flexible Working
Ref: REQ00002984

This is an exciting opportunity to join Bird Aware Essex Coast, a cross-county project, engaging with local communities, visitors, schools and recreational users of the Essex coastline, protecting the internationally important bird life that rely on its estuaries and coastal habitats.

Bird Aware Essex is a partnership project that raises awareness and understanding of the overwintering and breeding birds on the Essex coast while encouraging all visitors to enjoy the coast responsibly, sharing our shores with wildlife. We work on the coastline covering all 10 Designated Habitat Sites, from the Thames Estuary in the South up to the Stour Estuary in the North. We are a partnership made up of twelve local councils, Essex County Council, Natural England, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Essex Wildlife Trust.

We are seeking a highly motivated and organised person that has excellent communication and engagement skills. Working across the Essex coastline, the successful applicant will be experienced in communicating and engaging with a wide range of people, bringing a passion for conservation and inspiring positive behavioural change, to reduce the impacts of recreational disturbance to coastal birds and their habitats. The role includes undertaking patrols, delivering a varied programme of engagement activities and events, building effective relationships with landowners, community organisations and recreation clubs in coastal communities and work with stakeholders to help deliver on the ground conservation initiatives such as the Share our Shores project.

The successful applicant will be capable of working in a physically active environment through all weathers, so a passion for the great outdoors and wildlife is essential.

A full clean driving licence and access to own transport is essential as the role will involve regular travel to sites along the Essex coast between Thurrock and Manningtree.

For more information and to apply, please visit our jobs page.

Closing date: 31 August 2026.
Interview dates: 9 & 10 September 2026.

Please note – should sufficient applications be received prior to the closing date, we may close the role for applications early.

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council’s Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.