Peatland Project Officer

Are you passionate about restoring Wales’s iconic upland landscapes? This is an exciting opportunity to join an established, award-winning team at the forefront of peatland restoration.

We are looking for a collaborative and dedicated individual to help us restore habitats at scale across Mid and North Wales. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or looking to progress your career in conservation, you will work alongside experience colleagues to protect our uplands for the benefit of wildlife, climate, and local communities.

Our programme has grown from our success at Lake Vyrnwy, and we are currently working across a diverse portfolio of 13 sites. With ongoing investment, you will help us expand this work, delivering landscape-scale restoration that sets the standard for conservation in Wales.

What’s the role about?

This role is funded by the National Peatland Action Programme to lead peatland restoration at our Gwenffrwd-Dinas and Carnfach reserves. Working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will turn restoration plans into reality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Baseline Research: Establishing the current condition of our peatlands.
• Project Delivery: Developing restoration plans and managing specialist contractors to deliver high-quality habitat work on the ground.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Tracking progress and sharing our successes with funding bodies.
• Collaboration: While focused on specific sites, you will be part of a culture that thrives on knowledge-sharing and collaboration across our wider Welsh restoration efforts.

Key Focus Areas:

• Project Care: Using clear governance to keep restoration works on track and within budget.
• Teamwork: Working closely with staff, partners, contractors, and volunteers to ensure high standards.
• Communication: Creating engaging content-such as briefings, talks, and media updates-to share the story of our uplands.
• Problem Solving: Identifying project risks and finding creative solutions to keep restoration moving forward.

What we need from you:

We are looking for someone who understands the Welsh upland landscape and enjoys working with others to achieve environmental goals. The role will require travel across Mid and North Wales.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Conservation Knowledge: An understanding of upland ecosystems and/or peatland restoration.
• Project Experience: Experience delivering projects or habitat management, ideally involving external contractors.
• Communication: The ability to speak and write about our work in a way that inspires and influences a variety of people.
• Partnership Building: Experience working collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes.
• Organisation: Strong time-management skills and the ability to adapt to the changing needs of a field-based project.
• Technical Skills: Competency in MS Office and experience (or a willingness to develop skills) in GIS packages.

This is a Fixed-Term, Part-Time role for 22.5 hours per week, for 2 years, from April 2026 until March 2028.

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from the week commencing 23 February 2026. For further information please contact [email protected].

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy, and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.