Senior Project Manager (Wetland Cities Advisor)

About The Role

‘Wetland Cities’ is a transformative five-year programme designed to establish Ramsar Wetland Cities in the UK.

This exciting programme of work will develop and establish varied and exemplar urban wetlands, from supporting local wetland projects as part of deep-rooted community partnerships through to facilitating the inclusion of nature rich wetlands as part of major urban renewal projects, and restoration of existing degrading and impacted wetlands.

This role will lead WWT’s technical advisory work, working with developers and planners to embed wetlands in projects, with a focus of supporting Bristol based projects. You’ll work as part of a small but growing team to first establish and then scale this exciting programme, working with colleagues from across WWT and in close collaboration with partners. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver transformational change, helping UK urban wetlands thrive. Hybrid role, based at WWT Slimbridge, with travel to Bristol locations also required.

37.5 hours per week with the opportunity to organise hours flexibly.

About You

If you are passionate about urban wetlands as a nature based solution, with a track record in providing technical advice and expertise, and excellent stakeholder management skills, this could be the role for you. We are a seeking a candidate with:

• Significant proven track record providing technical advice on wetlands or nature-based solutions
• Knowledge of UK planning system
• Experience influencing policy or planning decisions
• Strong analytical and evidence synthesis skills
• Demonstrable experience of implementing effective governance arrangements to ensure timely decision making, effective risk management, and compliance with organisational policies

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

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