Technical Manager (Great Ouse Blue Connections)

WWT has been offered a 12-month grant to develop Great Ouse Blue Connections, our bold and exciting new project which aims to create and restore wetlands across the Great Ouse Lower catchment, delivering significant benefits for biodiversity and people.

During this first phase of the project, we will work with landholders, environmental and community groups to develop a wetland vision and creation plan for selected waterbodies within the catchment, and we are now looking for a Technical Manager with experience of wetland habitat design and delivery to take this forward.

We are looking for a technically-minded conservationist with the skills and experience in wetland creation to lead the development phase of this project.

You’ll be a proactive and motivated person, who cares deeply about the success and impact of your work and is willing to develop your skills and knowledge.  You’ll be enthusiastic about nature recovery and recognise the value of working at the landscape-scale.

You’ll be a strong communicator, advocating your work successfully to wide range of stakeholders, and effective at engaging landholders, particularly the farming community.

You’ll have experience in successfully delivering projects and understand the importance of a professional attitude in project management. You will enjoy working in an organisation with a strong ‘can-do’ attitude that wants to make a difference and is willing to run with good ideas.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you. Come and join us in delivering our vision of a world where healthy wetland nature thrives and enriches lives.

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?

• 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 Care first