Project Manager (Somerset Blue Heritage)

Our Somerset Blue Heritage Project, which builds on a successful five-year project in Bridgwater, will work with target urban communities in Bridgwater and beyond to co-design neighbourhood climate action plans which improve climate resilience through nature-based solutions, increased awareness and local stewardship.  This two-year project, the first part of a longer-term five-year plan, will test concepts and pathways for delivery of scalable blue infrastructure projects that will leave a lasting legacy in and around our target communities.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and engaging Project Manager to lead the delivery of this pioneering project.  In this role, you’ll engage a wide range of stakeholders, including local residents, businesses and public bodies, in scoping communities at risk and co-developing climate action plans, and manage the design and delivery of a suite of small-scale wetland interventions and interpretation assets.  You’ll also be responsible for developing a pipeline of interventions and activities for delivery during the second phase of the project (subject to funding).

For the right candidate, we can offer the opportunity to shape and steer an innovative urban conservation project, as well as the chance to learn from our wider team of community engagement, wetland creation and research specialists.

This role is based at WWT Steart or partner offices in Bridgwater and offered on a 22-month fixed term contract, with potential (and desire) to extend subject to onward funding.

Elsewhere, this role might be called Community Engagement Manager.

Somerset Blue Heritage is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to demonstrate how blue infrastructure can tackle climate-related challenges, from flooding to biodiversity loss, within urban communities in Somerset.

The right candidate will have a working knowledge of blue infrastructure and a proactive attitude towards designing and delivering wetland solutions in an urban environment.

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.