RRC River Restoration Technical Manager

Organisation

Cranfield University

School/Department

School of Water, Energy and Environment

Based at

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be actively considered

Contract type

Fixed term contract

Fixed Term Period

3 years

Salary

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £44,001 to £49,048 per annum

Location: River Restoration Centre, Cranfield University campus

About the Role

The River Restoration Centre (RRC) is looking for an experienced individual to become part of the senior management team and manage and deliver expert technical advice, reports, guidance, assessments and training to a broad range of statutory agency, public, private and third sector organisations. You will manage the project team resources and have responsibility for delivery of the technical team workload. You will also work on building strategic working relationships, bids, grants and income generation. You will contribute to developing guidance, communicating best practice and developing practical decision support tools for river restoration

About You

You will have a relevant postgraduate qualification (such as physical geography, geomorphology or similar) and a comprehensive understanding of river processes, river management and restoration. You will have proven skills in income generation and project management, budgeting and resource allocation and team management. Line management and staff development/coaching experience would be desirable. You will be able to quickly integrate into a small busy team of highly motivated individuals sharing a common purpose and values: understanding river form and function, restoring natural processes, communicating evidence-based knowledge and sharing best practice.

About Us

RRC is an independent, not-for-profit information and advisory centre, supporting all aspects of river restoration, habitat enhancement and best practice river and catchment management. Our office is based at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire and we are funded through UK environmental agency collaborative agreements, funded projects, advisory work and our programme of events. We work to ensure UK river restoration programmes and projects are planned, implemented and evaluated with a high degree of technical confidence and rigor, and are implemented by practitioners trained to a high degree of understanding and competency.

The River Restoration Centre (RRC) is proud to be hosted at Cranfield University.  Our employment contracts are through Cranfield University whilst all day to day work is directed by the River Restoration Centre. The position will involve travel to locations across the UK, Ireland, and occasionally abroad.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. Find out about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here . We are currently piloting hybrid working arrangements until April 2022.  This means the majority of our staff are spending between 40% and 60% of their time working from the office where job roles allow.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Martin Janes, RRC Director, on (T); +44 (0)1234 752979 or (E; [email protected]   

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on (E); [email protected] . Please quote reference number 3833.

Interviews to be held: 13 January 2022