Environment Manager
Job Purpose
Job Title: Environment Manager - North West
Advertised Salary: £50,000 + £450 per month Car Cash Allowance
Base Location: Home-based with requirements to travel across the North West Region.
We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.
The Environment Manager heads a multi-regional, multi-disciplinary team to locally lead on the Trust's protection, improvement and promotion of the natural environment of the waterways, and provision of professional environmental services to support the delivery of the Trust's programmes of planned work. This is to achieve a wide range of corporate objectives within their defined geographical area. The role will provide expert advice, guidance and training, delivering the Trust's objectives of effectively managing its environmental assets and contributing to the Trust's vision of waterways and wellbeing for everyone.
Location
The role will be home-based, with the expectation to periodically attend office hubs across the North of England and from time to time Nationally . This role will be responsible for the Canal & River Trust 's North West & Yorkshire and North East Regions . There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regions waterway networks.
See our network here ( https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network ).
Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience
Key Accountabilities:
- Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the Trust's Priority Projects, Priority Works and Dredging programmes
- Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the Trust's Fundraising programmes
- Accountable for the delivery of national input to support the implementation of updated Environmental Policies and Standards as well as the updated Environmental Appraisal tool
- Responsible for the effective leadership of a regional multi-disciplinary team of technical & professional staff and volunteers, building expertise and competence, to create a high-performing team which is inspired to achieve operational and customer service objectives including consistent and effective management of environmental and heritage asset-related risks and opportunities within their region.
- Support external engagement and fundraising to secure additional resources for the Trust, especially through interest in our environmental and heritage activities.
- Develop competence in Trust teams and with volunteers, prepare and deliver training
- Ensure team contribute to development of national guidance and advice and where required fulfil the role of of lead expert in the country for a particular specialism.
- Locally support programmes of engagement with customers, volunteers, stakeholders and the general public to promote the value of waterways and the work of the Trust to increase the Trust's influence and secure additional resources for our heritage and environmental work.
- Supporting corporate targets on raising public awareness of and support for the Trust especially through interest in our environmental and heritage assets; and our various activities.
- Responsible for growing volunteering within their team
- Support and contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of an environmental management system (EMS; including associated processes & standards) especially with responsibility for monitoring application within their geographical remit; and for developing & ensuring maintenance of appropriate levels of environmental training & competency (including certification) in their regions.
- Where necessary, commission 3rd parties to deliver advisory and other services related to the achievement of the Trust's objectives, managing value for money and delivery in line with the Trust's standards
- Provide informed advice, guidance and support to all Trust departments active in their Regions, covering the proper conservation and maintenance of environmental assets and the wider historic and natural environment, to ensure high standards of work delivered.
- Support and contribute to the development and implementation of relevant Asset Management Strategies to protect, maintain, and where appropriate, enhance condition of the assets and their performance for the customer..
- Oversee environmental technical support across the Trust's activities in their regions including Priority Projects, Priority Works, Dredging and Regionally/Nationally led programmes, including, where required, representing the Trust in negotiations with regulators and completion of consenting processes for the delivery of the Trust's objectives.
- Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times
- Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust's policies and values
Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
- Degree or equivalent in relevant heritage or environment discipline
- Full member of relevant professional institution, e.g. RICS, IFA, IHBC; CIEEM, CIWEM, CIWM, IEMA, with Chartered status where relevant
- Proven post qualification (Chartered or equivalent) experience in legislative compliance in heritage or natural environmental conservation within a business environment including some people management experience
- Demonstrable commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
- Experience of line management of multi-disciplinary teams, including ability to delegate responsibilities effectively.
- Able to review conflicting (and cross-functional) risks to establish and communicate appropriate options / priorities or make sound judgements within delegated levels of responsibility.
- Exercise a strategic response to issues.
- Able to negotiate effectively with internal and external contacts to achieve desired outcomes for the Trust
- Able to support other areas of Trust business in an appropriate manner, taking account of overall business priorities and negotiating resources as appropriate
- Knowledge of, and practical experience of operating within, UK & European policy and regulatory frameworks
- Experience of operating within a customer service environment
- Understanding of Trust governance, financial controls and systems of compliance
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
What We Offer
The salary is made up as follows: £50,000 + £450 per month Car Cash Allowance . Additionally, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other employee benefits all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits).
- 25 days paid holiday, increasing to 27 days after 3 years.
- Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity - hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues - health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including - store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- Expansive maternity/paternity provisions.
- Progressive access to learning tools and CPD.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
We believe that continuous personal & professional development are important, and through many Trust internal & externally supported development programmes we are pleased to support your ongoing growth and development in this role.
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