Freshwater Habitats Project Manager

Project Manager - Environmental Restoration & Land Management

Salary: £34,000

Contract:

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Location:

Oxford (Office-Based or Hybrid)

Hours:

Full-time (35 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join a leading environmental organisation delivering large-scale habitat restoration and nature recovery projects across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This is a strategically important role offering significant responsibility and the chance to contribute to one of the UK’s most ambitious landscape-scale freshwater and floodplain restoration programmes. Working closely with landowners, partners, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders, you will play a key role in progressing projects from development into implementation.

Alongside a flagship restoration programme involving more than 80 land managers across approximately 7,000 hectares, you will also oversee a portfolio of regional conservation and natural flood management projects.

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and coordination of multiple environmental projects.
• Develop work plans, define project tasks and allocate resources effectively.
• Manage and support project staff and external contractors.
• Monitor project progress, budgets and expenditure.
• Prepare financial reports and support funder reporting requirements.
• Oversee contract management and project logistics.
• Ensure health and safety procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Maintain project records and internal management systems.
• Present project updates and outcomes to partners and stakeholders.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with landowners, farmers, consultants, public bodies and partner organisations.
• Support land managers in project participation and decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of governance structures, agreements and delivery mechanisms.

• Help identify and develop future habitat restoration, freshwater conservation and natural flood management opportunities.
• Support the growth of a long-term regional environmental network and conservation programme.

We are looking for an organised and motivated project professional with a passion for environmental conservation and practical habitat restoration.

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Proven project management and budget management experience.
• Experience delivering multi-partner environmental, conservation or land management projects.
• Experience managing staff, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of freshwater, wetland or habitat restoration ecology.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Full UK driving licence.

• GIS experience.
• Understanding of land management policy and rural stakeholder engagement.
• Experience working with landowners, farmers or environmental delivery schemes.

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid working options.
• 35-hour working week.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 6%.
• Mobile phone allowance.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Free eye tests.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability. Let’s help build a better world, together.