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This is an exciting opportunity to work at the cutting edge of natural flood risk management on the North West Coast. You will be leading a programme of activity which will shape the future of coastal management on a fixed term contract or secondment basis until 31 March 2027.

Your role will be to lead and direct one of the 25 pioneering projects awarded by DEFRA under the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme (FCRIP) to test new approaches to tackle the threat of flooding and improve coastal resilience.

We are looking for a skilled and energetic professional who is a champion for natural flood management.

You will work with a range of partners in local authorities, local NGOs, academia, and consultancy.

You should have experience of;

• Managing complex projects with multiple work packages
• Co-ordinating external partnership delivery, contract management and stakeholder engagement

We are looking for someone with;

• The ability to build and lead multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent negotiation skills
• The ability to building strong collaborative relationships with external partners
• Practical understanding of community and landowner engagement
• Drive, resilience and the commitment to get things done. 

This programme, called Our Future Coast seeks to;

• Improve the effectiveness of natural coastal habitats such as sand dunes and saltmarshes to bolster coastal and flood resilience
• Test innovative approaches including monitoring and practical resilience actions
• Gather evidence on costs and benefits
• Share the learning to inform future approaches to flood and coastal risk management.

In return we can offer you a salary up to £47,420, great work life balance with flexible working arrangements (including homeworking by agreement), up to 29 days annual leave subject to length of service, employer pension contribution of 18.3%, free onsite parking, discounted gym membership, access to occupational health and wellbeing services, extensive training and development opportunities and a supportive workplace culture that allows you to develop and grow.

We would also be interested in applications for secondments where you are interested in enhancing your career opportunities by working on this ground breaking project. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Carl Green, Assistant Director of Engineering Services on 01253 887215.

To apply online and for more information about this vacancy, please visit our website.

Closing date: 13 October 2024

Interviews will be held 25 October 2024

How to apply

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