Operations Team — Programme Supervisor
Westcountry Rivers Trust is recruiting a Operations Team Programme Supervisor. This is a full time (37.5 hours per week), permanent contract after a successful 6 month probation period. There will be the opportunity to work from home in this role and work flexible hours. Travel to sites throughout the Westcountry will also be required regularly; this role is a mixture of office and site-based. Benefits: 25 days Annual Leave; 9% Employer Pension The Role: As project delivery specialist contractors and consultants in the freshwater environment, the Operations Team undertakes and supports the in-house delivery of a range of projects delivered either directly by the team or supported by our trusted sub-contractors. The type of project outputs, monitoring and interventions we deliver and oversee consist of, but aren’t limited to, bankside and in-river habitat management work, wetland creation, protection and restoration, tree planting and woodland creation, gravel augmentation, natural flood management (NFM) and other nature-based solution (NBS) opportunities.This role will contribute to the effective delivery of the broad programme of work undertaken by our Operational Team at WRT across a range of projects. Supporting the Operations Manager and Operational Team by taking the lead on project and programme management, internal and external engagement, and enabling processes which assist our good work to be delivered. This role will support development of the team and Trust during an exciting period of growth and opportunity, enabling the delivery of projects and encouraging the environmental resilience and sustainability of our catchments throughout the South West. Key Responsibilities: • Support the Operations Team and other departments at WRT with managing the effective delivery of our work programme across a range of projects at the Trust, including the provision of technical experience and knowledge where appropriate. • Supporting other project and team managers with a range of outputs, providing realistic time frames and cost estimates to develop a schedule of project activities and key milestones to achieve project objectives.• To highlight and manage risks, issues, and changes to the work programme.• Work with the Operations Manager and H&S lead to identify skills gaps and develop appropriate training programmes. • To maintain, interrogate and regularly update work schedules, deliverables, budget or activity logs and extracting information for reporting, in liaison with the Operations Manager and team. • Managing project budgets and team expenditure, checking invoices, costings on proformas and financial information from suppliers.• Prepare and review essential project-related paperwork such as Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Site Assessments and Surveys, reports and collation of material and data. • To build positive relationships and liaise regularly with colleagues and external partners or organisations. • Support with events, meetings, and workshops.• To attend formal and informal training and develop relevant knowledge and skills (CPD) as appropriate. • May be required to carry out other duties from time to time commensurate with the level of the post. • Maintain appropriate confidentiality of information relating to WRT and its employees and maintain compliance with the UK GDPR. Essential Criteria: Experience working in a project and site-based setting, including planning and delivering a portfolio of work and managing sites in a multi-task environmentStrong administration skills with a desire to continually improve and streamline processes.A proactive approach and ability to use initiative and problem solve, with a strength in the logistical management of a team and multiple workloads.The ability to work accurately with a high attention to detail.The ability to work to manage your workload and meet deadlines, managing conflicting demands and working effectively to deadlines with minimum supervision.Experience managing/mentoring people effectively and planning workloads across a team to ensure objectives are delivered.Effective verbal and written communication with the ability to build positive working relationships.Demonstrable experience working with MS Office suite, especially Word and Excel.Formal education to Level 2 (GCSE Maths and English to grade C or equivalent).Experience working with or performing appropriate desk-based and site surveys for statutory designations, species and habitats, services (above and below ground), historic environment features or similar.A knowledge and understanding of biosecurity and NNIS in relation to identifying and managing these on-site. Desirable Criteria: Previous experience working within a forestry/arboriculture, agricultural or construction-based environment or similar.Experience working with Health and Safety policy, process and site-based documentation. Membership of a relevant professional organisation.Higher level site supervision/management or other H&S qualification.Degree-level qualification in a subject relevant to the environmental sector. Apply by midnight on Sunday 14 April 2024 by CV and Covering Letter to: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/ope… Interviews will be held in person at our offices in Stoke Climsland on Tuesday 23 April 2024 For queries about this role or the application process please contact recruitment@wrt.org.uk
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